Michigan Compiled Laws - Charter Townships

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• Short Title; Charter Townships; Incorporation; Powers, Privileges, Immunities And Liabilities; Petition; Special Census; Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.1
  (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as "the charter township act". (2) A township, having a population of 2,000 or more ...
• Emergency Financial Manager; Authority And Responsibilities - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.1a
  Notwithstanding any provision of this act, if an emergency financial manager has been appointed under the local government fiscal responsibility act, Act No. 101 ...
• Incorporation; Referendum; Ballot, Form And Content; Filing Of Petition Or Resolution By Township Clerk; Finality Of Proceedings; Term Of Incumbent Officers; Disincorporation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.2
  Any eligible township shall become a charter township when the inhabitants thereof shall, by a majority vote of the electors thereof, voting on such ...
• Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.2a
  A petition under section 3, 3a, 4, 6a, or 34(5), including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of ...
• Incorporation; Submission Of Proposition To Electors, Time; Petitions, Verification Of Signatures - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.3
  The proposition to incorporate as a charter township shall be submitted at the next general or at a special election in the event that, ...
• Notice To Clerk Of Township Not Incorporated As Charter Township; Resolution Of Township Board; Notice Of Right To Referendum; Petition; Signatures; Submitting Question Of Incorporation At General Or Special Election; Wording Of Ballot - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.3a
  (1) Within 30 days after the effective date of this 1984 amendatory act and after each regular or special federal or state census, the secretary ...
• Nomination Of Candidates For Township Office; Conducting Primary Election; Duties Of Township Clerk; Duties And Composition Of Board Of Township Election Commissioners - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.4
  Candidates for township office in charter townships shall be nominated at the general primary election held in the township before each general election at ...
• Township Board; Election Of Members; Powers And Duties; Supervisor As Presiding And Executive Officer; Authentication Of Instruments; President Pro Tem; Clerk; Record Of Proceedings; Temporary Clerk - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.5
  (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, all legislative authority and powers of each charter township shall be vested in and shall be exercised ...
• Charter Township Board; Compensation And Expenses Of Members - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.6
  A trustee may receive, in addition to other emoluments provided by law for his service to the township, a sum per meeting of the ...
• Ordinance Establishing Procedure For Determining Salary Of Elected Official; Contents; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Public Notice; Resolution Implementing Ordinance; Petition For Referendum; Change Of Procedure; Decreasing Salary Of Elected Township Official - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.6a
  (1) In place of the procedure in section 6 for determining the salary of each elected official, the township board may establish by ordinance the ...
• Township Board; Meetings; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice Of Meeting; Transacting Business At Special Meeting; Quorum; Adjournment; Rules And Order Of Business; Journal; Voting; Availability Of Certain Writings To Public; Attendance And Conduct At Meetings; Misconduct In Office; Sergeant-At-Arms - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.7
  (1) The township board shall provide by resolution for the time, date, and place of the board's regular meetings, and shall hold at least 1 ...
• Charter Township Board; Monthly Publication Of Proceedings; Notices And Ordinances; Posting - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.8
  (2) The board shall determine the method of publication of all notices, ordinances, and proceedings for which the method of publication is not prescribed by ...
• Township Officers; Powers And Duties; Additional Officers, Limitations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.9
  The township supervisor, township clerk, township treasurer, justices of the peace, and constables in each charter township shall have and perform the duties and ...
• Township Superintendent; Appointment; Delegation Of Powers And Duties Of Township Supervisor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.10
  The township board in each charter township shall have power to appoint a township superintendent and may delegate to him any or all of ...
• Township Manager; Employment; Service; Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.10a
  If a township has not appointed a township superintendent under section 10, the township board may employ a township manager who shall serve at ...
• Township Superintendent; Tenure; Qualifications; Residency Requirements; Waiver - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.11
  (1) The township superintendent shall hold office at the pleasure of the township board and shall be selected by the township board on the basis ...
• Township Assessors; Appointment, Powers And Duties, Compensation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.11a
  In any charter township, in addition to the supervisor, the charter township board may provide for the appointment of assessors, not exceeding 2, for ...
• Township Police Force; Establishment; Township Marshal, Appointment; Rules; Policemen, Powers And Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.12
  The township board in each charter township may provide for and establish a police force and authorize the supervisor, or the township superintendent if ...
• Township Fire Department; Establishment; Township Fire Chief, Appointment; Rules And Regulations; Refusal To Aid At Fire, Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.13
  The township board in each charter township shall have power to provide for and establish and maintain a fire department and authorize the supervisor, ...
• Free Public Library; Establishment And Maintenance; Conditions; Ordinance; Resolution; Board Of Directors; Appointment Of Library Advisory Committee; Rules And Regulations; State Aid - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.13a
  (2) The board shall establish a free public library under subsection (1) by adopting an ordinance or passing a resolution as provided by law. The ...
• Charter Township; Power To Acquire Property; Approval Of Electors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.14
  Each charter township shall have power to acquire property for public purposes by purchase, gift, condemnation, lease, construction, or otherwise, and to maintain and ...
