Michigan § 119.17b - Dissolution of metropolitan district; transfer of powers, duties, assets, and liabilities; appointment of board of trustees; duties.
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§ 119.17b. Dissolution of metropolitan district; transfer of powers, duties, assets, and liabilities; appointment of board of trustees; duties.
(1) If the dissolution of a metropolitan district is approved under section 17a, the legislative body of the metropolitan district is immediately dissolved and the powers and duties of the legislative body of the metropolitan district are transferred to the 5-member board of trustees as provided in subsection (2). In addition, all of the assets and liabilities of the metropolitan district are transferred to the the 5-member board of trustees as provided in subsection (2).
(2) Within 30 days after the election approving of the dissolution of the metropolitan district, the presiding or senior judge of probate of the county in which the largest number of registered electors of the metropolitan district reside, the county clerk of the county in which the largest number of registered electors of the metropolitan district reside, and the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the largest number of registered electors of the metropolitan district reside shall appoint a 5-member board of trustees composed of the following members who shall dissolve the metropolitan district:
(a) Two members who are elected county officers from the county in which the largest number of registered electors of the metropolitan district reside.
(b) Two members who are elected city, township, or village officers from a city, township, or village in the metropolitan district.
(c) One member who is a citizen residing in the metropolitan district.
(3) Within 2 years after the election approving the dissolution of the metropolitan district, the 5-member board of trustees as provided in subsection (2) shall do all of the following in order to dissolve the metropolitan district:
(a) Prepare or cause to be prepared the financial report as described in section 17(1)(b). A copy of the financial report shall be provided to the legislative body of each city, township, and village in the metropolitan district.
(b) Prepare a plan for the disposition of the assets and liabilities of the metropolitan district as provided in section 17(2).
(c) Deposit all records of the metropolitan district with the county clerk as provided in section 18.
(d) Notify the governor in writing of the dissolution.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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