(1) A municipality may, by resolution of its governing body, and without a vote of the electors, issue short-term municipal securities in anticipation of revenue sharing payments under the Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141.901 to 141.921, for its next succeeding fiscal year, or for a current fiscal year, in accordance with the provisions of this part.
    (2) When a municipality issues municipal securities in anticipation of the receipt of revenue sharing payments under the Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141.901 to 141.921, for the current or next succeeding fiscal year, the proceeds of the municipal securities shall be used only for the payment of operating expenditures. The principal amount of the municipal securities issued in accordance with this section shall not exceed 50% of the total payments received in the last preceding fiscal year of the municipality, as certified by the department. The authorizing resolution shall provide that from the first receipts of the payments for that fiscal year in anticipation of which the municipality issued the municipal security, there shall be set aside in a special fund to be used for the payment of principal and interest on the municipal security a portion of each dollar that is not less than 125% of the percentage that the principal amount of the municipal security bears to the amount of payments remaining to be collected, until the amount set aside is sufficient for the payment of principal and interest on the municipal security. The amount set aside shall be used only for the payment of the principal and interest on the municipal security until the municipal security is paid as to both principal and interest.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 141.2407

  • Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 141.2103
  • 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 a 12-month period fixed by statute, charter, or ordinance, or if not so fixed, then as determined by the department. See Michigan Laws 141.2103
  • Governing body: means the county board of commissioners of a county; the township board of a township; the council, common council, or commission of a city; the council, commission, or board of trustees of a village; the board of education or district board of a school district; the board of an intermediate school district; the board of trustees of a community college district; the county drain commissioner or drainage board of a drainage district; the board of the district library; the legislative body of a metropolitan district; the port commission of a port district; and, in the case of another governmental authority or agency, that official or official body having general governing powers over the authority or agency. See Michigan Laws 141.2103
  • Municipal security: means a security that when issued was not exempt from this act or former 1943 PA 202 by the provisions of this act or by former 1943 PA 202 or by the provisions of the law authorizing its issuance and that is payable from or secured by any of the following:
    (i) Ad valorem real and personal property taxes. See Michigan Laws 141.2103
  • Municipality: means a county, township, city, village, school district, intermediate school district, community college district, metropolitan district, port district, drainage district, district library, or another governmental authority or agency in this state that has the power to issue a security. See Michigan Laws 141.2103
  • Security: means an evidence of debt such as a bond, note, contract, obligation, refunding obligation, certificate of indebtedness, or other similar instrument issued by a municipality, which pledges payment of the debt by the municipality from an identified source of revenue. See Michigan Laws 141.2103
  • 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