Michigan Code — TOWNSHIPS
Browse 227 sections in division TOWNSHIPS of the Michigan code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 41.1a. Emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities.
- § 41.1b. Definitions.
- § 41.2. Inhabitants of organized township as body corporate; powers and duties generally; acquisition of property for public purposes; suit, act, or proceeding; supervisor as agent.
- § 41.2a. Power to change the name of the township; limitation.
- § 41.2b. Power to acquire, own, or operate a public service facility.
- § 41.3. Power to grant and vote sums of money; purpose; creation of debt or liability.
- § 41.3a. Minimum staffing requirement; adoption of ordinance prohibited.
- § 41.3b. Licensing requirements subject to local government occupational licensing act.
- § 41.3c. Power to impose special assessment for mosquito abatement.
- § 41.4a. Power to levy tax for mosquito abatement.
- § 41.8. Annual meeting of electors of township; time and place; conducting business at public meeting; public notice; majority vote; resolution or petition submitting question of reestablishment of annual meeting to electors; signatures; abolishment of annual meeting; township not required to hold annual meeting; exception; exercise of powers.
- § 41.9. Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
- § 41.16. Township meetings; place.
- § 41.19. Township meetings; adjournment.
- § 41.20. First township meeting; date.
- § 41.21. First township meeting; choosing moderator, clerk, and inspectors; oath; conduct of proceedings.
- § 41.22. First township meeting; failure to hold; notice of subsequent meeting.
- § 41.23. First township meeting; oaths of office, administration.
- § 41.25. Special township meeting; purpose; order.
- § 41.26. Special township meeting; contents of order; order as part of minutes.
- § 41.27. Special township meeting; time.
- § 41.28. Special township meeting; posting and publishing copies of order.
- § 41.56. Resignations of officers.
- § 41.57. Township office; events creating vacancy.
- § 41.58. Disability of incumbent or incumbent's deputy; temporary appointment.
- § 41.61. Supervisor as chief assessor; additional assessors; certification; depositing rolls with supervisor; supervisor as secretary of board of review; deputy township supervisor.
- § 41.61a. Township appraisal; employment of independent appraisal firm.
- § 41.62. Books, assessment rolls, and other papers; preservation; delivery to successor in office; availability to public.
- § 41.64b. Statements to supervisor; oath; oath of office.
- § 41.65. Custody of records, books, and papers; preservation; delivery to successor in office; accounts; accounting records; journals and ledgers.
- § 41.66. Book of records; transcription of minutes of township meeting; entering order, direction, or rule; availability of book and other writings to public.
- § 41.67. Return to county clerks of names and addresses of officers elected or appointed.
- § 41.69. Township clerk; bond; deputy.
- § 41.70. Township board; membership; quorum; adoption of section.
- § 41.72. Fiscal year; commencement and termination; proportionate extension or reduction.
- § 41.72a. Township board; regular and special meetings; time and place; moderator; transaction of business; publication of proceedings; adjusted amount.
- § 41.72b. Conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting.
- § 41.75. Approval and payment of claims against township; filing and preservation of accounts; authorized payments.
- § 41.75a. Township manager and other employees; employment; duties.
- § 41.75b. Energy conservation improvements; acquisition or financing; payment; acquisition by contract, lease-purchase agreement, or notes; reports; forms; terms of lease-purchase agreement.
- § 41.76. Township treasurer; duties generally.
- § 41.77. Township treasurer; bond; deposit of funds; limitation as to assets; deputy; “financial institution” defined.
- § 41.78. Account of receipts and expenditures; book or electronic means; delivery to successor in office; availability of documents to public.
- § 41.80. Constables; bond required.
- § 41.81. Constables; bond; filing; certified copy as evidence of contents and execution; actions against constables or sureties upon bond.
- § 41.82. Constables; service of warrants, notices, and process; duties; ordinance restricting or limiting powers; compliance with minimum employment standards; cost of compliance; appointment as district court officer.
- § 41.83. Constables; service of writ, process, or order.
