January/February
This month’s cover story: Examining trends to predict future fiscal needs
Additional articles include:
- MTA-PAC to discontinue endorsing candidates (Local View)
- GIS technology: A life-saving tool for township fire departments (Business Solutions)
- Serving as clerk is part of family legacy (Feature)
- MTA’s 2016 Proposed Legislative Policy Platform
- Rezoning applications (Hello, MTA … ?)
- W-2 forms (Financial Forum)
March
This month’s cover story: Introducing 2016 MTA President Doug Mansfield
Additional articles include:
- State must let local leaders lead (Local View)
- MTA fights for fix to ‘gag order’ law (Inside Lansing)
- Honoring our long-serving township officials (Feature)
- Single State Construction Code (Hello, MTA…?)
- Purchasing and check-writing procedures (Financial Forum)
April
This month’s cover story: What’s brewing with liquor license regulation
Additional articles include:
- Organizations champion informed electorate (Local View)
- Local officials’ views on police-community relations (News & Notes)
- Township helps preserve piece of national history (Feature)
- Zoning board of appeals (Hello, MTA…?)
- Special assessments (Financial Forum)
May
This month’s cover story: Deep dive into the ‘blue economy’
Additional articles include:
- MTA advocates for townships in the courts (Local View)
- Cemetery management goes high-tech (Feature)
- MTA Governance Academy inspires fire department strategic plan (Best Practices)
- Firework regulations (Hello, MTA…?)
- Internal financial controls (Financial Forum)
June
This month’s cover story: Cleaning up—Bringing life back to brownfields & other sites
Additional articles include:
- Towns and townships nationwide offer a united voice on federal issues (Local View)
- New attorney general opinion impacts incompatible offices (News & Notes)
- Coalition lawsuit successful in halting ‘gag order’ law (Inside Lansing)
- Gov. Snyder keynotes 2016 MTA Capital Conference (Feature)
- Township employees on township planning commissions (Hello, MTA…?)
- Receipt of payments (Financial Forum)
July
This month’s cover story: What’s your story? Developing a ‘sense of place’ for your township
Additional articles include:
- Township boards must exercise strong financial governance (Local View)
- Playful prank brings townships together for exchange day (Feature)
- Townships proud to be part of Michigan’s Iron Belle Trail (Feature)
- Rules for campaigning on Election Day (Hello, MTA…?)
- Risk assessment (Financial Forum)
aUGUST
This month’s cover story: Land conservancies: Partners for place
- Don’t forget rural, underserved & growth areas in infrastructure debate (Local View)
- Right treatment for the right road at the right time (Business Solutions)
- MTA heads north for successful Summit (Feature)
- When is a deficit recovery plan necessary (Financial Forum)
- Committee and commission meetings (Hello, MTA…?)
September
This month’s cover story: A tale of two townships—Community events foster local pride
Additional articles include:
- Local democracy built on informed voters, high participation (Local View)
- Township remembers its ‘Greatest’ resident (Feature)
- MTA Legal Defense Fund supports cases with statewide impact (Feature)
- Cash contributions (Financial Forum)
- When to take the oath of office (Hello, MTA…?)
October
This month’s cover story: Are you prepared? Townships’ role in emergency management
Additional articles include:
- Last century’s tax reforms now hobble local governments (Local View)
- MTA conferences, workshops help officials master roles & responsibilities (MTA Services Spotlight)
- Retiring officials reflect on their time in township government (Feature)
- Millage calculations (Financial Forum)
- When to take the oath of office (Hello, MTA…?)
November
This month’s cover story: What’s in your sign ordinance?
Additional articles include:
- New township teams come together after November election (Local View)
- Can (or should) townships regulate employee conduct outside of work? (Feature)
- Inspiring tomorrow’s local leaders–Students receive MTA scholarship (Feature)
- Appointing deputies (Hello, MTA…?)
- Budget guidelines (Financial Forum)
December
This month’s cover story: Understanding workers’ comp
Additional articles include:
- Township ethics start at the top (Local View)
- Clearing the haze on the new medical marijuana laws (Hello, MTA…?)
- Community project makes township merry and bright (Feature)
- Payment for election workers (Financial Forum)