Section 141.934 - Application for loan; resolution; certification of information and conditions; inspection, copying, or auditing of books and records; applicability of subsection (1). - Michigan Statutes

EMERGENCY MUNICIPAL LOAN ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 243 of 1980

141.934 Application for loan; resolution; certification of information and conditions; inspection, copying, or auditing of books and records; applicability of subsection (1).

Sec. 4.

(1) If the governing body of a municipality desires to request a loan, it shall provide by resolution for the submission of an application to the board for a loan made under this act. The municipality shall certify and substantiate all of the following information and conditions to be eligible for consideration for a loan authorization by the board:

(a) A deficit for the municipality's general fund is projected for the current fiscal year.

(b) That 1 or both of the following have occurred within the 6 months immediately preceding the loan request:

(i) The municipality has issued tax anticipation notes or revenue sharing notes under the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.

(ii) The department of treasury has acted upon a request by the municipality to issue tax anticipation notes or revenue sharing notes under the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.

(c) The municipality meets 1 or more of the following conditions:

(i) Its income tax revenue growth rate is .90 or less, or the municipality has 2 or more emergency loans outstanding at the time its application is submitted and its income tax revenue growth rate is 1.3 or less.

(ii) Its local tax base growth rate is 75% or less of the statewide tax base growth rate.

(iii) The state equalized valuation of real and personal property within the municipality at the time the loan application is made is less than the state equalized valuation of real and personal property within the municipality in the immediately preceding year.

(d) The municipality submits a long-range plan, that has been approved by the governing body of the municipality, outlining actions to be taken to balance future expenditures with anticipated revenues.

(2) If the board determines it necessary, the board may inspect, copy, or audit the books and records of a municipality.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a loan authorized under section 3(2) or (3).

History: 1980, Act 243, Imd. Eff. July 24, 1980 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 324, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 1980 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 67, Imd. Eff. May 31, 1983 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 6, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 1986 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 528, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 405, Imd. Eff. June 3, 2002 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 198, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2007