Michigan Code — LOCAL.GOVERNMENT
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- § 123.1. Division of territory; adjustment of property rights and liabilities.
- § 123.2. Division of territory; sale of lands; division of proceeds.
- § 123.3. Division of territory; burial grounds.
- § 123.4. Division of territory; apportionment of debts.
- § 123.5. Division of territory; joint settlement meeting, notice.
- § 123.6. Division of territory; representation at settlement meeting; duties at meeting.
- § 123.7. Division of territory; institution of proceedings in chancery; decree.
- § 123.8. Liability for pro rata share of indebtedness paid.
- § 123.9. Construction and scope of act.
- § 123.10. Construction of act; existing change but no settlement.
- § 123.11. New assessment district; assessment and collection; reassessment of bonded indebtedness; circuit court, jurisdiction.
- § 123.31. Disconnection of farm land from city or village.
- § 123.32. Disconnection of farm land from city or village; petition, filing, contents; determination of court; denial.
- § 123.33. Disconnection of farm land from city or village; assessment for bonded indebtedness; division as between municipalities; sale for delinquent taxes.
- § 123.34. Judgment; recording.
- § 123.35. Disconnection of land from city or village; cities and villages excepted.
- § 123.36. Territory annexed to city or village; exemption.
- § 123.41. Referendum.
- § 123.41a. Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
- § 123.42. Community center; annual tax levy, credit.
- § 123.43. Community center; board of directors; terms; compensation; vacancy.
- § 123.44. Board of directors; powers, duties.
- § 123.45. Use of community center; rules and regulations.
- § 123.46. Legislative body; relinquishment of control power by legislative body.
- § 123.51. Public recreation system; powers of municipality.
- § 123.52. Public recreation system; powers of school district.
- § 123.53. Public recreation system; operation.
- § 123.54. Public recreation system; location.
- § 123.61. County park, zoological garden or airport; land, acquisition, appropriation; vote.
- § 123.62. County park, zoological garden or airport; land, acquisition; appropriation for improvement and maintenance.
- § 123.63. County park, zoological garden or airport; owned or held in trust.
- § 123.64. Providing funds for public park, zoological garden, airport, or other authorized purpose; appropriation; property tax; limitation.
- § 123.65. Construction of powers; boulevards.
- § 123.66. County park trustees; board of county road commissioners; rules and regulations, resolution, publication; report to board of supervisors.
- § 123.66a. County airport committee; appointment, powers, organization.
- § 123.67. Maintenance payment to local treasurer; misapplication penalty.
- § 123.68. Violation of posted rule or regulation as misdemeanor; penalty; recreational trailway; posting of regulation; violation as municipal civil infraction.
- § 123.71. Joint improvements; authorization by legislative body; condemnation proceedings.
- § 123.72. Joint improvements; assessment of cost.
- § 123.73. Additional procedure.
- § 123.81. Sale of lighting plants by fourth, fifth class cities; referendum.
- § 123.82. Construction of act.
- § 123.91. Lighting works; construction, operation, maintenance, contract power.
- § 123.92. Expediency resolution of council; contracts, time limit; submission of purchase, construction to electors; governing rules.
- § 123.93. Petition of election to come under act; referendum; approval, effect; scope of act limited.
- § 123.94. Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
- § 123.101. Cities and villages furnishing light to inhabitants.
- § 123.131. Public utility franchises in cities under 15,000; validation.
- § 123.132. Immediate necessity of act.
- § 123.141. Sale of water; authority of municipal corporation to contract with city, village, township, or authority; price; limits; applicability and effective date of subsection (2); adjustments; proceedings to determine rate changes; retail rate; applicability of act.
- § 123.142. Sale of water; authority to contract with persons; construction of mains, payment.
- § 123.143. Sale of water; purchasers not city or village; rights and powers.
- § 123.144. Water service in outside territories; enforcement, prerequisites.
- § 123.151. Water supply; joint source; bonds; agreements; expense.
- § 123.152. Joint source; cities having outstanding water revenue bonds.
- § 123.153. Joint source cities; acquisition of property; construction contracts.
- § 123.154. Sale or delivery outside of corporate limits.
- § 123.155. Source acquired; contracts entered; limitations and procedural requirements removed.
- § 123.161. Definitions.
- § 123.162. Municipality operating water distribution system or sewage system; lien as security for collection of assessments, charges, or rentals; effective date and enforceability of lien.
- § 123.163. Manner of enforcing lien.
- § 123.164. Official records of municipality as notice of pendency of lien.
