January
This month’s cover story: Weathering the storm with community resilience
Additional articles include:
- Weaving and dodging in the hurricane (Local View)
- Answering the call for help (Feature)
- Township flags inspire local pride, sense of history (Feature)
- Road improvement and maintenance (Hello, MTA…?)
- Preparing W-2 forms (Financial Forum)
February
This month’s cover story: Surviving the ‘Silver Tsunami’
Additional articles include:
- Legal Defense Fund puts township perspective in courts (Local View)
- 2017 public acts impacting townships (Inside Lansing)
- MTA’s Community Connection ‘2.0’: A new way to connect (Feature)
- Medical Marijuana (Hello, MTA…?)
- Taxing a company vehicle (Financial Forum)
March - aPRIL
This month’s cover story: The local role in the new economy
Additional articles in this issue include:
- Whose roads are they? (Local View)
- State Treasurer Nick Khouri talks Michigan’s economy, future (Around MTA)
- ‘A message of township unity’ at MTA’s 2018 Capital Conference (Feature)
- Care of cemeteries/Property owners/Charities soliciting in the street (Hello, MTA…?)
- Setting aside funds (Financial Forum)
May
This month’s cover story: Evaluate your township’s programs and services
Additional articles in this issue include:
- ‘I did it, I was wrong. And I am sorry.’ (Local View)
- We are all super heroes (Feature)
- Cooperative efforts bring Barns Park history from past to present (Feature)
- 425 Agreements (Hello, MTA…?)
- Accounting methods for payment plan options (Financial Forum)
June
This month’s cover story: MTA responds to state assessing reform proposal
Additional articles in this issue include:
- Meet 2018 MTA President Ken Gauthier (Conference Recap)
- A look back at MTA’s 2018 Annual Conference (Conference Recap)
- Spring Lake Township earns second ‘Township of Excellence’ honor (Conference Recap)
- Assessing reform proposal (Local View)
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and governmental immunity (Hello, MTA … ?)
- Repurpose agreements (Financial Forum)
July
This month’s cover story: Coordinating emergency shelters during times of crisis
Additional articles in this issue include:
- On assessing reform, MTA members have better ideas (Local View)
- Talking township issues with the 2018 gubernatorial candidates (Feature)
- Township comes together, sees opportunities during tough times (Feature)
- Voting at board meetings (Hello, MTA … ?)
- Retirement plans/Other post-employment benefits (Financial Forum)
aUGUST
This month’s cover story: Examining rural issues
Additional articles in this issue include:
- Partnership for roads require communication and trust (Local View)
- ‘Mountain biking mecca’ draws thousands to the U.P. (Feature)
- Court rulings impacting townships (Legal Review)
- Public retirement systems (Financial Forum)
- Public meetings (Hello, MTA … ?)
September
This month’s cover story: Shaping your township’s future
Additional articles include:
- Honing communication skills with lawmakers (Local View)
- UP North Summit draws officials from around the state (Feature)
- Breaking barriers: Female fire chiefs lead township departments (Feature)
- Township employees (Hello, MTA…?)
- Filing annual qualifying statements (Financial Forum)
October
This month’s cover story: Inside Election 2018
Additional articles include:
- Gubernatorial candidates talk reforms impacting locals (Cover story)
- Q&A with attorney general and secretary of state nominess (Cover story)
- Three proposals make the statewide ballot (Cover story)
- Elections hold elected officials accountable (Local View)
- ‘Rock the Mock’ inspires students, educates voters (TGA Best Practices)
- Inspiring tomorrow’s local leaders (Feature)
- Township bills and checks (Hello, MTA…?)
- Legislature initiatives and straight parting voting (Inside Lansing)
- New accounting standards (Financial Forum)
- Inspiring tomorrow’s local leaders—MTA awards Robinson Scholarship (Feature
November
This month’s cover story: Taking financial oversight to a higher level
Additional articles include:
- Four townships partner to secure funding for road construction (Feature)
- Mid-term election—oath of office and transitioning to new board members (Hello, MTA…?)
- Bank reconciliations—purpose and best practices (Financial Forum)
December
This month’s cover story: Breaking up is hard to do – but doesn’t have to be
Additional articles include:
- Who is the fiduciary for your retirement plan? (Feature)
- Deputy: who they are and what they do (Hello, MTA…?)
- Retirement plans and PA 202 of 2017 (Financial Forum)