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• Counties; Boundaries - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.1
  The boundaries of the several counties in this state, shall remain as now established, unless the same shall hereafter be changed by the legislature. ...
• Counties; Powers, Duties, Privileges And Immunities - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.2
  All the rights, powers, duties, privileges and immunities of the several counties, shall remain as now established, until the same shall be altered by ...
• County; Body Corporate, Purposes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.3
  Each organized county shall be a body politic and corporate, for the following purposes, that is to say: To sue and be sued, to ...
• County Property - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.4
  All real and personal estate, heretofore conveyed by any form of conveyance to the inhabitants of any county, or to the county treasurer, or ...
• County Lands; Sale And Conveyance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.5
  The board of supervisors of each county, or other public officers having the charge and management of the county lands, may, by their order ...
• Wayne And Monroe Counties; Common Jurisdiction As To Lake Erie - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.6
  The counties of Wayne and Monroe shall have jurisdiction, in common, of all offences committed on that part of Lake Erie, which lies within ...
• Wayne, Macomb And St. Clair Counties; Common Jurisdiction As To Lake St. Clair - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.8
  The counties of Wayne, Macomb and St. Clair, shall have jurisdiction, in common, of all offences committed on that part of Lake St. Clair ...
• Counties Bordering On Lake Michigan; Common Jurisdiction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.10
  The counties now existing, or which may be hereafter organized, bordering upon the shore of Lake Michigan shall have jurisdiction of all offences committed ...
• Counties Bordering On Lake Huron; Common Jurisdiction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.12
  The counties now existing, or which may be hereafter organized, bordering upon the shore of Lake Huron shall have jurisdiction of all offences committed ...
• Counties Bordering On Lake Superior; Common Jurisdiction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.14
  The county of Chippewa, and such other counties as may hereafter be organized upon the shore of Lake Superior, shall have jurisdiction, in common, ...
• County Courthouse, Jail, Offices, And Other Buildings; Location, Construction, Maintenance, And Expense Thereof; Examination Of Plan For Jail - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.16
  Each organized county shall, at its own cost and expense, provide at the county seat thereof a suitable courthouse, and a suitable and sufficient ...
• County Jails; Contracts For Use; Lockup Required - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.16a
  In lieu of providing a jail, as required in section 16, each county may contract with other counties for the use of such counties' ...
• County Prison Limits - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.17
  The prison limits of each county, shall extend to all places within the boundaries of the county. History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 13 ;-- CL ...
• Escape Due To Insufficiency Of County Jail; Liability Of Sheriff - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.18
  In case of the escape of any prisoner, by reason of the insufficiency of the jail, whereby the sheriff, or other officer performing the ...
• Unorganized Counties; Annexation, Effect - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.19
  Unorganized counties and other districts, annexed, or hereafter to be annexed to any organized county for judicial purposes, shall, for every purpose, be deemed ...
• Division Or Alteration Of County; Lands Within County Limits - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.20
  When a county seized of lands shall be divided into 2 or more counties, or shall be altered in its limits, by annexing a ...
• Division Or Alteration; Apportionment Of Personalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.21
  When a county possessed of, or entitled to money, rights, credits, things in action or personal property, shall be so divided or altered, or ...
• Division Or Alteration; Settlement By Meeting Of County Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.22
  The supervisors aforesaid shall meet for the purpose of such settlement, at such time as shall be prescribed by the law making such division ...
• Division Or Alteration; Apportionment Of Debts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.23
  Debts owing by a county so divided or altered, shall be apportioned in the manner prescribed in section 21 of this chapter, and each ...
• Disagreement Over Settlement; Arbitration Commissioners, Appointment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.24
  In case of the division or alteration of a county as aforesaid, if the supervisors cannot agree upon a settlement, as provided in this ...
• Arbitration Commissioners; Meeting; Determination, Finality - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.25
  Such commissioners shall meet at such time as they may appoint, and after being duly sworn faithfully and impartially to perform their duties as ...
• Deputies Of County Officers In Counties Over 50,000; Appointment, Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.41
  In all counties of this state having a population of more than 50,000 where it is provided by law that the county treasurer, county ...