- § 123.165. Priority of lien; applicability of act where lease provides lessor not liable for payment of bills; affidavit.
- § 123.166. Discontinuing service or instituting action for collection; invalidation or waiver of lien.
- § 123.167. Construction of act.
- § 123.171. Convenience stations; construction, maintenance.
- § 123.172. Convenience stations; despoiling, penalty.
- § 123.181. Sewers in private property; acquisition of property rights.
- § 123.231. Definitions.
- § 123.232. Sewers and sewage disposal; joint contracts.
- § 123.233. Contracts validated.
- § 123.234. Joint revenue bonds; issuance, authorization.
- § 123.235. Joint revenue bonds; contracts; revenues.
- § 123.236. Joint sewage disposal facility; body corporate.
- § 123.261. Garbage disposal plants or systems in cities or villages; establishment and maintenance; annual garbage tax; construction bonds; “garbage” defined.
- § 123.271. Disposal plants; power to prevent construction.
- § 123.272. Required permit.
- § 123.273. Required permit; procedure to procure; disposal of sewage by municipality; members of municipality authority.
- § 123.274. Declaration of nuisance; action.
- § 123.275. Application of act.
- § 123.276. Resolution as permit.
- § 123.301. Garbage and rubbish disposal and dog pound authority; incorporation by municipality.
- § 123.302. Authority; articles of incorporation, contents.
- § 123.303. Authority; corporate powers; construction of act.
- § 123.304. Authority; acquisition, management, sale or lease of land; condemnation.
- § 123.305. Authority; contracts; time limitations; charges.
- § 123.306. Authority; right to make subcontracts.
- § 123.307. Authority; articles of incorporation, amendment.
- § 123.308. Power to raise and expend moneys; payment of contracts; taxing power denied authority.
- § 123.309. Self-liquidating revenue bonds; issuance.
- § 123.310. Powers additional.
- § 123.311. Entering or extending contract, obligation, bond, or note; sale or transfer of property; determination of current market value; withdrawal of member from qualified authority; payment; dissolution of authority; payment of environmental activities; distribution of assets; articles of incorporation; definitions.
- § 123.321. Tank disposal facilities maintained by gas station; installation of lock; use of facilities.
- § 123.322. Installation of lock on outdoor capped access to sewer located at gas station.
- § 123.323. Violation; penalty.
- § 123.331. Public corporation; definition.
- § 123.332. Water and sewage disposal system; acquisition through change of boundaries; referendum.
- § 123.333. Disposal system; electors' approval; ordinance.
- § 123.334. Disposal system; joint board or commission, control; members, election.
- § 123.335. Disposal system; alternative plans for division or operation.
- § 123.336. Disposal system; retirement of bonds; noncallable bonds; bond and interest redemption fund; payment priority; bonds subject to revenue bond act of 1933.
- § 123.337. Disposal system; operation as a single unit; segregation and disposition of revenues, retirement of bonds.
- § 123.338. Disposal system; operation as a separate unit after retirement of bonds; collection and disposition of revenues.
- § 123.339. Disposal system; division between public corporations; proportionate share of expenses or indebtedness.
- § 123.340. Disposal system; operation by joint board or agency as unit; fund payments; depreciation, contingent, and surplus funds; revised municipal finance act inapplicable.
- § 123.341. Disposal system; apportionment of revenues, debts, properties; realty, purchase, use.
- § 123.342. Disposal system provisions applicable.
- § 123.343. Disposal system; cumulative effect of act; repeal of authority granted by other law.
- § 123.344. Disposal system; joint acquisition by public corporations under other statutes; contracts.
- § 123.345. Disposal system; contracts for division of systems existing or to be acquired.
- § 123.346. Vote or proceeding by public corporation before effective date of act; validation.
- § 123.347. Act not deemed part of bondholders' contract; proceedings impairing contracts prohibited.
- § 123.351. Definitions.
- § 123.352. Purchase of water supply system and/or sewage disposal system by city from adjoining metropolitan district; contract, approval.
- § 123.353. Succession of rights, obligations and property; contract.
- § 123.354. Services; continuance, extension.
- § 123.355. Readjustment of service rates; adoption of ordinances, property outside limits.
- § 123.356. Construction of act.
- § 123.361. Garbage disposal act; short title.
- § 123.362. Garbage disposal equipment system; city or village may provide; garbage disposal equipment, definition; garbage grinders.
- § 123.363. Installation on private property; written agreement with owner; ordinance, provisions, rates and charges, lien, enforcement, priority; discontinuance of water service.