• Bonds For Public Improvements; Issuance; Approval Required; Exceptions; Limitation On Net Indebtedness; Computation Of Net Indebtedness; Bonds Subject To SS 141.2101 To 141.2821 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.14a
  (1) The township may borrow money and issue bonds on the credit of the township for the purpose of constructing or otherwise acquiring a public ...
• Ordinances To Provide For Peace, Health And Safety; Licenses, Granting, Fees, Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.15
  The township board of any charter township may enact such ordinances as may be deemed necessary to provide for the public peace and health ...
• Streets, Alleys, Bridges And Public Places; Regulation Of Use; Record Of Ordinances, Filing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.16
  Except insofar as limited by state law and the provisions of this act, the township board shall have power to establish and vacate and ...
• Construction Of Buildings; Powers And Liabilities Of Charter Townships As To Public Health And Safety - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.17
  Charter townships shall have and possess and may exercise the same powers and shall be subject to the same liabilities as are possessed by ...
• Joint Action With Other Governmental Unit Or Agency - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.18
  Each charter township may join with any governmental unit or agency, or with any number or combination thereof, by contract or otherwise as may ...
• Ordinances, Resolutions, Rules And Regulations Of Former Township; Continuation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.19
  All ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations of a charter township which were in effect at the time such township became a charter township and ...
• Legislation To Be Ordinance Or Resolution; Form, Passage, Amendment, Recording, Authentication, And Compilation Of Ordinances - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.20
  (1) Legislation of a charter township shall be by ordinance or by resolution. A resolution shall be limited to matters required or permitted to be ...
• Violation Of Ordinances; Sanction; Designation As Civil Infraction; Act Or Omission Constituting Crime; Penalty; Distribution Of Fines - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.21
  (1) The township board shall provide in each ordinance a sanction for violation of the ordinance. (2) Consistent with any of the following statutes, the ...
• Police Officers; Right To Pursue, Arrest, And Detain Person Outside Of Charter Township Limits - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.21a
  If a person has committed a civil infraction violation under the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being ...
• Police Officer Or Constable; Authority To Execute Bench Warrant - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.21b
  A police officer of a charter township or, if authorized by the township board, a constable of a charter township has the same authority ...
• Regulation Of Recreational Trailway; Posting Of Ordinance; Violation As Municipal Civil Infraction; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.21c
  (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. ...
• Ordinance; Publication; Effective Date; Publication Of Summary Or True Copy; Catch Lines Required; Drafting Of Summary - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.22
  An ordinance passed by a township board shall be published at least once. An ordinance is effective immediately upon its publication, unless a date ...
• State Law Or Standard Code; Adoption As Township Ordinance By Citation; Publication, Distribution, Charge - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.23
  The township board may adopt any provision of state law or any detailed technical regulations as a township ordinance or code by citation of ...
• Submission Of Itemized Estimates Of Anticipated Expenditures; Preparation And Submission Of Budget Proposal; Time - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.24
  On or before 150 days prior to the commencement of the fiscal year, each township officer shall submit to the supervisor, or to the ...
• Budget Proposal; Contents; Commencement Of Fiscal Year - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.25
  The budget proposal shall present a complete financial plan for the ensuing fiscal year, which shall commence on January 1 of each year and ...
• Budget; Notice, Public Hearing, Prior Public Inspection - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.26
  A public hearing on the budget shall be held before its final adoption, at such time and place as the township board shall direct, ...
• Adoption Of Budget By Township Board; Resolution; Appropriation; Tax Levy; Limitation; Separate Appropriation For Fire And Police Departments; Tax Collection; Interim Budget - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.27
  (1) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, prior to the commencement of the fiscal year, the township board shall, by resolution, adopt the budget ...
• Budget Or Supplemental Appropriations; Expenditure, Restrictions; Unencumbered Balances, Transfer, Reappropriation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.28
  No money shall be drawn from the treasury of the township nor shall any obligation for the expenditure of money be incurred, except pursuant ...
• Quarterly Statement Of Estimated And Actual Income And Expenses; Submission By Supervisor To Township Board; Reduction Of Appropriations, Exceptions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.29
  At the beginning of each quarterly period during the fiscal year, and more often if required by the township board, the supervisor or the ...
• Annual Audit Of Accounts; Results, Filing, Public Inspection; Annual Report Of Township Business - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.30
  An independent audit shall be made of all accounts of the township government at least annually and more frequently if deemed necessary by the ...
• Local Or Public Improvements; Approval; Determination Of Necessity; Special Assessments; Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.31
  Each charter township may make local or public improvements by paving streets that are not a part of the county highway system, laying curbs ...
• Succession To Properties Of Former Township; Suits Or Prosecutions, Debts And Liabilities, Uncollected Taxes And Assessments - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.32
  All charter townships created under the provisions of this act shall succeed to and be vested with all the property, real and personal, moneys, ...
• Liberal Construction Of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.33
  The provisions of this act shall be liberally construed in the interest of the public health and welfare and the safety of persons and ...
• Exemption Of Charter Township From Annexation To Contiguous City Or Village; Exceptions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 42.34
  (1) A charter township existing on June 15, 1978, or a township incorporated after June 15, 1978 as a charter township that complies with the ...

Last modified: January 3, 2008