Fiscal Management

Effective fiscal management of government is key to any successful community. Michigan State University Extension works to provide training to local elected leaders and government employees in Michigan’s 1,858 local units of government, including townships, villages, cities and counties. There are also 608 school districts, 456 special purpose authorities, 14 multi-county regions, 12 federally recognized tribal nations, and many come to MSU Extension for evidence-based advice on fiscal management.  Extension educators also assist local officials by offering training in planning and project management, funding tools, budgeting, and record keeping.

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• Tax revenue declines anticipated for Inkster in 2013-14 fiscal year

  May 5, 2013 | Richard Wooten | Inkster is anticipating a further decline in property tax revenue for the 2013-14 fiscal year. The city had already been dealing with persistent deficits and has been operating under a consent agreement with the state.

• Zoning district, tax assessor classifications not the same thing

  March 24, 2013 | Kurt H. Schindler | Some use tax assessor classifications as an indicator of zoning district. They are not the same and one should never base zoning decisions on property tax classifications.

• Michigan’s new emergency manager law

  March 16, 2013 | Terry Gibb | When Public Act 4, the emergency manager law, was rejected by a vote of the people, new legislation was passed. The new law, Public Act 436 of 2012, gives communities options to address fiscal challenges.

• Current liabilities: The balance sheet’s nagging component

  March 2, 2013 | Mark Thomas | Managing financial obligations in the short term is essential for business survival.

• HOT TOPICCollaboration key to providing efficient community services

  March 1, 2013 | Ryan Coffey | Collaboration between local governments, organizations and agencies can save valuable local financial resources and help leverage outside financial resources without duplication of services.

• Identify the type of student loans you owe: Confronting student loan debt – Part 1

  February 8, 2013 | Terry Clark-Jones | Take steps to create a plan of action to confront student loan debt.

• What’s all this talk about joint planning?

  January 21, 2013 | Ryan Coffey | Joint planning allows multiple municipalities in Michigan to collectively, more effectively and more efficiently plan for their community’s future.

• Women should keep an eye on Social Security benefits

  January 18, 2013 | Jean Lakin | Will Social Security be enough? Women need to start planning early to ensure they have a strong post-retirement future.

• Reducing federal income tax liability from timber sales

  November 30, 2012 | Russell Kidd | Forestry experts outline some of the basic tax provisions for income generated from selling timber and point readers to additional on-line forestry taxation resources.

• Protecting your community officials with liability insurance

  November 15, 2012 | Ryan Coffey | Carrying liability insurance helps protect officials in the event of a lawsuit, but it is important to work with your municipal attorney to review the policy’s scope of coverage to ensure that your community’s coverage needs are met.

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