• Deputies And Employees Of County Officers In Counties Over 500,000; Appointment, Compensation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.51
  In counties having a population of more than 500,000 the county treasurer, the register of deeds, the coroners and the drain commissioner shall and ...
• Repeal; Effect On Veterans' Preference Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.52
  All acts and parts of acts, whether general, local or special, contravening the provisions of this act are hereby repealed: Provided, however, That nothing ...
• County Offices; Departments Or Institutions; Purchase Of Supplies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.81
  In any county adopting this act, all supplies, merchandise and articles of every description and character necessary for the maintenance and operation of all ...
• County Purchasing Agent; Appointment, Term, Compensation; Interest In Contracts Or Bids Prohibited, Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.82
  A county purchasing agent shall be appointed by the board of supervisors, who shall hold his office for the term of 2 years from ...
• County Purchasing Agent; Oath; Bond; Conditions; Payment Of Premium; Sales Prohibited; Accepting Or Receiving Rebate, Commission, Or Other Thing Of Value - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.83
  The agent, before entering upon the duties of the agent's office, shall take the constitutional oath of office, and as determined by the county ...
• Purchasing Agent; Advice Of County Officers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.84
  All county officers and heads of county departments or institutions shall keep the purchasing agent constantly advised as to the amount and character of ...
• Purchasing Agent; Duties; Estimates Of County Officers; Advertisement For Bids; Manner Of Purchase, Criteria - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.85
  It shall be the duty of the purchasing agent aforesaid to contract for all supplies, merchandise, printing and articles of every description needed for ...
• Bids; Bond Or Certified Check Required; Acceptance - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.86
  Any and all bids or proposals under this act shall be accompanied by a good and sufficient bond or a certified check in such ...
• Bids; Inspection By Purchasing Agent; Quality Of Supplies, Rejection; Estimates, Content, Filing, Public Inspection - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.87
  All bids shall be opened on the date and at the place specified in the advertisement for the same and such opening and inspection ...
• Invoices; Transmittal, Approval, Payment; Rejection Of Supplies, Replacement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.88
  Invoices of all supplies of whatever kind shall be furnished in duplicate by the contractor or seller at the time of every delivery of ...
• Bond Of Successful Bidder; Terms, Filing, Recoveries - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.89
  When any bid shall have been accepted, the purchasing agent may require of the successful bidder, a bond payable unto the county with good ...
• Emergency Order; Approval, Purchase, Report, Payment; Limitation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.90
  In case any temporary or unforeseen exigency should arise in any of the county offices, departments or institutions and it shall be made to ...
• Purchases To Be In Accordance With Appropriations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.91
  All purchases by contract, or otherwise, as herein authorized, shall be in accordance with such appropriations as have been made by the supervisors for ...
• Purchase Of Perishable Supplies; Rules And Regulations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.92
  The purchasing agent shall frame and transmit to each county institution a system of rules and regulations for the purchase of such supplies as ...
• Clerks; Appointment, Compensation; Annual Report By Purchasing Agent To County Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.93
  The purchasing agent shall have the authority, with the consent of the board of supervisors, to appoint clerks to assist him in his duties, ...
• Purchasing Agent And Clerks; Appropriation For Compensation; Personal Use Of County Supplies, Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.94
  Such sum of money as may be necessary is hereby appropriated out of the general fund in the county treasury, to pay the salary ...
• Accounts; Condition Of Payment; Purchasing Agent, Offices, Supplies And Equipment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.95
  No account for goods, wares or merchandise purchased by any officers created by this act, shall be paid, unless sworn to as required by ...
• Repeals; Construction Of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.96
  All acts or parts of acts in any wise contravening the provisions of this act are hereby repealed: Provided, however, That the provisions of ...
• Adoption Of Act By Counties; Scope - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.97
  The provisions of this act shall not apply to any county except where such county, by its board of supervisors, shall adopt the provisions ...
• Adjustment Of County Boundaries; Resolution Or Petition; Placing Question On Ballot - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.101
  A city situated in 2 or more counties may by resolution of its governing body or petition of 10% of its registered electors or ...
• Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.101a
  A petition under section 1, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 ...
