(1) The director of the authority shall prepare and submit for the approval of the board a budget for the operation of the authority for the ensuing fiscal year. Before the budget may be adopted by the board, the budget shall be approved by the township board. Funds of the township shall not be included in the budget of the authority except those funds authorized in this act or by the township board.

    (2) If the township does not impose a property tax administration fee as provided in the general property tax act, Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, being sections 211.1 to 211.157 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the township board may assess against the funds of the authority an amount equal to the actual cost of collecting those funds, which amount shall not exceed 1% of the amount collected under the ad valorem tax levied under this act.