- § 41.83a. Constable or police officers; right to pursue, arrest, and detain person outside of township limits.
- § 41.83b. Police officer or constable; authority to execute bench warrant.
- § 41.84. Constables; attendance at sessions of circuit courts; notice; payment.
- § 41.95. Salary for officers composing township board; procedures.
- § 41.96. Township officers; extra services, compensation.
- § 41.97. Moderator of township meeting.
- § 41.98. Duties of moderator.
- § 41.99. Permission required to address meeting; request for silence.
- § 41.101. Exclusion of person from public meeting; refusal to withdraw as misdemeanor; penalty.
- § 41.102. Right to vote; challenge; ruling.
- § 41.103. Polling places.
- § 41.104. Limits and boundary lines of organized township; division of lands into 2 or more townships; agreement as dispositive of lands and apportionment of proceeds; annexation; sale and conveyance of lands; apportionment of proceeds.
- § 41.105. Apportionment of money, rights, credits, and other personal estate.
- § 41.106. Meeting of township boards; notice; compliance with open meetings act.
- § 41.107. Cemeteries.
- § 41.108. Apportionment of debts.
- § 41.109. Liability in action for accounting and settlement; applicable law.
- § 41.110. Transfer of unexpended balance in nonrestricted township fund to general fund of township.
- § 41.110a. Uniform chart of accounts and reports; annual financial reports and audits.
- § 41.110b. Retirement system; insurance; deduction of premium or charge; automatic insurance or coverage; notice of desire not to be insured or covered; validity of prior programs, insurance, or coverage; authority in addition to existing powers; exercise of powers by ordinance.
- § 41.110c. Appropriations and expenditures; purposes.
- § 41.181. Adoption of ordinances by township board.
- § 41.183. Sanctions for violations; designation of violation as civil infraction; civil fine; penalty; act or omission constituting crime; institution of action in district court; distribution of fines and costs.
- § 41.183a. Recreational trailway; posting of ordinance; prohibited operation of vehicle as municipal civil infraction.
- § 41.184. Township ordinance; effective date; publication; adoption by reference.
- § 41.185. Township ordinance; recording and filing requirements; fees.
- § 41.186. Codifying, recodifying, and continuing ordinances in code; publication of ordinance adopting code and subsequent ordinance; amending, repealing, revising, or rearranging ordinances by reference.
- § 41.187. Employment, duties, and compensation of attorney.
- § 41.271. Pavements or sidewalks; application by petition; eligibility of signers, certificate of tax status; authority of county road commissioners; highway or public highway, definition.
- § 41.271a. Pavements or sidewalks; application by resolution of township board; declaration of necessity, public hearing; petition for discontinuance.
- § 41.272. Pavements or sidewalks; survey, plat; adoption of materials, grade and manner of construction by county road commissioners.
- § 41.273. Bridges, drains, curbing, culverts and additional rights of way; deemed part of improvement.
- § 41.274. Pavements or sidewalks; first order of determination, specifications, description of assessment district by county road commissioners; location along state trunk line, approval by state highway commissioner.
- § 41.275. Pavements or sidewalks; hearing of objections, notice, contents; change in specifications or boundaries of assessment district, new hearing.
- § 41.276. Pavements or sidewalks; liability of petitioners.
- § 41.277. Pavements or sidewalks; final order of determination, attachment of specifications.
- § 41.278. Contracts for construction of improvement; bids, notice, procedure; commencement of construction.
- § 41.279. Special assessment district; determination, announcement, addition of lands; determination of installments.
- § 41.280. Assessment of benefits against township and parcels of land; review; assessment against state lands; numbering of districts.
- § 41.281. Creation of indebtedness; approval by township board; limitation on issue of township bonds.
- § 41.282. Maintenance and repair of improvement; proration of expense of joint improvement.
- § 41.283. Proceedings governed by MCL 247.418 to 247.481; records; reports.
- § 41.283a. Bonds; issuance and sale; full faith and credit; assessment district sinking fund; bonds subject to revised municipal finance act.