• Effective Date Of Question; Notice Of Submission; Form; Certifying Result Of Vote And Adjustment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.102
  The question shall not become effective unless it is approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon in each county affected. Notice ...
• Fiscal Year For Certain Counties; Annual Reports; Filing; Report Of County Road Commission - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.201
  (2) If so determined by the county board of commissioners, a county may establish 1 of the following as its fiscal year and annual reports ...
• Inconsistent Provisions Of Law Superseded - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.202
  This act shall be construed as superseding any inconsistent provision of law, and shall be self-executing. History: 1943, Act 174, Eff. July 30, 1943 ...
• "County" Defined - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.203
  As used in this act, "county" means a county or a county agency in that county, other than the county road commission. History: Add. ...
• County Officers; Oaths Of Office, Deposit, Filing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.318
  Each of the officers named in this chapter, except notaries public and prosecuting attorneys, shall before entering upon the duties of his office, and ...
• County Officers; Deposit, Filing, And Preservation Of Bond - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.319
  Each officer required by the county board of commissioners to give an individual bond, except the treasurer, before entering upon the duties of office, ...
• County Officers; Neglect To Deposit Oath Or Bond, Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.320
  If either of the said officers shall neglect to deposit his oath or bond according to the provisions of the 2 last preceding sections, ...
• Neglect To Deposit Oath Or Bond; Notice, Effect - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.321
  No penalty shall attach on account of any neglect to deposit such oath or bond as aforesaid, in case such officer, before entering upon ...
• Prosecuting Attorney; Appointment, Transmittal Of Commission, Notice - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.322
  Whenever the governor shall appoint a prosecuting attorney, the secretary of state shall transmit his commission to the clerk of the county for which ...
• Prosecuting Attorney; Oath Of Office, Filing; Delivery Of Commission - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.323
  The person so appointed shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, and within 20 days after receiving notice of his appointment, appear ...
• County Officers; Commencement Of Terms - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.324
  The regular terms of office of the several county officers elected at the general election shall commence on the first day of January succeeding ...
• Bond Coverage For Officers Or Employees Of County; Determination By County Board Of Commissioners - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.381
  (1) Each officer or employee of a county that is required by statute to furnish a bond conditioned on the officer's or employee's honesty or ...
• Notification Of Surety Companies; Contract - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.382
  In obtaining bond coverage under this act, the county board of commissioners shall notify all surety companies authorized to do business in the county ...
• Completion Of Bonding Requirement; Termination Of Honesty And Faithful Discharge Of Duty Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.383
  Within 1 year after the effective date of this act, the county board of commissioners shall complete the bonding requirement as required by this ...
• Repeal Of SS 45.351 And 45.371 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.384
  Act No. 27 of the Public Acts of 1873, being section 45.351 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, and Act No. 251 of the ...
• Conditional Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.385
  This act shall not take effect unless Senate Bills No. 1488, 1490, 1492, 1494 and 1493 of the 1978 regular session of the legislature ...
• Salaries Of County Officers; Determination; Exception; Change In Compensation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.401
  (1) The county board of commissioners of each county in this state may direct the payment to the sheriff, under-sheriff, and deputy sheriffs and to ...
• County Officers; Statement Of Fees Collected, Disposition, Receipts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.402
  The sheriff, under-sheriff and deputy sheriffs and the county clerks, county treasurers and registers of deeds and their deputies who receive a salary shall ...
• Salaries Of County Officers; Payment, Condition - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.403
  The salaries aforesaid shall be paid monthly by the county treasurer, upon a warrant issued by the county clerk, but not until an itemized ...
• Accounting Of Money Received By County Treasurer - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.404
  All money received by the county treasurer by virtue of this act shall be credited to the general fund of the county. History: 1919, ...
• Sheriffs; Appointment Of Under-Sheriff And Deputies; Contracts For Board Of Prisoners; Office Supplies, Claims Of Salaried Officers For Expenses, Hearing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.405
  The sheriff shall appoint an under-sheriff and may, in his discretion, appoint such deputy sheriffs as may be provided for by the board of ...
• Sheriff; Emergency Appointment Of Additional Deputies, Compensation; Report Of Expenses, Official Acts And Fees; Appointment Of Deputies To Protect Private Interests - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.406
  In times of emergency the sheriff, upon order of the circuit court for the county, made upon the petition of the sheriff or prosecuting ...
