Michigan Assessors Association

Organized to improve the standards of assessment practice; to provide a clearing house for the collection and distribution of useful information relative to assessment practice; and to promote justice and equity in the distribution of the tax burden.

MAA President's Message

The year of 2010 began in earnest and what a full month of January it has been! As I alluded to in my January column, I wish to use this monthly format as a report to the membership. In that regard, I am pleased to say the new year is off to a good start.
- I had occasion to attend the January 8th meeting of the Michigan Association of Equalization Directors in Clare. Of particular note, STC Executive Secretary Kelli Sobel provided an overview of the New State Tax Commission and the work of the STC advisory committees and Level 4 Work Group.
- At the January MAA Board of Directors meeting, Past President Matthew Raftary provided the board with a demonstration of the MAA Sales Lead Database from our website. If you have not had the occasion to review the sales database, I would greatly encourage you to do so.
- Also at that meeting, the Board of Directors filled the open 2010 Treasurer’s position
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February 2010
- MAA President David S. Rowley

News From Across the State

Win One of Three Scholarships to MAA Conference or Workshop!
- (2/5/2010 By: MAA Webmaster)

Upload at least five sales, with photographs, to the new MAA Sale Lead Database and your name will be entered into a drawing for one of three scholarships to your choice of any MAA sponsored continuing educational workshop or the MAA 51^st Annual Summer Conference. That's a $150.00 to $200.00 value!
The rules are simple...
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MAA Executive Board-District 2 Vacancy
- (1/27/2010 By: MAA Webmaster)

All District 2 MAA Members are advised of a vacancy on the Board of Directors. This vacancy is for a District 2 Representative and is a result of the resignation of elected Treasurer, Sharon Frishman and the subsequent appointment of Denise Chalifoux as MAA Treasurer for 2010.

The District 2 Representative position is for a term of office that expires in 2012. District 2 MAA members interested in being considered for this position are asked to send a letter of application along with any supporting materials to:

President David S. Rowley - Michigan Assessors Association - 320 West Broadway - Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

Materials may also be submitted by email to: MAA President, David Rowley. Applications must be received by Wednesday March 31, 2010. The MAA Board of Directors will make the appointment at its meeting of April 19, 2010. Questions may be addressed to David S. Rowley at (989) 779-5353.

State Lambasted for Unfunded Mandates
- (1/21/2010 By: Knight News)

Expressing fear the study “will gather dust on a shelf and the 30-year practice of ignoring the plain words and purpose of ... the Constitution will continue,” the Legislative Commission on Statutory Mandates has submitted its findings to the Michigan Legislature and Governor Jennifer Granholm. Citing some $2.2 billion in unfunded mandates enacted by the state in just the past year alone, the Commission concluded state government routinely and consistently ignores the provisions of the Headlee Amendment which bars the state from mandating actions by other governmental units without providing the funding needed to conduct the required activities.
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STC Appoints Advisory Committee Members
- (1/13/2010 By: State Tax Commission)

The State Tax Commission has appointed the following individuals to their new Advisory Committees:

Education Advisory Committee: Lisa Hobart - Oakland County Lynne Houston - St. Clair County Dwayne McLachlan - Oakland County Bill Schmidt - Wayne County Mike Woolford - Monroe County	Certification Advisory Committee: Ted Droste - Ingham County Evelyn Markowski - Jackson County Blaine McLeod - Allegan County Julie Pulling - Jackson County Debby Ring - Kent County
Level 4 Work Group: Bob Englebrecht - Antrim County Dave Hieber - Oakland County Dave Rowley - Isabella County Matt Woolford - Kent County	Assessor Discipline Advisory Committee: Mike Galligan - Ottawa County Steve Mellen - Macomb County Val Washington - State of Michigan

STC Adopts 2010 Inflation Rate Multiplier Reducing Taxable Values
- (10/16/2009 By: State Tax Commission)

The State Tax Commission, in STC Bulletin 10 of 2009 has adopted an Inflation Rate Multiplier (IRM) for use in the 2010 capped value formula and the 2010 “Headlee” Millage Reduction Fraction (MRF) formula of 0.997.
STC Bulletin 10 of 2009