January/February
This month’s cover story: Contracts: The art of the deal
Additional articles include:
- 2013 Legislature concludes with flurry of activity (Feature)
- Too many Michigan local governments? Special districts make numbers sound imposing (Local View)
- Board of reivew (Hello, MTA … ?)
- Improving controls (Financial Forum)
March
This month’s cover story: 2014 MTA President: Doug Merchant
Additional articles include:
- Negotiations, compromise on personal property tax repeal (Feature)
- MTA, others negotiate and compromise on persona property tax repeal (Local View)
- Utilizing auditing firm appropriately (Financial Forum)
- Zoning board of appeals (Hello, MTA … ?)
april
This month’s cover story: Drilling down into the fracking debate
Additional articles include:
- One voice, member engagement advances MTA advocacy (Feature)
- A united voice, member engagement advances MTA advocacy (Local View)
- What is jeopardy assessment? (Hello, MTA … ?)
- Formal purchasing policy, check-writing procedures, board meetings (Financial Forum)
may
This month’s cover story: Land banks: Improving communities, improving the economy
Additional articles include:
- It’s time for an EVIP overhaul (Feature)
- Call it revenue sharing or EVIP – It’s way overdue for an overhaul (Local View)
- Nonprofit tax exemptions (Hello, MTA … ?)
- Tax deductions and contributions (Financial Forum)
june
This month’s cover story: State of disrepair—Deconstructing Michigan’s roads
Additional articles include:
- Townships are instrumental to good local roads (Feature)
- Not their responsibility, but townships are instrumental in good local roads (Local View)
- Vendors (Financial Forum)
- Board meetings (Hello, MTA … ?)
july
This month’s cover story: Changing times—Planning for an aging population
Additional articles include:
- To townships, people are not just ‘customers’ (Local View)
- Meeting notes, governmental immunity (Hello, MTA … ?)
- Banking deposits (Financial Forum)
- Never forget: Township hosts traveling veterans memorial (Feature)
- A helping hand: Employee assistance programs can boost moral, productivity (Business Solutions)
aUGUST
This month’s cover story: Cultivating community—Growing food, connections with local gardens
Additional articles include:
- Locals’ broken finances rooted in 20th-century reforms (Local View)
- Township rallies together to complete fire station project (Feature)
- Tax payments (Financial Forum)
- Signing checks (Hello, MTA…?)
September
This month’s cover story: Is your township a resilient community?
Additional articles include:
- Primary results align well with MTA legislative goals (Local View)
- Inspiring tomorrow’s local leaders (Feature)
October
This month’s cover story: Inside Election 2014
Additional articles include:
- Mastering competencies to solve contemporary challenges (Local View)
- Election day (Hello, MTA … ?)
- Internal controls (Financial Forum)
- An U.P.-lifting experience (Feature)
November
This month’s cover story: Preventing harassment in the workplace
Additional articles include:
- Property tax exemptions disrupt local finances, create unfairness (Local View)
- Delta Charter Township is a ‘Township of Excellence’ (Feature)
- Pension plans (Financial Forum)
- Public meetings (Hello, MTA … ?)
December
This month’s cover story: Put the gloves down—Keeping board meetings civil
Additional articles include:
- Members at MTA Annual Meeting drive Association’s policy platform (Local View)
- The art of township leadership (Feature)
- Flex spending accounts (Financial Forum)
- Commercial vehicles (Hello, MTA … ?)