• Sheriff, Under-Sheriff And Deputy Sheriff; Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.407
  It is hereby provided that this act shall be so construed as to require the sheriff, under-sheriff and deputy sheriffs to perform all reasonable ...
• Violation Of Act; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.408
  If any sheriff, under-sheriff or deputy sheriffs or any county clerk, county treasurer, or register of deeds, or any deputy of any county clerk, ...
• Members Of County Boards, Departments, Authorities, And Commissions; Compensation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.411
  Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, members of county boards, departments, authorities, and commissions receiving statutory compensation the same as members of the boards ...
• Salaries Of County Officers; Determination; Change In Compensation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.421
  (1) The annual salary of each salaried county officer, which is by law fixed by the county board of commissioners, shall be fixed by the ...
• Salaries Of County Officers Of County Having Population Of 1,000,000 Or More; Determination; Fees Or Commissions Payable To County; Change In Compensation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.451
  (1) The salary of the treasurer, prosecuting attorney, county clerk, register of deeds, and the county auditors, of a county having a population of 1,000,000 ...
• County Officers; Additional Compensation For New Duties Prohibited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.452
  No officer whose salary is fixed by this act shall be entitled to any fees, commissions or added compensation by reason of any new ...
• County Officers; Fees Collected, Payment To County Treasurer, Statement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.453
  The said county clerk, circuit court commissioners, county auditors, prosecuting attorney, treasurer and register of deeds of any such county shall receive or collect ...
• County Officers; Record Books And Accounting Forms For Uniform System Of Accounts; Audit Of Accounts; Rules And Regulations Of Board Of County Auditors For Deposit And Disbursement Of Funds; Duties Of County Treasurer - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.454
  The board of auditors of said county shall prepare and provide said county treasurer, county clerk, register of deeds, circuit court commissioners, prosecuting attorney, ...
• Incumbent County Officers; Salaries And Fees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.455
  The present county treasurer, county clerk, register of deeds and circuit court commissioners shall be entitled to receive the salaries, fees and perquisites now ...
• Violation Of Act; Penalty - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.456
  Any officer who shall fail to comply with the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof ...
• Repeals - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.457
  All acts or parts of acts, so far as contrary to the provisions of this act, whether local or general, are hereby repealed. History: ...
• County Officers Compensation Commission; Establishment; Purpose; Resolution - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.471
  A county board of commissioners may establish a county officers compensation commission to determine the compensation for the nonjudicial elected officials of the county. ...
• County Officers Compensation Commission; Appointment, Qualifications And Terms Of Members - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.472
  (1) The county officers compensation commission shall consist of 7 members who are registered electors residing in the county. Upon recommendations from the members of ...
• Compensation Of Elected Officials; Determination; Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.473
  The county officers compensation commission shall determine the compensation of the elected officials of the county, other than judges, which determination shall be the ...
• County Officers Compensation Commission; Meetings; Determination; Quorum; Concurrence Of Majority; Chairperson; Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.474
  (1) The county officers compensation commission shall meet for not more than 15 session days each even numbered year and shall make its determination within ...
• Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.475
  The business which the commission may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with Act No. 267 ...
• Resolution Subject To Referendum; Petition; Placing Proposition On Ballot; Effect Of Defeat Of Proposition; Effect Of Determination - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.476
  If a resolution is adopted establishing a county officers compensation commission pursuant to this act, the resolution may be subject to referendum if a ...
• Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.476a
  A petition under section 6, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 ...
• Conditional Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.477
  This act shall not take effect unless House Bill No. 6200 of the 1978 regular session of the legislature is enacted into law. History: ...
• Leased United States Lands; Appropriation Of Moneys Received For Flood Control, Navigation And Allied Purposes; Payment To County Treasurer - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.491
  All sums of money heretofore or hereafter received from the United States, or any department thereof, under an act of congress approved August 18, ...
• Charter County; Body Corporate - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.501
  Every county adopting a charter under the provisions of this act shall be a body corporate. History: 1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ...