- § 41.284. Advancement of county road funds; reimbursement by township.
- § 41.285. County board of supervisors; appropriation of funds for advancement; establishment of revolving fund.
- § 41.286. Hearing examiners; powers and duties; determination of board of county road commissioners, petition for reconsideration, filing; notice, hearing.
- § 41.287. Validation of prior actions, special assessments, and bonds.
- § 41.288. Installation of sidewalks and elevated structures; payment; contracts; approval.
- § 41.288a. Sidewalk construction, repair, or maintenance; order; meeting; notice; assessment of costs; approval; election.
- § 41.288b. Public street cleaning vehicles and snow removal equipment.
- § 41.289. Lighting of roads, highways, and bridges generally.
- § 41.289a. Lighting of roads, highways, and bridges; supervision; contracts.
- § 41.289b. Expenses for lighting highways; special assessment; hearing; notice.
- § 41.289c. Assessment in district for lighting roads, highways, and bridges.
- § 41.289d. Relieving district of duty to light streets or highways.
- § 41.290. Lighting county roads, highways, and bridges; expense; contracts; extension of lines or service; payment; statement and budget; apportionment of sum required; tax; lighting state trunk line highways and bridges.
- § 41.331. Furnishing water to water supply district; petitions; contracts; terms and conditions.
- § 41.332. Water mains and fittings; purchase, installation, and maintenance.
- § 41.333. Water supply system; payment from contingent fund; limitations; separately financed and operated water supply system; map.
- § 41.334. Percentage of net cost remaining after application of MCL 41.333; payment.
- § 41.335. Tapping or making connection with mains of water supply district; payment; plan for financing, maintenance, and control of improvement.
- § 41.335a. Township water board; establishment; powers; loans from private parties; retirement of loans.
- § 41.336. Publication of plan adopted under MCL 41.335.
- § 41.337. Failure to pay percentage of net cost remaining after application of MCL 41.333; refund of money previously deposited.
- § 41.338. Installation of improvement by township board; loan.
- § 41.339. Excess money; deposit in contingent fund; applicability of section.
- § 41.340. Maintenance and use of mains and fittings of water supply district; control by township board; amendment of rules and regulations; notice; publication.
- § 41.341. Water mains extended or installed in accordance with similar plan; control by township board; rules and regulations; publication; amendment or alteration; notice.
- § 41.342. Definitions.
- § 41.343. Township water supply and sewage disposal system; loan from corporation; bonds.
- § 41.344. Contract for issuance and delivery of negotiable revenue bonds; interest, terms, and conditions.
- § 41.345. Exercise of power by ordinance; incorporation and publication of contract as part of ordinance.
- § 41.346. Statutory lien upon net revenues; net revenues as trust funds.
- § 41.347. Duration and enforcement of statutory lien.
- § 41.348. Default in payment of principal or interest on bond; appointment and powers of receiver.
- § 41.349. Payment of principal and interest on bonds solely from net revenues; bond or coupon not general obligation or indebtedness; registration.
- § 41.350. Operation or maintenance of public improvement; appropriation to pay expenses.
- § 41.350a. Powers conferred by MCL 41.331 to 41.350.
- § 41.350b. Water service for fire protection within district; special assessment; resolution.
- § 41.350c. Contents of resolution required by MCL 41.350b.
- § 41.350d. Annual fire protection cost; payment.
- § 41.350e. Fixing date for public hearing.
- § 41.350f. Preparation and levy of assessment; report.
- § 41.350g. Making assessment on special assessment roll or on regular township tax roll; due date; collection; return for nonpayment.
- § 41.350h. Conducting business at public meeting; notice.
- § 41.350i. Public hearing; objections; determination; equitable change.
- § 41.350j. Review, correction, and confirmation of assessment roll; collection.
- § 41.350k. Annual determination of amount to be assessed; levy; additional hearings.
- § 41.350l. Contract with another township, city, or village for supplying water.
- § 41.350m. Acquisition and installation of water supply facilities; borrowing money and issuing notes.
