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- Acquisition cost: means that term as defined in section 3 of the state essential services assessment act, 2014 PA 92, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 123.1345
- Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Ambulance services: means patient transport services, nontransport prehospital life support services, and advanced life support, paramedic, and medical first-responder services. See Michigan Laws 123.1345
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Ancillary facility: means any revolving credit agreement, agreement establishing a line of credit, or a letter of credit; reimbursement agreement; interest rate exchange or similar agreement; currency exchange agreement; commodity exchange agreement; interest rate floor or cap; option, put, call, or similar agreement to hedge payment, currency, commodity, rate, spread, or similar exposure; investment agreement; float agreement; forward agreement or other investment arrangement; insurance contract; surety bond; commitment to purchase or sell securities; purchase or sale agreement or commitment; or other contract or agreement or other security agreement approved by an authority under this act, including without limitation any arrangement referred to in this act. See Michigan Laws 123.1263
- annual meeting: when applied to townships, mean the annual meeting required by law to be held on the Saturday immediately preceding the first Monday in April. See Michigan Laws 8.3d
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appraisal: A determination of property value.
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Art institute: means an encyclopedic art museum whose primary art collection and facility, at the date an authority is established, are owned by a municipality located in this state. See Michigan Laws 123.1203
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Authority: means the local community stabilization authority, a metropolitan authority established under section 7. See Michigan Laws 123.1345
- Authority: means a lighting authority incorporated under this act. See Michigan Laws 123.1263
- Authority: means an art institute authority established under section 5. See Michigan Laws 123.1203
- Best value: means a contract and procurement process to be followed by an authority that encourages and considers bids from locally headquartered companies and that considers use of the local workforce. See Michigan Laws 123.1263
- Board: means the board of directors of an authority. See Michigan Laws 123.1263
- Board: means the board of directors of the authority. See Michigan Laws 123.1203
- Captured value: means 1 or more of the following:
(i) For a tax increment finance authority under the brownfield redevelopment financing act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 123.1345Chief executive officer: means the mayor of the city. See Michigan Laws 123.1263 Commercial personal property: means , except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (iii), all of the following:
(i) Personal property classified as commercial personal property under section 34c of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 123.1345Community college: means an educational institution providing collegiate and noncollegiate level education primarily to individuals above the twelfth grade age level within commuting distance. See Michigan Laws 389.105 Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Council: means the council established for the authority under section 9. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Debt loss: means , for a municipality that is not a local school district, intermediate school district, or tax increment finance authority, the amount of ad valorem property taxes and any specific tax levied for the payment of principal and interest of obligations either approved by the voters before January 1, 2013 or incurred before January 1, 2013 pledging the unlimited or limited taxing power of the municipality that are lost as a result of the exemption of industrial personal property and commercial personal property under sections 9m, 9n, and 9o of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another. Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Devise: To gift property by will. Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source: Educational institution: means any of the following:
(i) A school district, an intermediate school district, or a public school academy as those terms are defined in section 4 to 6 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380. See Michigan Laws 123.1383Eligible personal property: means personal property described in section 3(e)(i), (iii), and (iv) of the state essential services assessment act, 2014 PA 92, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Employee: means a person employed in this state by an employer. See Michigan Laws 123.1383 Employer: means a person or entity engaging in or intending to engage in a commercial activity, enterprise, or business in this state, but excludes a local governmental body or an educational institution. See Michigan Laws 123.1383 Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts Essential services: means all of the following:
(i) Ambulance services. See Michigan Laws 123.1345Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Fire services: means services in the prevention and suppression of fire, homeland security response, hazardous materials response, rescue, fire marshal, and medical first-responder services. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Fiscal year: means either an annual period that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30 or the fiscal year for the authority established by the council. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC general state election: means the term general election as defined in section 2 of the Michigan election law, MCL 168. See Michigan Laws 389.105 Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q Increased captured value: means the anticipated increase in captured value for all industrial personal property and commercial personal property in a tax increment finance authority that would have occurred as a result of either the addition of personal property as part of a specific project or the expiration of an exemption under section 7k, 7ff, or 9f of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Increased value from expired tax exemptions: means the increase in taxable value subject to tax of industrial personal property and commercial personal property placed in service before 2013 that would have occurred after 2013 if the exemptions under section 9m or 9n of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Industrial personal property: means , except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (iii), all of the following:
(i) Personal property classified as industrial personal property under section 34c of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 123.1345Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC Jail operations: means all of the following:
(i) The operation of a jail, holding cell, holding center, or lockup as those terms are defined in section 62 of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791. See Michigan Laws 123.1345Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Local authority: means any authority, excluding an authority created under this act or a tax increment finance authority. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Local community stabilization share: means that portion of the use tax levied by the authority and authorized under the use tax act, 1937 PA 94, MCL 205. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Local government: means a city with a population of more than 600,000. See Michigan Laws 123.1263 Local governmental body: means any local government or its subdivision, including, but not limited to, a city, village, township, county, or educational institution; a local public authority, agency, board, commission, or other local governmental, quasi-governmental, or quasi-public body; or a public body that acts or purports to act in a commercial, business, economic development, or similar capacity for a local government or its subdivision. See Michigan Laws 123.1383 Michigan election law: means the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168. See Michigan Laws 389.105 Municipality: includes , but is not limited to, the following:
(i) Counties. See Michigan Laws 123.1345Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Personal property: All property that is not real property. Personal property exemption loss: means 1 of the following:
(i) For a municipality that is not a local school district, intermediate school district, or tax increment finance authority, the 2013 taxable value of commercial personal property and industrial personal property minus the current year taxable value of commercial personal property and industrial personal property and minus the small taxpayer exemption loss if, for years after 2017, the small taxpayer exemption loss is greater than zero. See Michigan Laws 123.1345Police services: means law enforcement services for the prevention and detection of crime, the enforcement of laws and ordinances, homeland security response, and medical first-responder services. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government. Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. Qualified loss: means the amounts calculated under section 14(1) that are not distributed to the municipality under section 17(4)(a). See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Qualified obligation: means a written promise to pay by a tax increment finance authority, whether evidenced by a contract, agreement, lease, sublease, bond, resolution promising repayment of an advance, or note, or a requirement to pay imposed by law. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Qualified school debt millage rate: means the following:
(i) For calendar years before calendar year 2018, the millage rate specifically levied by the local school district or intermediate school district in the current year for the payment of principal and interest of obligations approved by the electors before January 1, 2013 or obligations pledging the unlimited taxing power of a local school district or intermediate school district incurred before January 1, 2013. See Michigan Laws 123.1345Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Regular election: means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan election law, MCL 168. See Michigan Laws 389.105 Revolving credit: A credit agreement (typically a credit card) that allows a customer to borrow against a preapproved credit line when purchasing goods and services. The borrower is only billed for the amount that is actually borrowed plus any interest due. (Also called a charge account or open-end credit.) Source: OCC School district: means a school district, a local act school district, or an intermediate school district, as those terms are defined in the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380. See Michigan Laws 389.105 School district filing official: means the school district election coordinator as defined in section 4 of the Michigan election law, MCL 168. See Michigan Laws 389.105 School operating loss not reimbursed by the school aid fund: means the amount of revenue lost from ad valorem property taxes levied under section 1211 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:
(a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3nService of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party. shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c Small taxpayer exemption loss: means 1 of the following:
(i) For a municipality, the 2013 taxable value of commercial personal property and industrial personal property minus the 2014 taxable value of commercial personal property and industrial personal property. See Michigan Laws 123.1345Special election: means that term as defined in section 4 of the Michigan election law, MCL 168. See Michigan Laws 389.105 Specific tax: means a tax levied under 1974 PA 198, MCL 207. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Statute: A law passed by a legislature. system: means plants, works, instrumentalities, and properties used or useful in connection with providing lighting and necessary resources and appurtenances for the system. See Michigan Laws 123.1263 Tax increment finance authority: means an authority created under 1 or both of the following:
(i) The brownfield redevelopment financing act, 1996 PA 381, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 123.1345Tax increment small taxpayer loss: means the amount of revenue lost by a municipality that is a tax increment finance authority due to the exemption provided by section 9o of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Taxable value: means all of the following:
(i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (ii), that value determined under section 27a of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 123.1345Total qualified loss: means the total amount of qualified losses of all municipalities, as determined by the department. See Michigan Laws 123.1345 Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Utility personal property: means that term as described in section 34c of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 123.1345