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Financial review committee lists income tax, authorities and OPEB funding as top priorities
Summary
East Lansing’s financial review committee set a multi‑item work plan — including an income tax decision, exploring fire and parks authorities, analyzing retiree health/OPEB funding and a possible event surcharge tied to MSU — and requested legal guidance; no new revenue measures were approved at the meeting.
The East Lansing Financial Review Committee on the meeting set a list of priority topics to study in coming weeks, including whether to recommend renewing the city income tax, researching the formation of a fire or parks authority, evaluating retiree health (OPEB) financing and examining a possible surcharge on Michigan State University event tickets to cover city services.
The committee’s chair led the discussion and asked staff to obtain legal opinions on whether forming special authorities or adding event surcharges would be permissible. "We asked to have someone come and talk about authorities and how that would work," the chair said, noting the city attorney had not yet responded and that staff would follow up.
Why it matters: Committee members framed the work as a step toward closing a budget gap. The chair highlighted retiree health as a potential source of…
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