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• Body Corporate - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.1
  Each organized city shall be a body corporate. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 3304 ;-- CL 1929, 2228 ...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.1a
  This act shall be known and may be cited as "the home rule city act". History: Add. 1945, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ...
• Emergency Financial Manager; Authority And Responsibilities - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.1b
  Notwithstanding any provision of this act, if an emergency financial manager has been appointed under the local government fiscal responsibility act, Act No. 101 ...
• Saving Clause - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.2
  Each city now existing shall continue with all its present rights and powers until otherwise provided by law. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. ...
• Mandatory Charter Provisions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.3
  (a) The election of a mayor, who shall be the chief executive officer of the city, and of a body vested with legislative power, and ...
• 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 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.3a
  "Shall the existing 9-member at-large city council be abolished, shall the city be reapportioned into 9 single-member election districts, and shall district residency requirements ...
• Terms Of Office; Staggered Terms; Resolution; Initial Terms; Applicability Of Subsection (1) - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.3b
  (1) Notwithstanding any charter provision, the city may provide by resolution for the terms of office of its elected officials and for staggered terms. (2) ...
• Conduct Of Racing Event Under S 257.1701 Et Seq.; Powers And Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4
  A city may permit the conducting of a racing event under the "city motor vehicle racing act of 1981" and shall have the powers ...
• 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 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4a
  (1) Each city in its charter may provide for the borrowing of money on the credit of the city and issuing bonds for the borrowing ...
• Refunds; Bonds; Sewers; Waterworks; Lighting; Permissible Charter Provisions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4b
  Each city may in its charter provide: (1) For refunding money advanced or paid on special assessments imposed, for water main extensions; for borrowing ...
• Permissible Charter Provisions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4c
  Each city which is authorized to acquire, own, purchase, construct or operate any public utility, may provide in its charter for the issuance of ...
• Permissible Charter Provisions; Assessing Costs Of Public Improvement And Boulevard Lighting System; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4d
  (1) Each city may in its charter provide: (a) For assessing and reassessing the costs, or a portion of the costs, of a public improvement ...
• Public Property; Condemnation Of Private Property; Permissible Charter Provisions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4e
  Each city may in its charter provide: (1) For the acquisition by purchase, gift, condemnation, lease, construction or otherwise, either within or without its ...
• Permissible City Charter Provisions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4f
  Each city may in its charter provide for any of the following: (a) For the purchase or condemnation of franchises, if any exist, and ...
• Rapid Transit System; Permissible Charter Provisions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4g
  Each city may in its charter provide: (1) For the acquisition by construction, condemnation or purchase and for the ownership, equipment, possession, leasing, operation ...
• Public Ways; Permissible Charter Provisions. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4h
  Each city may in its charter provide: (1) For the use, regulation, improvement and control of the surface of its streets, alleys and public ...
• Permissible Charter Provisions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4i
  Each city may provide in its charter for 1 or more of the following: (a) Laying and collecting rents, tolls, and excises. (b) Regulating ...
• City Departments; Special Acts; Municipal Powers; Permissible Charter Provisions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4j
  Each city may in its charter provide: (1) For the establishment of any department that it may deem necessary for the general welfare of ...
• Civic, Artistic, And Cultural Activities; Public Funds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4k
  Each city in its charter may provide for the appropriation and allocation of public funds to a public or private nonprofit institution engaged within ...
• Ordinance; Designation As Civil Infraction Or Blight Violation; Civil Fine; Act Or Omission Constituting Crime - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4l
  (1) Consistent with any of the following statutes and whether or not authorized by the city charter, the legislative body of a city may adopt ...
• Ordinance Regulating Recreational Trailway; Posting; Violation As Municipal Civil Infraction; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4m
  (1) An ordinance regulating a recreational trailway is not effective unless it is posted and maintained near each gate or principal entrance to the trailway. ...
• Medical Facility For Public Purpose; Establishment, Operation, Or Maintenance By Private Nonprofit Corporation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4n
  Each city may in its charter provide for the city or 1 or more of its public corporations to become a member or joint ...
