Download This PaperLocal Leaders More Likely to Support than Oppose Michigan's Emergency Manager Law, But Strongly Favor Reforms
Michigan Public Policy Survey, February 2017
21 Pages Posted: 16 Mar 2017
Date Written: February 22, 2017
Abstract
This report presents the opinions of Michigan’s local government leaders regarding the state’s Emergency Manager law, officially known as Michigan’s Local Financial Stability and Choice Act (P.A. 436 of 2012). This law is targeted at local jurisdictions determined to be in fiscal emergencies, and offers a number of reparative options, including the appointment of emergency managers, consent agreements, mediation, and bankruptcy proceedings. The findings in this report are based on statewide surveys of local government leaders in the Spring 2012 and Fall 2016 waves of the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS).
Keywords: local government, state preemption, fiscal health
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Thomas M. Ivacko (Contact Author)
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy ( email )
735 South State Street, Weill Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
United States
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Debra Horner
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy ( email )
735 South State Street, Weill Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
United States
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