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Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.1 Body corporate.
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Sec. 1. Each organized city shall be a body corporate.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.10 Certified copies of petition and resolution; transmittal; election notices.
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Sec. 10. The county clerk shall, within 3 days after the passage of the resolution provided for in section 8 of this act, transmit a certified copy of said petition and of such resolution to the clerk of each city, village or township in the district to be affected by the propose…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.11 Petition for incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries; affidavit; filing with secretary of state; certification; notice; election.
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Sec. 11. (1) If the territory to be affected by a proposed incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries is situated in more than 1 county, the petition under section 6 shall be addressed and presented to the secretary of state. The petition shall be accompanied by 1 or m…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.12 Election returns; canvass; village clerk, duties.
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Sec. 12. The returns by the several boards of election inspectors shall be made to the clerk of the county in which the city or proposed city, or the greater part thereof, if in more than 1 county, is located, and shall be canvassed on the first Thursday following said election i…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.13 Effective date of incorporation, consolidation, attachment or detachment; certificate of board of county canvassers; representation, transfer of property, governmental function.
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Sec. 13. On the filing in the office of the secretary of state and the clerk of the county or counties within which the city or proposed city is located, of a copy of the petition, and of every resolution, affidavit or certificate necessarily following such petition, with the cer…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.14 Incorporation or annexation.
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Sec. 14. Whenever an incorporated village is incorporated as a city, without change of boundaries, such city shall succeed to the ownership of all the property of such village and shall assume all of its debts and liabilities. Whenever a city, village or township is annexed to a …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.14a Petition for vacating incorporation; initiation; election; certification; assets, disbursement; debts and obligations.
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Sec. 14a. Whenever the qualified electors of any city incorporated under the provisions of this act shall file a petition with the city clerk, which petition shall be addressed to the board of supervisors of the county in which the city is located, and signed by not less than 1/4…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.14b Relocation of common boundaries.
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Sec. 14b. Whenever the boundaries between cities lying within the same county and subject to this act divide platted lots, or are affected by the relocation of a river or of a natural drain or a street or highway, the boundaries may be relocated along adjacent lot lines or to the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.15 Election on question of intent to incorporate or consolidate; electors as members of charter commission; notice; preparation, form, and contents of ballot; expenses; procedure; canvass; certification of election; oath; vacancies; quorum; convening of charter commission; framing charter; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; officers; rules; journal; roll call; nomination of candidates; holding election; publication of proposed charter; publishing and posting notice of election; polling places; canvassing results.
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Sec. 15. (1) At an election on the question of the intent to incorporate a new city, or to make a consolidation permitted by this act, each elector residing within its proposed territorial limits shall be entitled to vote for 9 electors, residing in the territory which it is prop…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.15a Incorporation; expenses of charter commission; payment.
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Sec. 15a. When the residents of a township have voted to incorporate the entire township or fractional part thereof as a city, the township or townships may pay the expenses of a charter commission before an affirmative vote is taken on the charter.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.16 Incorporation; rejection of charter; de facto mayor; duties; resubmission of charter, procedure; effect of nonadoption within 3 years of election to incorporate.
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Sec. 16. (1) If the proposed charter is rejected at an election, the election of officers is void, except that the elector who receives the highest number of votes cast for the office of mayor shall be a de facto officer of the proposed city until a mayor for the proposed city is…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.17 Incorporation; new charter commission, petition, procedure, eligibility, duties, expenses; control of territory pending adoption; date of incorporation; voting franchise.
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Sec. 17. In cases where the qualified electors of a proposed city shall reject a proposed charter, any 300 electors of said proposed city may petition the de facto mayor for the selection of a new charter commission, and if said petition shall be filed with the de facto mayor of …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.18 Incorporation; revision of charter, procedure, commission, advisory vote; incorporation of provision in original charter granted by legislature.
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Sec. 18. Any city desiring to revise its charter shall do so in the following manner, unless otherwise provided by charter; when its legislative body shall by a 3/5 vote of the members elect declare for a general revision of the charter, or when an initiatory petition shall be pr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.19 Charter; duty of legislative body.
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Sec. 19. The legislative body of the municipality unless it is otherwise provided, shall fix in advance of the election of a charter commission the place of its meeting, the compensation of its members, the money for the expense thereof, and if need be provide the ballots for ele…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.1a Short title.
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Sec. 1a. This act shall be known and may be cited as "the home rule city act".
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.1b Emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities.
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Sec. 1b. Notwithstanding any provision of this act, if an emergency financial manager has been appointed under the local government fiscal responsibility act, Act No. 101 of the Public Acts of 1988, being sections 141.1101 to 141.1118 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, with respect t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.2 Saving clause.
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Sec. 2. Each city now existing shall continue with all its present rights and powers until otherwise provided by law.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.20 Charter commission; first meeting; duties of city clerk; powers and duties of commission; roll call; vacancy; compensation; quorum; public sessions.