• Formation Of Nonprofit Corporation By City - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4o
  (1) The legislative body of a city may by ordinance or resolution authorize the formation of a nonprofit corporation under the nonprofit corporation act, 1982 ...
• Administrative Hearings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4q
  (1) A city that has a population of 7,500 or more and is located in any county, or a city that has a population of ...
• Nonpayment Of Civil Fine Or Costs By Defendant; Lien; Recording; Enforcement; Priority; Collection Of Judgment; Duration Of Lien; Default - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.4r
  (1) If a defendant does not pay a civil fine or costs or an installment payment ordered by a hearing officer under section 4q within ...
• Prohibited Powers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.5
  A city does not have power: (a) To increase the rate of taxation now fixed by law, unless the authority to do so is ...
• Membership In Certain Societies Not To Affect Employment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.5a
  No city shall have power to deny employment to any person for the reason that he is a member of any society which is ...
• Code Of Municipal Ordinances; Publication. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.5b
  Each city shall have power, whether provided in its charter or not, to codify, recodify and continue in code its municipal ordinances, in whole ...
• 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 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.5c
  In place of a charter provision existing on December 31, 1972 establishing the salaries or the procedure for determining salaries of elected officials, the ...
• Locomotives; Enforceability Of Ordinance Prescribing Maximum Speed Limit - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.5d
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, on and after the effective date of a passenger railroad maximum speed limit specified in a final ...
• Municipal Water Or Sewage System; Annual Audit; Public Hearing Before Proposed Rate Increase - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.5e
  A municipal water or sewage system established by a city incorporated under this act which serves more than 40% of the population of the ...
• Energy Conservation Improvements; Resolution; Payment; Scope Of Improvements; Acquisition Of Improvements By Contracts Or Notes; Reports; Forms - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.5f
  (1) The legislative body of a city may provide by resolution for energy conservation improvements to be made to city facilities and may pay for ...
• Flood Control Project - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.5g
  The legislative body of a city may provide by resolution for a flood control project financed in any manner that is authorized by statute ...
• Regulation Or Prohibition Of Public Nudity; "Public Nudity" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.5h
  (1) Whether or not so provided in its charter, a city may, by ordinance, regulate or prohibit public nudity within city boundaries. (2) As used ...
• Snow Removal From Streets, Mosquito Abatement, And Security Services Provided By Private Contractors; Special Assessment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.5i
  (1) Whether or not authorized by its charter, a city with a population of more than 750,000 may provide by ordinance a procedure to finance ...
• Sewer Separation; Authorization; Ordinance; Special Assessment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.5j
  A city, in order to protect the public health, may adopt an ordinance to provide for the separation of storm water drainage and footing ...
• Incorporation, Consolidation, Or Alteration Of Boundaries; Petition; Signatures; Deposit; Enumeration - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.6
  Cities may be incorporated or territory detached therefrom or added thereto, or consolidation made of 2 or more cities or villages into 1 city, ...
• Incorporation, Consolidation Or Alteration Of Boundaries; Fifth Class Cities; Population Requisites; Representation On Board Of Supervisors. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.7
  Said petition shall accurately describe the proposed boundaries of the city, or of the territory to be annexed thereto or detached therefrom, and if ...
• Incorporation, Consolidation, Or Alteration Of Boundaries; Petition; Filing; Resolution; Adoption - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.8
  (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a petition filed under section 6 shall be addressed to the county board of commissioners of the county ...
• Incorporation, Consolidation Or Alteration Of Boundaries; Filing Substitute Petition; Action By Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.8a
  In case a petition has been filed with the clerk pursuant to section 8, and subsequently another petition is filed by other petitioners proposing ...
• Incorporation, Consolidation, Or Change Of Boundaries; Governing Law; Affected District; Petition Or Resolution For Annexation; Voting; Duties Of Commission - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.9
  (1) In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this act and 1968 PA 191, MCL 123.1001 to 123.1020, regarding an incorporation or ...
• Annexation Of Township Remnant Territory To Home Rule City; Procedure - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.9a
  Whenever the process of incorporation, consolidation, or annexation leaves a portion of a township with no qualified electors residing in that portion and without ...
