March 5, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Barnett, Haugh, Liss, Polidori, Gregory, Bledsoe, Slavens, Wayne Schmidt, Mayes, Constan and Donigan and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs.
A bill to amend 1909 PA 279, entitled
"The home rule city act,"
(MCL 117.1 to 117.38) by adding section 5k.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5k. (1) If a city or village levies a special assessment
millage for certain services, and that city or village is
consolidated with another city as provided under this act, the
governing body of the consolidated city may, whether or not
authorized by its charter, establish by resolution a central city
district comprised of the same boundaries as that city or village
that levied the special assessment millage.
(2) The question of whether the consolidated city may levy a
special assessment millage on property located in that central city
district to provide those certain services to the residents of the
central city district and the amount of the special assessment to
be levied shall be submitted to the electors of the central city
district at a general election or special election called for that
purpose. The consolidated city may levy the special assessment
millage on property located in the central city district only if a
majority of the electors in the central city district voting on the
question at a general election or special election approve the
special assessment millage.