• Authority Of Emergency Financial Manager; Authority And Responsibilities Of Local Emergency Financial Assistance Loan Board - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.501a
  Notwithstanding any provision of this act, if an emergency financial manager has been appointed under the local government fiscal responsibility act, Act No. 101 ...
• Resolution For Submission Of Question On Election Of Charter Commission; Adoption By County Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.502
  The board of supervisors of any county, by a majority vote of its members elect may, or upon petition of 5% of the registered ...
• Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.502a
  A petition under section 2, 5(1), or 19, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan ...
• Submission Of Question To Qualified Electors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.503
  The resolution shall provide that the question shall be submitted to the qualified electors at the next regular primary, presidential primary, or general election ...
• Number Of Charter Commissioners To Be Elected; Qualifications Of Candidate For Election To Office Of Charter Commissioner; Member Of County Board Of Commissioners As Chief Administrative Officer - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.504
  County Population Number of Charter Commissioners Under 5,001 Not more than 7 5,001 to 10,000 Not more than 11 10,001 to 50,000 Not more ...
• Partisan Election Of Charter Commission; Nomination Of Candidates; Petition Or Filing Fee; Primary Election; Composition And Convening Of County Apportionment Commission; Rules Of Procedure; Quorum; Majority Vote; Establishment Of Charter Commission Districts; Requirements For Districts; Use Of Census Figures; Apportionment; Division; Date Of Primary; Election Of Charter Commission; Filing And Availability Of Apportionment Plan And Copies Thereof; Judicial Review; Appeal; Submission And Filing Of Plan By Registered Voter; Official Apportionment Plan; Duration; Election Of 1 Charter Commissioner For Each District; Limitation On Representation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.505
  (1) The resolution shall provide for a partisan election of a charter commission, for the nomination of candidates for the charter commission by petitioning or ...
• Compensation For Charter Commissioner; Appropriations To Defray Certain Costs - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.506
  Compensation for each charter commissioner shall not exceed $65.00 per day for a total of 90 meetings. Compensation shall not be paid for more ...
• Passage Of Resolution; Transmittal Of Copies To City, Village And Township Clerks; Notice Of Election, Publication, Posting - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.507
  Upon the passage of the resolution, the county clerk, within 3 business days, shall transmit a certified copy thereof to the clerk of each ...
• Ballots; Form, Content, Preparation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.508
  The ballot to be used for the submission of the question shall be prepared by the county clerk in accordance with the general election ...
• Charter Commission Members; Oath Of Office; First Meeting, Notice; Presiding Officer - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.509
  The members of the charter commission shall file their oath of office with the county clerk prior to the first meeting of the charter ...
• Charter Commission; Organization; Quorum; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice Of Meeting; Record Of Meetings; Journal Of Proceedings; Availability Of Writings To Public; Prohibited Action; Duration Of Charter Commission; Ballot Questions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.510
  (1) The charter commission shall complete its organization within 20 days after the date of its first meeting. Its organization shall consist of seating its ...
• Charter Commission; Draft Of Proposed Charter, Approval; Dissolution Upon Failure To Agree - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.511
  The commission shall draft a proposed charter within 180 days after the date of completing its organization as provided in section 10. If the ...
• Submission Of 2 Alternative Charter Proposals; Dissolution Of Charter Commission; Approval Of Proposed Charters; Differences Between Charter Proposals; Election Of County Executive; Selection, Term, And Removal Of Chief Administrative Officer; Declaration Of Charter Adoption; Votes; Duties And Responsibilities Of County Executive Or Chief Administrative Officer; Veto Of Ordinance Or Resolution; Contents Of Ballot - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.511a
  (1) In a county with a population of 1,500,000 or more the commission shall approve alternative charter proposals for simultaneous submission to the electors pursuant ...
• Charter Commission; Vacancies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.512
  A vacancy in the office of any commissioner shall be filled by a qualified elector selected by the commission. If the commission fails to ...
• Charter Commission; Employees And Assistants, Appointment, Compensation; Use Of County Departmental Personnel; Powers And Duties; Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.513
  The commission may appoint employees and assistants as are necessary to perform its duties and shall fix the compensation of the employees and assistants ...
