Mich. Admin. Code R 209.43 — State equalization procedure

Rule 43. (1) The commission shall convene on the second Monday in May for the
purpose of receiving recommended state equalized valuation for each county.
(2) The commission shall give notice of the time and place of the meeting to each
county. The notice shall be by first-class mail.
(3) The commission shall cause a copy of preliminary recommended
valuations to be distributed to the representatives of each county in attendance.
(4) The commission shall hear the equalization director of each county or its duly
authorized representative who desires to address the commission.

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(5) The commission shall inform the county boards of commissioners of its
availability for discussion with representatives of the county during the period between
the second and fourth Mondays in May.
(6) The commission shall cause to be prepared and printed a tabular statement
showing, by county in an aggregate amount and by county for personal property and
each classification of real property, all of the following:
(a) The total assessed valuation.
(b) The valuation as equalized by the county board of commissioners for the
current year.
(c) The valuation as equalized by the commission for the preceding year.
(d) The equalized valuation recommended by the state tax commission.
(e) The executive secretary shall forward a copy of such statement to the clerk of
each county in the state.
(7) The commission shall hold a formal hearing on the fourth Monday in May,
unless the day is a holiday, in which case the hearing shall be on the Tuesday after the
fourth Monday.
(8) Upon conclusion of the hearing, the commission shall adopt, by roll call vote,
the final state equalized valuation report.
(9) The executive secretary of the commission, after the determination of the
commission has been filed in his or her office, shall send a certified transcript of
the determination to the treasurer of each county.