- § 41.350n. Provisions to which transaction authorized by MCL 41.350m subject.
- § 41.350o. Notes issued under MCL 41.350m.
- § 41.350p. Pledge of sales tax money by ordinance.
- § 41.350q. Withholding and paying lender constitutionally allocated money.
- § 41.350r. Exercise of powers by ordinance; procedure.
- § 41.350s. Effective date of ordinance authorized by MCL 41.350r; petition; election.
- § 41.350t. Powers cumulative.
- § 41.350u. Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
- § 41.411. Township board, common council, or board of trustees of incorporated village; powers and duties; short title.
- § 41.412. Special assessment district; creation, enlargement, and discontinuance; petitions; assessment.
- § 41.413. Cost of proposed improvement or service; special assessment bonds; special assessment taxes; proceedings; insufficiency of special assessment fund; advancement of township funds; reimbursement.
- § 41.413a. Waterworks; control and operation; election and terms of members of board of public service commissioners; vacancy; member as resident of district; “annual township election” defined; employees; violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties; dissolution of board; records.
- § 41.413b. Lighting in residential areas; special assessments; basis.
- § 41.414. Special assessment installments; limitations; collection; appeal; tapping works to supply water outside of village or district; restrictions; special assessment after December 31, 1998; “taxable value” defined; finding of invalid assessment.
- § 41.415. Special assessments levied against platted corner lots; payment by township.
- § 41.416. Borrowing money; motion; application; referendum; issuing bonds; use of money borrowed.
- § 41.416a. Requirements of application filed pursuant to MCL 41.416; resolution; submission of proposition to electors of township; ballot; notices; calling special election.
- § 41.416b. Conduct of election; canvass of vote.
- § 41.416c. Issuance and sale of bonds in conformity with revised municipal finance act.
- § 41.416d. Levy and collection of tax.
- § 41.416e. Tax for maintenance, upkeep, or repair of public buildings.
- § 41.416f. Library.
- § 41.417. Use of building by township for public purposes where real property becomes part of incorporated village or city.
- § 41.417a. Township or village scales.
- § 41.418. Weed control.
- § 41.418a. Control of weeds in inland public lakes.
- § 41.418b. Use of pesticide for weed control in inland lake; “pesticide” defined.
- § 41.419. Spraying of trees or shrubs.
- § 41.421. Township parks; acquisition; control by board of commissioners; condemnation of land.
- § 41.422. Place of recreation; adoption of rules and regulations by board of commissioners; violation as misdemeanor; recreational trailway; posting of regulations; prohibited operation of vehicle as municipal civil infraction; penalty; admission charges.
- § 41.423. Board of commissioners; election of officers; employees; record of transactions; treasurer, bond.
- § 41.424. Township parks; plan for acquisition, specifications; referendum, adoption, record.
- § 41.425. Exemption from taxation.
- § 41.425a. Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
- § 41.426. Township park commission; petition; election; membership; terms; increase or decrease in number of members; vacancy.
- § 41.426a. Township park commission; authority generally.
- § 41.426b. Township park commission; compensation of members; employment of clerical assistance; expenses.
- § 41.426c. Budget; limitation; assessment, levy, and collection of tax.
- § 41.426d. Township bonds; acquisition of lands for parks and places of recreation; payment.
- § 41.426e. Sale or conveyance of portions of land not needed.
- § 41.426f. Annual report.
- § 41.426g. Township park commission; dissolution; procedures.
- § 41.426h. Township park commission; dissolution; validation; ratification.
- § 41.427. Conveyances to and duties of board of county park trustees.
- § 41.428. Appropriation; purpose; contribution to park commission.
- § 41.429. Wharves, piers, docks, and landing places.
- § 41.711. Ambulance and inhalator service.
- § 41.711a. Ambulance personnel; emergency care, civil liability.
- § 41.711b. Ambulance personnel; training, red cross first aid courses.
- § 41.712. Maintenance and support of hospital.
- § 41.713. Operating medical clinic and providing primary health care services; financing; question submitted to electors; conducting election and canvassing vote; validity of certain elections and levy of tax.