• County Charter; Mandatory Provisions; Subsection(1)(D) Inapplicable To Certain Counties; Staggered Terms Of Office - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.514
  (a) In a county having a population of less than 1,500,000, for a salaried county executive, who shall be elected at large on a partisan ...
• County Charter; Permissible Provisions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.515
  A county charter adopted under the provisions of this act may provide for 1 or more of the following: (a) The office of corporation ...
• Ordinance; Designation Of Violation As Civil Infraction; Civil Fine; Act Or Omission Constituting Crime - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.515a
  (1) Consistent with Act No. 58 of the Public Acts of 1945, being section 46.201 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and whether or not authorized ...
• Proposed Charter; Submission To Governor; Rejection, Revision, Resubmission; Approval; Referendum On Adoption And Election Of Officers; Incumbent County Officers, Continuation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.516
  The charter shall be submitted to the governor for approval within 30 days after its completion. The charter may be approved by the governor ...
• Proposed Charter; Publication; Notice Of Election - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.517
  Upon the passage of the resolution by the charter commission fixing the date for the submission and election, the county clerk, within 3 business ...
• Proposed Charter; Rejection, Revision, Resubmission To Electorate; Dissolution Of Charter Commission - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.518
  If the proposed county charter be rejected, the election of officers therein newly created is void, and the chairman of the charter commission shall ...
• Second Charter Commission; Election Procedures; Provisions Governing; Rejection; Dissolution Of Commission - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.519
  Whenever a charter commission has been dissolved, the county board of supervisors may and upon petitions of 5% of the registered electors shall adopt ...
• Home Rule County Status; When Change Occurs; Incumbent Officers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.520
  A county is not deemed to have changed its status from that of a regular county to a home rule county until the charter ...
• Home Rule County; Succession To And Vesting Of Property; Continuation Of Rights, Liabilities, Suits, Or Prosecutions; Debts, Liabilities, Tax Rates, And Uncollected Taxes And Assessments - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.521
  A home rule county created under this act shall succeed to and be vested with the property, real and personal, money, rights, credits and ...
• Optional Unified Form Of County Government; Authorization; Effect Of Adoption - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.551
  A county which has not adopted a charter, or elected a charter commission which has not been dissolved pursuant to Act No. 293 of ...
• Optional Unified Form Of County Government; Alternate A; Alternate B - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.552
  (1) An optional unified form of county government shall include either: (a) An appointed county manager, who shall comply with the qualifications and exercise the ...
• Optional Unified Form Of County Government; Procedure For Adoption; Effective Date - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.553
  (1) An optional unified form of county government shall be adopted and become effective in the following manner: (a) The county board of commissioners, by ...
• Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.553a
  A petition under section 3 or 23, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election ...
• Abolition Of Certain Offices, Boards, Commissions, Authorities, Or Departments; Termination Of Tenure; Former Powers As General County Government Powers; Powers And Duties Of Excepted Boards Or Commissions; Certain Powers Neither Minimized Nor Divested; Method Of Appointing Veterans; Powers Vested In County Department Of Veterans' Affairs Administrative Committee Or Soldiers' Relief Commission - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.554
  (1) On the date the optional unified form of county government becomes effective, all appointed boards, commissions, and authorities except the apportionment commission, airport zoning ...
• Board Of County Commissioners As Governing Body Of County; Election, Organization, And Procedures - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.555
  Upon the date an optional unified form of county government becomes effective, the board of county commissioners shall be the governing body of the ...
• Board Of County Commissioners; Powers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.556
  The board may: (a) Establish policies to be followed by the government of the county in the conduct of its affairs and exercise all ...
• Ordinance; Designation Of Violation As Certain Civil Infraction; Civil Fine; Act Or Omission Constituting Crime - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.556a
  (1) Consistent with Act No. 58 of the Public Acts of 1945, being section 46.201 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the county board of commissioners ...
• County Manager; Appointment, Qualifications, Compensation, Term, And Removal - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.557
  Within 60 days after an optional unified form of county government containing alternate A becomes effective, the board of county commissioners by a majority ...
• County Manager Or County Executive; Powers And Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.558
  (1) A county manager or county executive shall: (a) Supervise, direct, and control the functions of the departments of the county except those headed by ...
