Late last evening the House passed HB 4522, a bill amending PA 312. The bill passed by a vote of 107-1.

This bill makes several changes to PA 312 including defining ability to pay and making it the top factor for an arbitrator to consider. It also speeds up timelines and moves up the last best offer.

It adds internal comparables to the statute and includes authorities although it grandfathers many existing authorities.

We expect the Senate to take up this legislation next week.

Samantha Harkins works for the Michigan Municipal League handling municipal services issues.  She can be reached at 517-908-0306 or email at sharkins@mml.org

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