• Detachment Of Territory From City; Conditions; Intergovernmental Agreement Imposing Conditions On Detachment; Reannexation To Detaching City; Detached Territory Not Subject To Annexation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.9b
  (1) In addition to the detachment procedures otherwise authorized by this act, territory may be detached from a city if all of the following conditions ...
• Repealed. 1986, Act 64, Eff. July 1, 1986 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.9c
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to an alternate method of annexation. ...
• Certified Copies Of Petition And Resolution; Transmittal; Election Notices - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.10
  The county clerk shall, within 3 days after the passage of the resolution provided for in section 8 of this act, transmit a certified ...
• Petition For Incorporation, Consolidation, Or Change Of Boundaries; Affidavit; Filing With Secretary Of State; Certification; Notice; Election - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.11
  (1) If the territory to be affected by a proposed incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries is situated in more than 1 county, the petition ...
• Election Returns; Canvass; Village Clerk, Duties. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.12
  The returns by the several boards of election inspectors shall be made to the clerk of the county in which the city or proposed ...
• Effective Date Of Incorporation, Consolidation, Attachment Or Detachment; Certificate Of Board Of County Canvassers; Representation, Transfer Of Property, Governmental Function - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.13
  On the filing in the office of the secretary of state and the clerk of the county or counties within which the city or ...
• Incorporation Or Annexation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.14
  Whenever an incorporated village is incorporated as a city, without change of boundaries, such city shall succeed to the ownership of all the property ...
• Petition For Vacating Incorporation; Initiation; Election; Certification; Assets, Disbursement; Debts And Obligations. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.14a
  Whenever the qualified electors of any city incorporated under the provisions of this act shall file a petition with the city clerk, which petition ...
• Relocation Of Common Boundaries. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.14b
  Whenever the boundaries between cities lying within the same county and subject to this act divide platted lots, or are affected by the relocation ...
• 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 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.15
  (1) At an election on the question of the intent to incorporate a new city, or to make a consolidation permitted by this act, each ...
• Incorporation; Expenses Of Charter Commission; Payment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.15a
  When the residents of a township have voted to incorporate the entire township or fractional part thereof as a city, the township or townships ...
• Incorporation; Rejection Of Charter; De Facto Mayor, Duties; Resubmission Of Charter, Procedure; Effect Of Nonadoption Within Two Years Of Election To Incorporate - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.16
  If the proposed charter be rejected at such election the election of officers shall be void, except that the elector who shall receive the ...
• Incorporation; New Charter Commission, Petition, Procedure, Eligibility, Duties, Expenses; Control Of Territory Pending Adoption; Date Of Incorporation; Voting Franchise - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.17
  In cases where the qualified electors of a proposed city shall reject a proposed charter, any 300 electors of said proposed city may petition ...
• Incorporation; Revision Of Charter, Procedure, Commission, Advisory Vote; Incorporation Of Provision In Original Charter Granted By Legislature - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.18
  Any city desiring to revise its charter shall do so in the following manner, unless otherwise provided by charter; when its legislative body shall ...
• Charter; Duty Of Legislative Body - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.19
  The legislative body of the municipality unless it is otherwise provided, shall fix in advance of the election of a charter commission the place ...
• Charter Commission; First Meeting; Duties Of City Clerk; Powers And Duties Of Commission; Roll Call; Vacancy; Compensation; Quorum; Public Sessions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.20
  The charter commission shall convene on the second Tuesday after the election at the place designated pursuant to section 19. The city clerk shall ...
• Charter Amendment; Procedure - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.21
  (1) An amendment to an existing city charter, whether the charter was adopted under this act or formerly granted or passed by the legislature for ...
• Charter Amendment; Submission To Governor, Approval; Re-Consideration - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.22
  Every amendment to a city charter whether passed pursuant to the provisions of this act or heretofore granted or passed by the state legislature ...
• Publication Of Proposed Charter And Amendments; Submission Of Charter And Separate Propositions To Electors; Adoption; Ballot. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.23
  (1) A proposed city charter and each amendment to an existing city charter before submission to the electors, shall be published as the charter commission ...