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Sec. 20. The charter commission shall convene on the second Tuesday after the election at the place designated pursuant to section 19. The city clerk shall preside at the first meeting, shall administer the oath of office to the members-elect, and shall act as clerk of the commis…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.21 Charter amendment; procedure.
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Sec. 21. (1) An amendment to an existing city charter, whether the charter was adopted under this act or formerly granted or passed by the legislature for the government of a city, may be proposed by the legislative body of a city on a 3/5 vote of the members-elect or by an initi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.22 Charter amendment; submission to governor, approval; re-consideration.
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Sec. 22. Every amendment to a city charter whether passed pursuant to the provisions of this act or heretofore granted or passed by the state legislature for the government of such city, before its submission to the electors, and every charter before the final adjournment of the …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.23 Publication of proposed charter and amendments; submission of charter and separate propositions to electors; adoption; ballot.
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Sec. 23. (1) A proposed city charter and each amendment to an existing city charter before submission to the electors, shall be published as the charter commission or the legislative body may prescribe. A proposed charter may be submitted to the qualified electors as an entirety …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.24 Charters or amendments; filing; effective date.
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Sec. 24. If the charter, or any amendment thereto, whether of cities incorporated under the provisions of this act, or under an existing charter of the city heretofore granted or passed by the legislature for the government of the city, be approved, then 2 printed copies thereof,…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.25 Initiatory petition; filing with city clerk; contents; verification; signatures and inscriptions; perjury and other felonies; punishment; canvass; certifying sufficiency or insufficiency of petition; causing proposed amendment to be submitted to electors; calling special election; submitting proposal at primary, regular, or special election called for other purposes; initiative proposal receiving majority of votes; proposal contemplating increased expenditure of funds; proposal increasing ad valorem property tax limitation; effective date; tax levy; action against city clerk.
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Sec. 25. (1) An initiatory petition authorized by this act shall be addressed to and filed with the city clerk. The petition shall state what body, organization, or person is primarily interested in and responsible for the circulation of the petition and the securing of the amend…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.25a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
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Sec. 25a. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a petition under section 3, 5, 5c, 6, 7, 8, 8a, 9(5), 11, 14a, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, or 25, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 16…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.26 Elections; general provisions; applicability of MCL 168.641.
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Sec. 26. (1) All elections held under this act shall be paid for by the locality where held. Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, the legislative body of the city shall determine the publication and notice of the election. (2) Notwithstanding another provision of thi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.27a Apportionment of wards; definitions.
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Sec. 27a. (1) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Local legislative body" means the council, common council or commission of a city. (b) "Ward" means a district comprising less than all of the area of a city which constitutes the political unit from which 1 or more members of …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.27b Board of review; appointment of members, functions.
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Sec. 27b. When the charter of any city heretofore adopted provides that the city representatives on the board of supervisors of the county shall be members of the city's board of review or act in any other official capacity or perform any other official function, such city may pr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.28 Charter change; laws in force; justice and police courts, justices, charter provisions, ordinances.
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Sec. 28. In all cities now organized, which may hereafter amend or revise their charters under the provisions of this act, all of the provisions of the present law, whether general or special, applying to any such city relating to the qualifications, term of office, powers, juris…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.28a Municipal courts in cities in certain counties; civil jurisdiction.
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Sec. 28-a. In counties having a population of less than 100,000 in which municipal courts are now or may be established, said courts shall have such jurisdiction in civil causes in all townships throughout the county up to the amount of the jurisdiction of said court.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.28b Municipal courts in cities in certain counties; attorney fees based on amount of judgment.
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Sec. 28b. In all cases, in any municipal court now or hereafter established under the provisions of this act, where a contested trial takes place, and in all cases where an appearance has been entered by an attorney at law in behalf of the opposite party, if the plaintiff was the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.29 Recovery and enforcement of fines, penalties, and forfeitures; violations; administrative hearings.
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Sec. 29. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the district court, a municipal court, or the circuit court, as provided by law, may hear, try, and determine actions and prosecutions for the recovery and enforcing of fines, penalties, and forfeitures imposed by the charter and…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.3 Mandatory charter provisions.
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Sec. 3. Each city charter shall provide for all of the following: (a) The election of a mayor, who shall be the chief executive officer of the city, and of a body vested with legislative power, and for the election or appointment of a clerk, a treasurer, an assessor or board of a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.30 Appeal to circuit court; recognizance or bond.
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Sec. 30. In all actions and prosecutions arising under the charter and ordinances of the city the right of appeal to the circuit court of the county, or to a court having jurisdiction, shall be allowed to a party, and the same recognizance or bond shall be given as is or may be r…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.31 Disposition of fines.
