MI HB5076

Requires local units to pass a general appropriations act setting forth total ad valorem property tax millage, amounts appropriated for expenditures, and estimated revenues by source for each fund in the ensuing fiscal year.

Prohibits legislative bodies from adopting a general appropriations act where estimated total expenditures exceed total estimated revenues, available surplus, and proceeds from bonds or fiscal stabilization obligations, except as permitted by the State School Aid Act or other law.

Establishes that a general appropriations act is presumed to fund county-mandated activities at a serviceable level, with the chief administrative officer having exclusive standing to bring suit against the legislative body regarding serviceable funding levels.

Grants chief judges of county-funded courts standing to bring suits on behalf of their courts against the legislative body or chief administrative officer regarding appropriations, subject to mediation requirements and 60-day filing deadlines in the Michigan Court of Appeals.

Prohibits officers and employees from creating debt, incurring obligations, or expending funds in excess of appropriations or for purposes inconsistent with the legislative body's appropriations.