Title 123, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Sec. 7. (1) A vacancy occurs on the board if any of the events set forth in section 3 of 1846 RS 15, MCL 201.3, occurs. Appointed members of the board, if any, may be removed by the appointing authority for good cause after a public hearing. Vacancies must be filled in the same m…

Sec. 9. An authority may do 1 or more of the following: (a) Acquire and hold, by purchase, lease with or without option to purchase, grant, gift, devise, land contract, installment purchase contract, bequest, or other legal means, real and personal property inside or outside the …

Sec. 9a. If the territory of the authority is located only in a county with a population of less than 4,000, an authority may do 1 or more of the following, as permitted by the authority's articles: (a) Acquire and hold, by purchase, lease with or without option to purchase, gran…

Sec. 10. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if an authority dissolves, all property, funds, and assets of the authority are vested in the participating municipality or municipalities. Except as otherwise provided in the articles of an authority, if an authority dis…

Sec. 11. (1) An authority may levy a tax of not more than 1 mill for a period of not more than 20 years on all of the taxable property within the territory of the authority for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, operating, maintaining, and improving a public swimming pool, …

Sec. 12. If a majority of electors in each of the participating municipalities of the authority voting on the question of a tax as provided in section 11 approve the tax, the authority shall consider offering preferences or benefits for the residents of the participating municipa…

Sec. 13. (1) The county election commission of each county in which all or part of a participating municipality is located shall provide ballots for an election for a tax under section 11 for each participating municipality or part of a participating municipality located within t…

Sec. 15. (1) If an election for a tax under section 11 is to be held in conjunction with a general election or a state primary election, the notices of close of registration and election shall be published as provided for by the state election laws. Otherwise, the county clerk of…

Sec. 17. (1) A county clerk shall charge the authority and the authority shall reimburse the county for the actual costs the county incurs in an election for a tax under section 11 that occurs on November 6, 2001. (2) If a participating municipality conducts an election for a tax…

Sec. 19. The tax shall be collected with county taxes and distributed by the local tax collecting unit under the provisions of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.157.

Sec. 21. (1) An authority may borrow money and issue bonds or notes to finance the acquisition, construction, and improvement of a public swimming pool, a public recreation center, a public auditorium, a public conference center, a public park, or a public forest and natural reso…

Sec. 23. (1) An authority may issue general obligation unlimited tax bonds upon approval of a majority of the electors in each of the participating municipalities of the authority voting on the question of issuing the bonds. The proposal to issue general obligation unlimited tax …

Sec. 25. (1) An authority may borrow money and issue its negotiable bonds and notes for the purpose of refunding outstanding debt obligations of the district by resolution of the board, without submitting the question to the electors of the authority. (2) Refunding bonds or the r…

Sec. 27. (1) A board shall obtain an audit of the authority as required in this section, and report on the audit and auditing procedures, in the manner provided by sections 6 to 13 of the uniform budgeting and accounting act, 1968 PA 2, MCL 141.426 to 141.433. The audit must also…