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Sec. 31. All fines collected or received by the district court for or on account of violations of the charter or ordinances of the city, shall be distributed by the district court pursuant to section 8379 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended, being section 600.83…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.32 Constables; election or appointment; powers and duties; salary; fees; provisions inapplicable to certain cities; compliance with minimum employment standards.
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Sec. 32. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), there may be elected or appointed in each city 1 or more constables who shall have the same powers and authorities in civil and criminal matters, and in relation to the service of process, civil and criminal, as are conferred by …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.33 Constables; election, qualification, and compensation.
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Sec. 33. The provisions of the general law applying to the election, qualification, and compensation of constables in townships shall apply to the constables provided for in section 32 except that in the first instance they shall be elected at the first election at which other ci…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.34 Police officers; powers.
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Sec. 34. When any person has committed or is suspected of having committed any crime or misdemeanor within a city, or has escaped from any city prison, the police officers of the city shall have the same right to pursue, arrest and detain such person without the city limits as th…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.34a Police officer or constable; authority to execute bench warrant.
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Sec. 34a. A police officer of a city or, if authorized by the legislative body, a constable of a city has the same authority within the city as a deputy sheriff to execute a bench warrant for arrest issued by a court of record or a municipal court.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.35 Acquisition of property; condemnation or purchase proceedings.
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Sec. 35. Any city may acquire by purchase or condemnation proceedings any lands within or without its corporate limits necessary for disposing of sewage or for obtaining or protecting a water supply for the city and the inhabitants thereof, and may acquire by purchase or condemna…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.35a General obligation bonds; issuance; conditions.
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Sec. 35a. Any municipality with a population of 750,000 or more may issue general obligation bonds and other evidences of debt for all lawful purposes in accordance with state law, but subject to the overall debt limitations provided by state law or the charter of the municipalit…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.36 Charter provisions; conflict.
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Sec. 36. No provision of any city charter shall conflict with or contravene the provisions of any general law of the state.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.36a Financial recovery bonds; amounts; terms and conditions; net indebtedness of city; limitations; city with population less than 10,000; "third-party tax collector" defined; refund; deposit of revenues into separate account for paying principal and interest; creation of lien and trust; ability of state treasurer to withhold distributable aid from city; city with population more than 600,000; bonds not subject to MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.
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Sec. 36a. (1) Except as otherwise provided under this section, if a financial emergency exists under the local financial stability and choice act, 2012 PA 436, MCL 141.1541 to 141.1575, a city may issue financial recovery bonds in amounts greater than the limitations established …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.37 Saving clause.
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Sec. 37. All charters heretofore formulated and all proceedings of charter commissions heretofore had under this act are hereby validated and made effectual so far as the same shall conform to and be within the provisions of this act as amended.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.38 Construction of act.
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Sec. 38. It is intended by this act to re-enact sections 21, 22, 23 and 24, as above amended pursuant to the adoption of the amendment to section 21 of article 8 of the state constitution by vote of the electors on November 5, 1912, so that cities under existing charters heretofo…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.3a Abolishment of at-large city council; election of members from single-member election districts; ballot question; approval; determination of city council president; adoption of apportionment plan by commission; qualifications of candidates; rules and procedures; amendment of charter.
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Sec. 3a. (1) A city that has a population of not less than 750,000 as determined by the most recent federal decennial census and that has a city council composed of 9 at-large council members shall place a question in substantially the following form on the ballot at the general …
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.3b Terms of office; staggered terms; resolution; initial terms; applicability of subsection (1).
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Sec. 3b. (1) Notwithstanding any charter provision, the city may provide by resolution for the terms of office of its elected officials and for staggered terms. (2) The initial terms established under subsection (1) may be longer than allowed under the charter in order to facilit…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.3c Terms of office; applicable after December 31, 2024.
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Sec. 3c. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary, all terms of city officers elected after December 31, 2024 must not commence earlier than at 12 noon on the first day of the month following the officer's election…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4 Conduct of racing event under MCL 257.1701 et seq.; powers and duties.
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Sec. 4. A city may permit the conducting of a racing event under the "city motor vehicle racing act of 1981" and shall have the powers and duties provided for in that act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4a Borrowing money and issuing bonds; net indebtedness; limitation; computation; borrowing in case of fire, flood, or other calamity; incurring obligation for construction, renovation, or modernization of hospital; bonds as obligation of special assessment district and city; validation of bonds issued and obligations incurred before July 31, 1973.
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Sec. 4a. (1) Each city in its charter may provide for the borrowing of money on the credit of the city and issuing bonds for the borrowing of money, for any purpose within the scope of the powers of the city. (2) Notwithstanding a charter provision to the contrary, the net indebt…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4b Refunds; bonds; sewers; waterworks; lighting; permissible charter provisions.
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Sec. 4-b. Each city may in its charter provide: (1) For refunding money advanced or paid on special assessments imposed, for water main extensions; for borrowing money through its legislative body on the faith and credit of the city, to provide for such refunding from time to tim…