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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 211.215

  • Board: means the county tax allocation board created by section 5. See Michigan Laws 211.202
  • Local unit: means counties, townships, villages, cities, a first-class school district, community college districts, intermediate school districts, and all other divisions, districts, and organizations of government that are or may be established by law and that have the power to levy taxes against property located within their respective areas, except villages and cities for which there are provisions in their charters or general law fixing maximum limits on the power to levy taxes against property for purposes as authorized by law to be supported under the municipal budget and school districts. See Michigan Laws 211.202
     In each year, on the third Monday of May, the board shall make a preliminary order approving a maximum tax rate for the purposes of each local unit and shall give written notice of such order to each local unit. At the same time the board shall give to each local unit written notice of the time and place for final hearing before the board on the maximum tax rate of such local unit, which shall not be less than 8 nor more than 12 days thereafter. At such final hearing any local unit may object by its duly authorized officers or agents to the maximum tax rate as ordered by the board and request a redetermination thereof.