• Charters Or Amendments; Filing; Effective Date. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.24
  If the charter, or any amendment thereto, whether of cities incorporated under the provisions of this act, or under an existing charter of the ...
• 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 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.25
  (1) An initiatory petition authorized by this act shall be addressed to and filed with the city clerk. The petition shall state what body, organization, ...
• Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.25a
  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a petition under section 3, 5, 5c, 6, 7, 8, 8a, 9(5), 11, 14a, 15, 16, 17, ...
• Elections; General Provisions; Applicability Of S 168.641 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.26
  (1) All elections held under this act shall be paid for by the locality where held. Except as otherwise provided by law or ordinance, the ...
• Repealed. 1966, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.27
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to determination of representation by cities on county board of supervisors. ...
• Apportionment Of Wards; Definitions. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.27a
  (1) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Local legislative body" means the council, common council or commission of a city. (b) "Ward" means a ...
• Board Of Review; Appointment Of Members, Functions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.27b
  When the charter of any city heretofore adopted provides that the city representatives on the board of supervisors of the county shall be members ...
• Charter Change; Laws In Force; Justice And Police Courts, Justices, Charter Provisions, Ordinances - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.28
  In all cities now organized, which may hereafter amend or revise their charters under the provisions of this act, all of the provisions of ...
• Municipal Courts In Cities In Certain Counties; Civil Jurisdiction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.28a
  In counties having a population of less than 100,000 in which municipal courts are now or may be established, said courts shall have such ...
• Municipal Courts In Cities In Certain Counties; Attorney Fees Based On Amount Of Judgment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.28b
  In all cases, in any municipal court now or hereafter established under the provisions of this act, where a contested trial takes place, and ...
• Recovery And Enforcement Of Fines, Penalties, And Forfeitures; Violations; Administrative Hearings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.29
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the district court, a municipal court, or the circuit court, as provided by law, may hear, try, and ...
• Appeal To Circuit Court; Recognizance Or Bond. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.30
  In all actions and prosecutions arising under the charter and ordinances of the city the right of appeal to the circuit court of the ...
• Disposition Of Fines - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.31
  All fines collected or received by the district court for or on account of violations of the charter or ordinances of the city, shall ...
• Constables; Election Or Appointment; Powers And Duties; Salary; Fees; Provisions Inapplicable To Certain Cities; Compliance With Minimum Employment Standards - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.32
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), there may be elected or appointed in each city 1 or more constables who shall have the same ...
• Constables; Election, Qualification, And Compensation. - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.33
  The provisions of the general law applying to the election, qualification, and compensation of constables in townships shall apply to the constables provided for ...
• Police Officers; Powers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.34
  When any person has committed or is suspected of having committed any crime or misdemeanor within a city, or has escaped from any city ...
• Police Officer Or Constable; Authority To Execute Bench Warrant - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.34a
  A police officer of a city or, if authorized by the legislative body, a constable of a city has the same authority within the ...
• Acquisition Of Property; Condemnation Or Purchase Proceedings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.35
  Any city may acquire by purchase or condemnation proceedings any lands within or without its corporate limits necessary for disposing of sewage or for ...
• General Obligation Bonds; Issuance; Conditions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.35a
  Any municipality with a population of 750,000 or more may issue general obligation bonds and other evidences of debt for all lawful purposes in ...
• Charter Provisions; Conflict - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.36
  No provision of any city charter shall conflict with or contravene the provisions of any general law of the state. History: 1909, Act 279, ...
• Financial Recovery Bonds; Amounts; Terms And Conditions; Net Indebtedness Of City; Limitation; Bonds Not Subject To Mcl 141.2101 To 141.2821 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.36a
  (1) Except as otherwise provided under this section, if a financial emergency exists under the local government fiscal responsibility act, 1990 PA 72, MCL 141.1201 ...
• Saving Clause - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.37
  All charters heretofore formulated and all proceedings of charter commissions heretofore had under this act are hereby validated and made effectual so far as ...
• Construction Of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 117.38
  It is intended by this act to re-enact sections 21, 22, 23 and 24, as above amended pursuant to the adoption of the amendment ...

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