How does the reduction to the 2011 appropriation for LGA affect levy limits?
Certified aid amounts are used in calculating levy limits. For the 2011 levy limits, there is an offset with the 2011 certified aid amount. If a city’s certified aid decreases for 2011, it receives additional levy authority. Similarly, if a city’s certified aid is set to increase for 2011, its levy authority is reduced. Because LGA for 2011 is reduced via an appropriation decrease and not through cuts after certification, there is no special levy for aid decreases for taxes payable in 2011.