- § 123.364. Bonds; issuance, amount, interest, maturity; tax exemption; principal and interest; payment.
- § 123.365. Self-liquidating bonds, secured by revenues; liability.
- § 123.366. Preliminary expense; appropriation, repayment.
- § 123.367. Use of money received from sale of bonds.
- § 123.368. Free service prohibited.
- § 123.369. Additional bonds; negotiation.
- § 123.370. Retirement of outstanding bonds; new bonds, issuance, refunding bonds, premium; sale, exchange of refunding bonds, surrender and cancellation.
- § 123.371. Service rates fixed by ordinance; supervision and regulation.
- § 123.372. Authority additional to other powers.
- § 123.373. Powers conferred upon cities and villages; authorization and issuance not subject to referendum.
- § 123.374. Liberal construction of act.
- § 123.381. Joint water supply and waste disposal systems; definitions.
- § 123.382. Local governmental units; power to construct and operate with units in another state.
- § 123.383. Local governmental units; agreements with units of another state for waste disposal or water supply services.
- § 123.384. Local governmental units; financing according law.
- § 123.391. Authorization for giving gifts and contributions; source; legislative approval.
- § 123.401. Municipality, drafted person; definitions.
- § 123.402. Municipal liability for injuries to drafted person; basis of compensation.
- § 123.403. Payment of claim; law applicable.
- § 123.411. "Local governmental unit" defined; rent control prohibited; management and control of residential property; incentive to increase supply of certain residential property.
- § 123.451. Free employment bureau; power of city or village legislative body.
- § 123.452. Free employment bureau; purpose, name, registration fees, powers and duties.
- § 123.453. Free employment bureau; registration fund.
- § 123.454. Free employment bureau; property.
- § 123.455. Free employment bureau; delegation of powers by legislative body.
- § 123.461. Youth centers; financing operations; ad valorem property tax; petition; election; canvassing and certifying votes.
- § 123.462. Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
- § 123.501. Bidders on public works; statement of qualifications, notice of rejection.
- § 123.502. Bidders on public works; failure to file statement; rejection of bid.
- § 123.503. Allotment of work by public officers.
- § 123.504. Questionnaire and statement; confidentiality.
- § 123.505. Refusal to furnish data to bidder; action against public officers prohibited.
- § 123.506. Review of decision of public officers.
- § 123.507. False statements; penalty.
- § 123.508. Person; definition.
- § 123.581. Great lakes submerged lands; annexation to cities and villages.
- § 123.582. Great lakes submerged lands; consent, amendment of charter.
- § 123.583. Great lakes submerged lands; automatic annexation to cities and villages.
- § 123.591. Houseboats; regulation of sanitation and location by counties.
- § 123.592. Houseboats; designation of enforcement officer.
- § 123.593. Penalty for violation.
- § 123.621. Assessing services; cities, villages, townships.
- § 123.631. Intermunicipality area problem study committee; municipalities, definition.
- § 123.632. Intermunicipality committee; organization; purposes; definitions.
- § 123.633. Intermunicipality study committee; surveys, recommendations, reports.
- § 123.634. Intermunicipality study committee; funds.
- § 123.635. Intermunicipality study committee; contributions of services of personnel, equipment, office space.
- § 123.636. Intermunicipality study committee; gifts and grants from governmental units and from private sources.
- § 123.637. Intermunicipal committee; audit.
- § 123.641. Intercounty area problem study committees; establishment, recommendations.
- § 123.642. Intercounty study committee; surveys, findings, reports.
- § 123.643. Intercounty study committee; expenses.
- § 123.644. Intercounty study committee; contributions of services of personnel, equipment, office space.
- § 123.645. Intercounty study committee; gifts and grants from governmental units and from private sources; approval.
- § 123.651. Exhibition areas for display of commercial, industrial, and agricultural products.
- § 123.652. Exhibition areas; appropriation.
- § 123.653. Exhibition areas; operation and maintenance.
- § 123.654. Exhibition areas; fees, rules.
- § 123.655. Exhibition areas; bonds; appropriation of revenues.
- § 123.671. Short title.
- § 123.672. Market authority; construction of act.
- § 123.673. Market authority; establishment; powers; areas; “farm products” defined; location; board of directors; construction, repair, or ornamentation of market.
- § 123.674. Market authority; board of directors, powers.
- § 123.675. Market authority; limitations on operations.
- § 123.676. Market authority; powers.
