2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 141.2401 Short-term municipal securities; issuance; conditions; public airport authority.

Sec. 401.

(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 and payable from taxes to be collected by the municipality for its then next succeeding fiscal year or the taxes for a current fiscal year, or if the taxes for the next succeeding fiscal year and the taxes for the current fiscal year are both levied in the same calendar year, then in anticipation of and payable from the collection of both of the taxes.

(2) By resolution of its governing body and without a vote of the electors, an authority organized under 1957 PA 206, MCL 259.621 to 259.631, or a public airport authority created or incorporated under the public airport authority act, chapter VIA of the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.108 to 259.125c, may borrow money and issue short-term municipal securities maturing not more than 1 year from the date of issue in anticipation of the collection of revenues to which it will be entitled to receive within 1 year from the date of the short-term municipal securities' issuance. The amount of the short-term municipal securities issued under this section shall not exceed 50% of the revenues collected in the preceding fiscal year not pledged for the payment of a security other than a short-term municipal security issued under this section as conclusively certified by the governing body of the authority. The resolution shall provide for the pledging of all or a portion of the revenues of the authority not previously pledged for the payment of a security. The resolution may also provide for the pledging of other assets of the authority as additional security for the payment of the short-term municipal security. The resolution also shall provide that from the receipts of the revenues in anticipation of which the authority issued the short-term municipal security, there shall be set aside in a special fund to be used for the payment of principal and interest on the short-term municipal security a portion of each dollar received that is not less than 125% of the percentage that the principal amount of the short-term municipal security bears to the amount certified as the revenues estimated to be collected, until the amount set aside is sufficient for the payment of principal and interest on the short-term municipal security. The amount set aside shall be used only for the payment of the principal and interest on the short-term municipal security until the short-term municipal security is paid as to both principal and interest. Except when in conflict with the requirements of section 9 of 1957 PA 206, MCL 259.629, the short-term municipal securities authorized under this subsection are subject to this act.

History: 2001, Act 34, Eff. Mar. 1, 2002 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 541, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002