Michigan Code — HOME.RULE.CITIES
Browse 88 sections in division HOME.RULE.CITIES of the Michigan code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 117.1. Body corporate.
- § 117.1a. Short title.
- § 117.1b. Emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities.
- § 117.2. Saving clause.
- § 117.3. Mandatory charter provisions.
- § 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.
- § 117.3b. Terms of office; staggered terms; resolution; initial terms; applicability of subsection (1).
- § 117.3c. Terms of office; applicable after December 31, 2024.
- § 117.4. Conduct of racing event under MCL 257.1701 et seq.; powers and duties.
- § 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.
- § 117.4b. Refunds; bonds; sewers; waterworks; lighting; permissible charter provisions.
- § 117.4c. Permissible charter provisions.
- § 117.4d. Permissible charter provisions; assessing costs of public improvement and boulevard lighting system; definitions.
- § 117.4e. Public property; condemnation of private property; permissible charter provisions.
- § 117.4f. Permissible city charter provisions.
- § 117.4g. Rapid transit system; permissible charter provisions.
- § 117.4h. Public ways; permissible charter provisions.
- § 117.4i. Permissible charter provisions.
- § 117.4j. City departments; special acts; municipal powers; permissible charter provisions.
- § 117.4k. Civic, artistic, and cultural activities; public funds.
- § 117.4l. Ordinance; designation as civil infraction or blight violation; civil fine; act or omission constituting crime.
- § 117.4m. Ordinance regulating recreational trailway; posting; violation as municipal civil infraction; penalty.
- § 117.4n. Medical facility for public purpose; establishment, operation, or maintenance by private nonprofit corporation.
- § 117.4o. Formation of nonprofit corporation by city.
- § 117.4p. City with population more than 600,000 or discharge of $1,000,000,000.00 in pension liabilities; defined benefit plan; retirement benefits for employees hired after July 1, 2023; health care insurance benefits; certification of compliance; definitions.
- § 117.4q. Administrative hearings bureau; establishment; administrative hearings; procedures; appeal; effect of nonpayment of civil fine or costs; "person" defined; failure to remedy a violation of blight ordinance; misdemeanor.
- § 117.4r. Nonpayment of civil fine or costs or installment payment by defendant; lien; recording; enforcement; priority; collection of judgment; duration of lien; default; limitation on commencement of enforcement action.
- § 117.4s. Population more than 600,000; chief financial officer.
- § 117.4t. Population more than 600,000; requirements; appropriations.
- § 117.4u. Retirement benefits subject to protecting local government retirement and benefits act; "retirement benefit" defined.
- § 117.5. Prohibited powers.
- § 117.5a. Membership in certain societies not to affect employment.
- § 117.5b. Code of municipal ordinances; publication.
- § 117.5c. Local officers compensation commission; creation; purpose; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancies; determination of salaries; expenses; meetings; quorum; concurrence of majority required; election of chairperson; compensation of members; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; availability of certain writings to public; resolution; changing procedure; petition for referendum.
- § 117.5d. Locomotives; enforceability of ordinance prescribing maximum speed limit.
- § 117.5e. Municipal water or sewage system; annual audit; public hearing before proposed rate increase.
- § 117.5f. Energy conservation improvements; acquisition or financing; resolution; payment; scope of improvements; acquisition of improvements by contract, lease-purchase agreement, or notes; reports; forms; terms of lease-purchase agreement.
- § 117.5g. Flood control project.
- § 117.5h. Regulation or prohibition of public nudity; “public nudity” defined.
- § 117.5i. Snow removal from streets, mosquito abatement, and security services provided by private contractors; special assessment.
- § 117.5j. Sewer separation; authorization; ordinance; special assessment.
- § 117.5k. Public-private agreement for public bridge facility; requirements; user fee; scope of section; hearing; definitions.
- § 117.6. Incorporation, consolidation, or alteration of boundaries; petition; signatures; deposit; enumeration.
- § 117.7. Incorporation, consolidation or alteration of boundaries; fifth class cities; population requisites; representation on board of supervisors.
- § 117.8. Incorporation, consolidation, or alteration of boundaries; petition; filing; resolution; adoption.
- § 117.8a. Incorporation, consolidation or alteration of boundaries; filing substitute petition; action by supervisors.
- § 117.9. Incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries; governing law; affected district; petition or resolution for annexation; voting; duties of commission.
- § 117.9a. Annexation of township remnant territory to home rule city; procedure.
- § 117.9b. Detachment of territory from city; conditions; intergovernmental agreement imposing conditions on detachment; reannexation to detaching city; detached territory not subject to annexation.
- § 117.10. Certified copies of petition and resolution; transmittal; election notices.
- § 117.11. Petition for incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries; affidavit; filing with secretary of state; certification; notice; election.
- § 117.12. Election returns; canvass; village clerk, duties.
- § 117.13. Effective date of incorporation, consolidation, attachment or detachment; certificate of board of county canvassers; representation, transfer of property, governmental function.
- § 117.14. Incorporation or annexation.
- § 117.14a. Petition for vacating incorporation; initiation; election; certification; assets, disbursement; debts and obligations.
- § 117.14b. Relocation of common boundaries.
- § 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.
- § 117.15a. Incorporation; expenses of charter commission; payment.
- § 117.16. Incorporation; rejection of charter; de facto mayor; duties; resubmission of charter, procedure; effect of nonadoption within 3 years of election to incorporate.
- § 117.17. Incorporation; new charter commission, petition, procedure, eligibility, duties, expenses; control of territory pending adoption; date of incorporation; voting franchise.
- § 117.18. Incorporation; revision of charter, procedure, commission, advisory vote; incorporation of provision in original charter granted by legislature.
- § 117.19. Charter; duty of legislative body.
- § 117.20. Charter commission; first meeting; duties of city clerk; powers and duties of commission; roll call; vacancy; compensation; quorum; public sessions.
- § 117.21. Charter amendment; procedure.
- § 117.22. Charter amendment; submission to governor, approval; re-consideration.
- § 117.23. Publication of proposed charter and amendments; submission of charter and separate propositions to electors; adoption; ballot.
- § 117.24. Charters or amendments; filing; effective date.
- § 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.
- § 117.25a. Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
- § 117.26. Elections; general provisions; applicability of MCL 168.641.
- § 117.27a. Apportionment of wards; definitions.
- § 117.27b. Board of review; appointment of members, functions.
- § 117.28. Charter change; laws in force; justice and police courts, justices, charter provisions, ordinances.
- § 117.28a. Municipal courts in cities in certain counties; civil jurisdiction.
- § 117.28b. Municipal courts in cities in certain counties; attorney fees based on amount of judgment.
- § 117.29. Recovery and enforcement of fines, penalties, and forfeitures; violations; administrative hearings.
- § 117.30. Appeal to circuit court; recognizance or bond.
- § 117.31. Disposition of fines.
- § 117.32. Constables; election or appointment; powers and duties; salary; fees; provisions inapplicable to certain cities; compliance with minimum employment standards.
- § 117.33. Constables; election, qualification, and compensation.
- § 117.34. Police officers; powers.
- § 117.34a. Police officer or constable; authority to execute bench warrant.
- § 117.35. Acquisition of property; condemnation or purchase proceedings.
- § 117.35a. General obligation bonds; issuance; conditions.
- § 117.36. Charter provisions; conflict.
- § 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.
- § 117.37. Saving clause.
- § 117.38. Construction of act.