Michigan § 460.842 - Bonds; contractual obligations; resolution; bonds subject to revised municipal finance act; contracts or notes as to moneys advanced or property delivered; contracts pledging full faith and credit of municipality.

A joint agency may issue bonds to pay all or part of project costs of the joint agency. The bonds shall be payable from and may be issued in anticipation of payment of the proceeds of any of the methods of financing described in section 41 or elsewhere in this act or as may be provided by law. A member municipality of the joint agency may contract as provided in section 43 or may contract to make payments, appropriations, or contributions to the joint agency of the proceeds of taxes, special assessments, or charges imposed and collected by the member municipality or out of other funds legally available, and may pledge its full faith and credit in support of its contractual obligation to the joint agency. The contractual obligation shall not constitute an indebtedness of the municipality within a statutory or charter debt limitation. If the joint agency issues bonds in anticipation of payments, appropriations, or contributions to be made to the joint agency pursuant to contract by a political subdivision having the power to levy and collect ad valorem taxes, the political subdivision may obligate itself by the contract, and thereupon may levy a tax on all taxable property within the political subdivision, which tax as to rate or amount will not be subject to limitation, as provided in section 6 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, for contract obligations in anticipation of which bonds are issued to provide sufficient money to fulfill its contractual obligation to the joint agency. The contract is not subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.

The bonds may be:

Issued for any period of years not exceeding 50.

Issued for a consideration other than cash.

For an amount that includes interest capitalized for a period of not more than 10 years after the date of the bonds.

Secured by revenues, contract payments, funds or investments and securities as determined by the joint agency.

The resolution authorizing bonds may provide for the appointment of 1 or more trustees for bondholders and a trustee may be an individual or corporation domiciled or located within or without this state and may be given appropriate powers whether with or without the execution of an indenture.

Bonds issued by any joint agency under this act are subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.

A municipality or governmental unit may advance money or deliver property to the joint agency to enable it to carry out or finance any of its powers and duties. The joint agency may agree to repay an advance or pay for the property within a period of not more than 10 years, from the proceeds of its bonds or from other funds legally available for that purpose, with or without interest as may be agreed at the time of the advance or delivery. The obligation of the joint agency to make the repayment or payment may be evidenced by contract or note, which contract or note may pledge a source of payment determined by the joint agency.

A municipality desiring to enter into a contract under this section pledging the full faith and credit of the municipality shall authorize, by resolution of its governing body, the execution of the contract. Subsequent to the adoption of the resolution a notice of the contract shall be published in a newspaper of general publication in the municipality, which notice shall state:

That the governing body has adopted a resolution authorizing execution of the contract.

The purpose of the contract.

The source of payment of the municipality's contractual obligation.

The right of referendum on the contract.

Any other information that the governing body determines to be necessary to adequately inform all interested persons of the nature of the obligation.

The contract may be executed and delivered by the municipality upon approval by its governing body without a vote of the electors, but the contract shall not become effective until the expiration of 45 days after the date of publication of the notice. If within the 45-day period a petition signed by at least 10% or 15,000, whichever is the lesser, of the registered electors residing within the limits of the municipality is filed with the clerk of the municipality requesting a referendum upon the contract, the contract shall not become effective until approved by the vote of a majority of the electors of the municipality qualified to vote and voting on the question at a general or special election, which election shall be held within 180 days after the filing of a petition. When a contract described in this section is to be entered into by any township only on behalf of the unincorporated area of the township, only the registered electors residing within the unincorporated area of the township shall be qualified to sign the petition and vote at the election.