AUGUST 2, 2016 PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT PROPOSALS BRIGHTON AREA FIRE AUTHORITY FIRE MILLAGE PROPOSAL

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1 Page 1 of 6 AUGUST 2, 2016 PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT PROPOSALS BRIGHTON AREA FIRE AUTHORITY FIRE MILLAGE PROPOSAL Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes, which may be levied against all property in Brighton City, Brighton Township and Genoa Township, Livingston County, Michigan be increased to 1.5 mills (an ad valorem tax of $1.50 per thousand dollars of taxable value) for a period of five (5) years, commencing December 1, , inclusive, to now replace the current 1.25 mill levy which expired in December 2015, for the purpose of providing funds to be used for the continuation of fire protection, rescue and other safety services and equipment as authorized by Section 12 of Act 57 of the Public Acts of 1988, as amended, that being MCL , which new millage, if approved and levied, will raise in the first year of levy an estimated $3,817,917.00? GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATING MILLAGE PROPOSAL Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all taxable property in Genesee Intermediate School District be increased by.25 mills ($.25 on each $1,000 of taxable value) for twenty (20) years, calendar years 2016 to 2035, inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds for lifelong education, adult education, community education, training, and enrichment, and for other operating purposes, in Genesee Intermediate School District? It is estimated that the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2016 will be approximately $2.3 million. Revenues will be disbursed to Genesee Intermediate School District. HAMBURG TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT MILLAGE PROPOSAL Shall the limitations on taxes which may be levied against all property in Hamburg Township, Livingston County, Michigan be in the amount of 1.75 mill ($1.75 on each $1, of taxable valuation) for a period of ten (10) years, 2016 to 2025 inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds for the operation and capital expenditures of the Hamburg Township Fire Department? If approved by the voters, the estimated revenue that would be collected in the first calendar year is $1,689,

2 Page 2 of 6 MORRICE AREA SCHOOLS OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance and renews millage that will expire with the 2016 tax levy. Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of mills ($ on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Morrice Area Schools, Shiawassee, Livingston and Ingham Counties, Michigan, be renewed for a period of 10 years, 2017 to 2026, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2017 is approximately $244,075 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2016 tax levy)? PUTNAM TOWNSHIP FIRE MILLAGE PROPOSAL Shall the tax limitation on all taxable property within the Township of Putnam, Livingston County, Michigan, be increased and the Township be authorized to levy a millage in an amount not to exceed mills ($ on each $1,000 of taxable value), of which mills is a renewal of the millage rate that expires in 2016 and.5 mill is new additional millage, for six (6) years, 2017 to 2022 inclusive, to provide funds for the purpose of operating, equipping, and purchasing for the fire department or any other fire service purpose authorized by law? The estimate of the revenue the Township will collect if the millage is approved and levied by the Township in the 2017 calendar year is approximately $533,000. HOWELL AREA PARKS AND RECREATION AUTHORITY MILLAGE PROPOSAL Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be levied against all taxable real and personal property in the City of Howell, and the portions of Genoa Township, Howell Township, Marion Township, and Oceola Township which are contained in the Howell Public School District, Livingston County, Michigan, be increased by.75 mill (an ad valorem tax of $.75 per thousand dollars of taxable value) for five (5) years, for the period December 2016 through December 2020 inclusive,.25 mill for the purposes of acquisition, construction,

3 Page 3 of 6 and development of a new community recreation facility and.50 mill for the purposes of funding the Authority s operation, maintenance, and improvement to public parks, recreation facilities, centers, and programs, and such other related purposes as authorized by Section 5 and Section 11 of Act 321 of 2000, as amended, that being MCL and , which millage, if approved and levied, will raise in the first year of levy an estimated $1,550,000.00? The following is for information purposes only: This proposal will provide the funding needed by the Howell Area Parks and Recreation Authority to continue to offer and expand current programs, maintain and improve existing facilities, and undertake the critical need of construction and development of a new community recreational facility. This proposal will allow the Authority to meet the parks and recreation needs of our public now and in the future. * * COUNTY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY VETERANS SERVICES PROGRAM PROPOSAL For the purpose of funding dedicated services and programs to Livingston County veterans of active United States military service and their dependents, including providing funding for the County Department of Veterans Services, shall the constitutional limitation on general ad valorem taxes which may be assessed in any one (1) year upon all property within the County of Livingston, Michigan, be increased by up to a maximum of an additional of one (1) mill ($0.139 per $1, of taxable value) for the period of six (6) years from 2016 through 2021 inclusive? If approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated $1,085,574 in the first calendar year of the levy. As required by law, a small portion of the millage may also be disbursed to the Downtown Development Authorities of the Cities of Brighton and Howell, and the Villages of Fowlerville and Pinckney; the Tax Increment Finance Authority of the City of Howell; and the Local Development Finance Authorities of the City of Brighton and the Village of Fowlerville. CHARLES STEWART MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSITION Shall the previous voted increase in the limitation on the amount of taxes that may be levied by Charles Stewart Mott Community College, Genesee County, Michigan, against all property in the community college district be renewed for a total of.6410 mill (which is equal to $.6410 per $1,000 of taxable value of real

