General Government

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Questions on the following documents should be directed to Benjamin Gielczyk or Robin Risko, Fiscal Analysts for the General Government budget.

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Recent Budget Bill Summaries

Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Reductions [112K] January 19, 2012, Prepared by Ben Gielczyk, Senior Fiscal Analyst. This memo provides information on recent reductions in appropriations for payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) paid to local units of government for state-owned property.

State Services Fee Fund [108K] October 11, 2011. Prepared by Ben Gielczyk. This memo provides information on the State Services Fee Fund, its sources of revenue, the annual appropriations from the fund, and issues with the divergence in revenues and appropriations.

Pure Michigan Tourism Advertising Campaign [32K]. July 18, 2011. Prepared by Ben Gielczyk. This memo discusses the Pure Michigan Advertising Campaign.

Civil Service Salary and Benefit Comparisons [311K], November 2008. Prepared by Viola Bay Wild, Jim Stansell, and Mitch Bean. This report was prepared at the request of the Speaker of the House, State Representative Andy Dillon, for a comparison of wages and benefits for State of Michigan classified employees and wages and benefits for similar positions in the private sector.

Analysis of Ballot Proposal 04-1 [294K]. Prepared by Mark Wolf and Rebecca Ross, October 2004. This report provides an analysis of Proposal 04-1, which will be included on the November ballot.

State Officers Compensation Commission [78K]. Prepared by Robin R. Risko, December 2000.