- § 123.677. Market authority; acquisition of property, market deemed public improvement.
- § 123.678. Market authority; property subject to taxation.
- § 123.679. Market authority; audit, filing, violation.
- § 123.680. Market authority; agreement with secretary of agriculture of United States for mortgage insurance.
- § 123.711. Definitions.
- § 123.713. Prohibited acts by local government.
- § 123.721. Purchase of real or personal property; contract or agreement; limitations; exceptions.
- § 123.721a. Purchase of telecommunication services for school purposes.
- § 123.722. Village, township and city property; use and leasing.
- § 123.723. Village, township, city or school district property; control and maintenance.
- § 123.731. Definitions.
- § 123.732. Establishment and control of department of public works; exception; board of public works; appointment, qualifications, terms, and removal of members; designation or removal as board; authority, powers, and duties of designee; board as agency of county; rules; compensation; status of department of public works in county organized under MCL 45.501 to 45.521; authority, powers, and duties of county executive or chief county administrative officer; authority and powers of county board of commissioners.
- § 123.733. Board of public works; officers.
- § 123.734. Board of public works; action by motion or resolution; record of proceedings; signature; availability of record or other writings to public; quorum; regular meetings; notice of special meeting; waiver of notice; conducting business at public meeting; public notice of meeting or hearing.
- § 123.735. Expenses and expenditures of board of public works.
- § 123.736. Board of public works; director; project costs; civil service.
- § 123.737. Powers of county; administration by board of public works.
- § 123.738. Acquiring systems or making lake improvements outside corporate limits.
- § 123.739. Water supply and sewage disposal or refuse systems; service to municipalities and individual users.
- § 123.740. County water supply, sewage disposal or refuse system, lake improvements, or erosion control system; approval; plans and specifications; merger or combination of systems; resolution; contract.
- § 123.741. Methods of financing systems or improvements.
- § 123.742. Contracts authorized; methods of paying contractual obligations; special assessments; exercise of powers; validation of contracts.
- § 123.743. Project special assessment district; municipal special assessments.
- § 123.744. Methods of acquiring property; disposition of real property; condemnation procedure; use continued without resolution or contract.
- § 123.744a. Validation of certain bonds or notes; contest prohibited.
- § 123.745. Water supply or sewage disposal or refuse systems; municipality service contract with county; county contracts.
- § 123.746. Water supply or sewage disposal or refuse systems; project costs.
- § 123.747. Failure to pay amounts required under contract or assessment; notice; deduction; other remedies for reimbursement; tax levy.
- § 123.751. Special assessments for project.
- § 123.752. Special assessments; plans, estimate of costs, designation of district, hearing on objections, notice, additions.
- § 123.753. Special assessments; final determination of district; special assessment roll.
- § 123.754. Special assessments; confirmation of roll.
- § 123.755. Special assessments; annual installments; interest on unpaid installments; spreading installments on tax rolls; advance payment; issuance of bonds subject to revised municipal finance act.
- § 123.756. Special assessments; certification of amounts to be spread.
- § 123.757. Special assessments; collection.
- § 123.758. Special assessments; lien.
- § 123.759. Special assessments; apportionment on division of parcels.
- § 123.760. Special assessments; prorated deficiency or surplus of collection.
- § 123.761. Special assessments; curative proceedings.
- § 123.762. Special assessments; exempted lands; agreement to pay assessment.
- § 123.763. Delinquent special assessments; advancement by municipality; reimbursement; reassessment.
- § 123.771. Condemnation; authority.
- § 123.772. Condemnation; declaration of necessity.
- § 123.773. Petition; contents.
- § 123.774. Petition; court order for hearing.
- § 123.775. Petition; publication of order; service on named defendants.
- § 123.776. Court commissioners; appointment; discontinuance of proceedings.
- § 123.777. Court commissioners; meetings; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; adjournment; subpoenas; oaths; viewing premises; hearing proofs and allegations; availability of report and other writings to public.
- § 123.778. Court commissioners; determination of necessity, damages, report.
- § 123.779. Multiple petitions; descriptions.
- § 123.780. Report of court commissioners; court orders.
- § 123.781. Report of court commissioners; confirmation, orders for payment of witness fees, attorney fees, damages.
- § 123.782. Compensation of court commissioners; expenses.
- § 123.783. Review by certiorari; procedure; time limitation.
- § 123.784. Court orders; service.
- § 123.786. Lis pendens; filing.
- § 123.801. Police department employees; leaves, furlough; emergency; reduction of working days.