4 Page 4 of 6 and tangible personal property), for a period of 10 years, 2018 to 2027, inclusive, to provide funds for community college purposes? If the.6410 mill increase is approved it is estimated that the college will collect approximately $5.7 million of revenue in the first calendar year it is levied. The proposed millage is a renewal of a previously authorized millage. CONWAY TOWNSHIP ROAD MILLAGE PROPOSITION Shall the expired previous voted increase in the tax limitations imposed under Article IX, Section 6, of the Michigan Constitution in Conway Township, of 2.0 mills ($2.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) be renewed at up to 2.0 mills ($2.00 per $1, of taxable value) and levied for the period of four years beginning in 2016 through 2019 inclusive, for road improvements, road maintenance, and dust control on Conway Township roads, raising in the first year of such levy an estimated $220,907? FOWLERVILLE AREA FIRE AUTHORITY MILLAGE RENEWAL Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be levied against all property in the Village of Fowlerville, the Township of Handy, the Township of Conway, and the Township of Iosco, Livingston County, Michigan, be increased by 1.5 mills (an ad valorem tax of $1.50 per thousand dollars of taxable value) for four (4) years, for the period December 2016 through December 2019 inclusive for the purpose of funding the operation of and capital equipment, facilities and improvements for the Fowlerville Area Fire Authority and its provision of fire protection and other emergency health and safety services as authorized by Section 12 of Act 57 of the Public Acts of 1988, as amended, that being MCL , which new millage, if approved and levied, will raise in the first year of levy an estimated $750, The following is for information purposes only: Because the current millage of 1.5 mills, which provided the entirety of the Authority s funding, expired in December 2015, the Authority is requesting renewal of that millage to allow continued funding and operation of the Fire Authority.

5 Page 5 of 6 FOWLERVILLE AREA FIRE AUTHORITY MILLAGE PROPOSAL Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be levied against all property in the Village of Fowlerville, the Township of Handy, the Township of Conway, and the Township of Iosco, Livingston County, Michigan, be increased by 0.2 mills (an ad valorem tax of $0.20 per thousand dollars of taxable value) for four (4) years, for the period December 2016 through December 2019 inclusive for the purpose of funding the operation of and capital equipment, facilities and improvements for the Fowlerville Area Fire Authority and its provision of fire protection and other emergency health and safety services as authorized by Section 12 of Act 57 of the Public Acts of 1988, as amended, that being MCL , which new millage, if approved and levied, will raise in the first year of levy an estimated $100, The following is for information purposes only: Because the Authority is funded entirely by millage funds and the prior millage is alone insufficient to fully support the operating and capital expenditures of the Authority, an increase of 0.2 mills beyond the prior millage is being requested to achieve full funding and operation of the Fire Authority. OCEOLA TOWNSHIP RENEWAL OF ROAD MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT MILLAGE PROPOSAL The Oceola Township Board of Trustees wishes to renew millage and continue to provide the funding for the improvement, maintenance, and dust control of public roads in the Township of Oceola, County of Livingston, State of Michigan. To renew millage to provide funds for the improvement, maintenance, and dust control of public roads in Oceola Township for a period of five (5) years beginning December 2017 with a millage of Point Nine Eight Two Three (.9823 Mills) ($.9823 per $1,000 of State Taxable Valuation). Shall the expired previous voted increases in the tax limitations imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Oceola Township, of 1.5 mills ($1.50 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to.9823 mills ($.9823 per $1,000 of Taxable Value) by the required millage rollbacks be renewed and levied for a period of five (5) years from 2017 through 2021 inclusive, for funding road maintenance, road improvements, and dust control for the public roads of the Township of Oceola, Livingston County, State of Michigan, raising an estimated $521,730 the first year the millage is levied?

6 Page 6 of 6 WHITMORE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance and renews millage that will expire with the 2016 tax levy. Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of mills ($ on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Whitmore Lake Public School District, Washtenaw and Livingston Counties, Michigan, be renewed for a period of 10 years, 2017 to 2026, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2017 is approximately $2,028,912 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2016 tax levy)? WHITMORE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT MILLAGE PROPOSAL, BUILDING AND SITE SINKING FUND TAX LEVY Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Whitmore Lake Public School District, Washtenaw and Livingston Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 1 mill ($1.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 3 years, 2016, 2017 and 2018, to create a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate for sites for, and the construction or repair of school buildings and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2016 is approximately $335,428?

August 7, 2018 Ballot Proposals

August 7, 2018 Ballot Proposals City of Corunna PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MILLAGE 0.3333 MILL FOR FUNDING OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IN THE CITY OF CORUNNA Shall a 0.3333 mill ($0.3333 per $1,000