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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Hello Again!:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Just as an FYI – PA 164 is an expansive establishment law and the two city library types included under 1877 PA 164 have somewhat different relationships with the municipality. Most PA 164 libraries do NOT
legally have to have their budgets approved by their cities, so they would have a separate budget process. However, depending on which part of PA 164 you are established under, and /or any agreements made with your city for budget/financial support, libraries
may differ.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">ALL government entities – including public libraries- are required to comply with The Budget Hearings of Local Government Act
<a href="https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-Act-43-of-1963-2nd-Ex-Sess-">
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-Act-43-of-1963-2nd-Ex-Sess-</a> which requires a public hearing before the approval of the budget.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Please check your individual establishment and consult your attorney to determine your library’s budgetary requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Library Law Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">MembielaC@michigan.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">517-335-8132<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The research and resources above are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice
with respect to any particular issue or problem.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">“the State may not, consistently with the spirit of the First Amendment, contract the spectrum of available
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</span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 482 (1965).</span></i><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Nourishing Michigan’s Future during the summer! Find a Summer Food Service Program site nearest you and encourage Michigan’s children to Meet Up and Eat Up!</span><span style="color:red;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Sharon Crotser-Toy via Michlib-l<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 12, 2024 12:24 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Michlib-l] Budget Approval Process<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:black">We are a PA 164 city library. As a branch of city government, is public notification/comment a required piece of our budget approval process? We've done this in the past but the
process is so much more under the control of the city, changes are sometimes made after our board has approved the library's budget. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Candara",sans-serif;color:black">Sharon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#3B204D">St. Ignace Public Library</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#3B204D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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