- § 41.721. Public improvements by township board; bonds; special assessments to defray costs.
- § 41.721a. “Record owner” defined.
- § 41.722. Types of improvements authorized; approval; conditions.
- § 41.723. Written objections; petition; filing; signatures; determining record owners; determining sufficiency of petition; supplement to petition; validity of signatures.
- § 41.724. Plans; cost estimate; resolution; designation of special assessment district; hearing; notice; periodic redeterminations of cost; objections; adding property to special assessment district; supplemental petition; filing by railroad companies; additional notice; affidavit of service.
- § 41.724a. Notice of hearings in special assessment proceedings.
- § 41.725. Approval or determination by township board; levy of special assessment.
- § 41.726. Filing and review of special assessment roll; hearing; notice; adjournments; objections; confirmation, referral, or annulment; endorsement; finality; action contesting assessment.
- § 41.727. Payment of special assessments in installments; amount of installment; extension; due dates; interest on unpaid installments; lien; limitation; statement of amount; payment of future due installments; delinquent installment; penalty.
- § 41.728. Special assessments to constitute lien; limitation; character and effect.
- § 41.729. Special assessments; collection by township treasurer, report of delinquencies.
- § 41.729a. Deferred assessment; application; evidence of hardship; ordinance; deferred assessment as recorded lien.
- § 41.730. Special assessments; delinquencies, reassessment.
- § 41.731. Division of lands; apportionment of uncollected assessments.
- § 41.732. Special assessment roll; insufficiency, additional pro rata assessments; surplus, refunds.
- § 41.733. Illegal special assessment; reassessment proceedings.
- § 41.734. Exempt corporations; agreement to pay assessment.
- § 41.734a. Assessment on platted corner lots; payment of portion by governing body.
- § 41.735. Bonds.
- § 41.735a. Township improvement revolving fund; advances; interest.
- § 41.735b. Township improvement revolving fund; transfer of funds; amount.
- § 41.735c. Special assessments to defray certain obligations.
- § 41.736. Public improvements; powers granted to townships.
- § 41.737. Scope of act.
- § 41.738. Use of interest earned from investments, money from bond proceeds, or money from interest and penalties on unpaid special assessment.
- § 41.801. Purchase of police and fire motor vehicles, apparatus, equipment, and housing; appropriation; special assessment; bonds; election; estimate of cost and expenses; special assessment district; hearing; publication or posting of notice; distribution of special assessment levy; transfer or loan of money from general fund; repayment; exercise of powers; assessment after December 31, 2018; “taxable value” defined; finding of invalid assessment; bonds subject to revised municipal finance act.
- § 41.802. Annual appropriation.
- § 41.803. Proceedings relating to making, levying, and collection of special assessments, and to issuing bonds; payment of special assessments and special assessment bonds.
- § 41.804. Fire protection; referendum, special election, laws governing.
- § 41.805. Fire protection ordinances and standard fire prevention codes; adoption, publication.
- § 41.806. Police and fire departments; contracts for service or for maintenance and operation of equipment; delegation of powers; agreements to furnish protection to city, village, or other township.
- § 41.806a. Emergency police or fire service; emergency ambulance and inhalator service; ordinance authorizing collection of fees.
- § 41.807. Repeals.
- § 41.808. Rights or obligations safeguarded.
- § 41.809. Joint meetings of township boards.
- § 41.810. Fire protection for townships, villages, and qualified cities; "qualified city" defined.
- § 41.811. Joint administrative board; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; compensation and expenses; vacancy; additional member; election of chairperson and vice-chairperson; meetings; rules of procedure; record of proceedings; quorum; removal of members; annual budget; powers and duties; board not new employer; conducting business at public meeting; availability of writings to public; "governing body" defined.
- § 41.812. Administrative board; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancy; expenses; continuation of prior administrative board; annual budget; powers and functions; section supplemental.
- § 41.813. Traffic officers; employment; compensation; joint meeting to appoint traffic officer.