- § 123.811. Mutual police assistance agreements; authorized.
- § 123.812. Mutual police assistance agreements; contents.
- § 123.813. Compensation, disability, retirement, and furlough payments; equipment and supplies charges.
- § 123.814. Contracts or intermunicipal police authorities to provide police services.
- § 123.821. Policemen; minimum schedule of salaries.
- § 123.822. Policemen; cities in which schedule not applicable.
- § 123.823. Policemen; census for ascertaining city population.
- § 123.824. Inapplicability of act.
- § 123.831. Fire departments in cities of 70,000; minimum standards.
- § 123.832. Time within which standards must be met.
- § 123.841. Fire department employees; period of duty; days off duty; work hours per week.
- § 123.842. Exemptions.
- § 123.843. Penalty for violations.
- § 123.851. Observance of armistice day, independence day, memorial or decoration day, diamond jubilee, or centennial; appropriation; assessment, levy and collection.
- § 123.852. Manner, extent, and expense of observance.
- § 123.861. Town band; consent of voters in referendum.
- § 123.861a. Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
- § 123.862. Band maintenance; annual tax, limit.
- § 123.863. Existing bands; adoption of provisions of act, procedure.
- § 123.872. Loan or grant to assist businesses or for public purposes; assignment of right to repayment; loan revenue bonds; agreement with federal government or agency.
- § 123.881. Publicity tax; limit.
- § 123.901. Short title.
- § 123.903. Definitions.
- § 123.905. Receipt of property by municipality, school board; intermediate school board, or public library; sale; disposal; use of proceeds.
- § 123.907. Transfer of property from municipality, school board, intermediate school board, or public library to community foundation.
- § 123.921. Public buildings; joint maintenance and acquisition.
- § 123.922. Public buildings; contracts.
- § 123.923. Public buildings; financing obligations; joint ventures.
- § 123.924. Public buildings; approval of contracts.
- § 123.925. Public buildings; veterans' memorial hall; rent contracts; bonds; referendum, issuance; applicability of section to counties with certain population; bonds subject to revised municipal finance act.
- § 123.931. Investments; computerized pool; “local governmental unit” defined; authorization.
- § 123.951. Local building authorities; incorporation; purposes; "transit-oriented development" and "transit-oriented facility" defined.
- § 123.952. Joint buildings and parking lots; authorities; incorporation; purposes.
- § 123.952a. Joint buildings and parking lots of school districts and municipalities; authorities; incorporation; acquisition; operation; maintenance; use.
- § 123.952b. Public buildings used for disabled, developmentally disabled, or mentally disturbed children; constituent school districts and intermediate school districts; authority; purpose; contract.
- § 123.953. Incorporating unit; definition.
- § 123.954. Incorporation of authority; procedure.
- § 123.955. County and municipal building authority; articles of incorporation; contents; eligibility of governing body member for membership or appointment.
- § 123.955a. Joint building authority; commissioners; election and terms of members; chairperson; secretary; bylaws and rules of procedure; elected official as member; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting.
- § 123.955b. Board of commissioners; compensation, per diem, mileage.
- § 123.956. Articles of incorporation; publication; statement; filing; effective date; presumption.
- § 123.957. Building authority; body corporate; powers.
- § 123.958. Contracts to acquire property; leases and subleases; acquisitions constituting public purpose; stadiums.
- § 123.958a. Agreement in contract of lease to pay cash rental, costs, and expenses; general obligations; tax levy; other funds; setoff or abatement of cash rentals.
- § 123.958b. Contract of lease; full faith and credit general obligation; resolution submitting contract to vote of electors; effective date; notice of intention; referendum petition; election.
- § 123.958c. Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
- § 123.959. Building authority; acquisition of property, condemnation.
- § 123.960. Amendment of articles of incorporation.
- § 123.961. Building authority bonds or building authority refunding bonds; purpose; conditions; issuance of negotiable bonds to make cash rental payments.
- § 123.961a. Building authority revenue bonds or building authority revenue refunding bonds; purpose; prerequisites of issuance.
- § 123.961b. Ordinance or resolution authorizing issuance of bonds; adoption; contents.
- § 123.961d. Bonds; statutory lien.
- § 123.961e. Bonds; use and disposition of proceeds.
- § 123.961f. Additional bonds.
- § 123.961g. Bond and interest redemption fund.
- § 123.961h. Redemption of bonds prior to maturity.
- § 123.961j. Bonds subject to revised municipal finance act; tax exemption.