• County Executive; Nomination, Election, And Term; Vacancy; Salary - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.559
  (1) A county executive who is a qualified elector in the county shall be elected on a partisan basis for a term of 4 years ...
• Death Or Resignation Of Elected County Executive; Successor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.559a
  (1) For counties with a population of more than 1,000,000, if a vacancy occurs in the office of the elected county executive due to death ...
• County Executive; Responsibility - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.560
  The county executive shall be responsible for the overall supervision of all county departments not headed by other elected officials. History: 1973, Act 139, ...
• County Executive; Veto Of Ordinance Or Resolution; Certification; Overriding Veto; Certain Resolutions Or Motions Not To Be Approved Or Disapproved; Effective Date Of Ordinance Or Resolution - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.561
  (1) Except as provided in this section, the county executive may veto an ordinance or resolution adopted by the board, including items of an ordinance ...
• Officials; Powers; Functions; Manner Of Election Or Appointment; Term - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.562
  (a) The sheriff. (b) The clerk-register or clerk and the register of deeds. (c) The treasurer. (d) The prosecuting attorney. If a county employs an ...
• Departments; Establishment; Directors; Functions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.563
  An optional unified form of county government shall have all functions, except when otherwise allocated by this act, performed by 1 or more departments ...
• Departments; Consolidation; Transfer Of Functions; Creation Of Additional Departments; County Manager Or County Executive As Director - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.564
  Except as to a department headed by elected county officials or the board of county road commissioners, the board of county commissioners may: (a) ...
• Deputy; Appointment; Department Head And Deputy Exempt From Civil Service - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.565
  (1) Each department head may appoint 1 deputy. (2) A department head and any deputy appointed thereunder is exempt from civil service. History: 1973, Act ...
• Civil Service Commission; Appeals; Secretarial And Clerical Assistance; Personnel And Employee Relations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.566
  The civil service commission, if existing, shall hear and decide appeals from any disciplinary action, suspension, or removal of county employees who are within ...
• Employee Retirement And Pension Programs; Retirement Board - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.567
  The board of county commissioners shall continue, without diminution of function or authority, any board previously established to administer employee retirement and pension programs ...
• Title To Property To Be Held In Name Of County - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.568
  Upon the date an optional unified form of county government becomes effective, title to all property, real or personal, formerly held in the name ...
• Ordinances Previously Enacted - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.569
  When an optional unified form of county government becomes effective all ordinances previously enacted by the board of county commissioners and unrepealed, to the ...
• Provisions Of Act Controlling - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.570
  When an optional unified form of county government becomes effective, this act is controlling as to all matters to which it relates, and provisions ...
• Rights Under Civil Service And Merit System Continued - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.571
  Under an optional unified form of county government all rights secured employees by existing civil service and merit system legislation are continued in full ...
• Retirement And Pension Rights - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.572
  Under an optional unified form of county government all retirement and pension rights of employees provided by existing law remain in full force and ...
• Procedures For Abolishing Optional Unified Form Of County Government - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.573
  An optional unified form of county government may be abolished in the following manner: (a) After a period of 4 years from the date ...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.581
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "county department of solid waste management act". History: 1989, Act 186, Imd. Eff. ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.582
  As used in this act: (a) "Acquire" means acquisition by any method described in section 12 or by any other method permitted by law. ...
• Department Of Solid Waste Management; Establishment; Function; Control; Annual Budget; Appointment Of Director - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.583
  (1) The county board of commissioners of a county may establish a department of solid waste management as an additional department pursuant to section 14 ...
• Solid Waste System; Acquisition, Construction, Improvement, Enlargement, Or Extension; Operation And Maintenance; Acquisitions Outside Corporate Boundaries; Consent; Contract - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.584
  (1) A county that establishes a department of solid waste management under this act may acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, or extend a solid waste system ...
• Solid Waste Service; Consent Of Public Corporation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.585
  A county shall not furnish solid waste service to any users within a public corporation without the consent of the public corporation. History: 1989, ...
• Financing And Contracts; Resolution; Merger - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.586
  For a public corporation that is a county, the establishment of a solid waste system, the method of financing the system, and all contracts ...
• Methods Of Financing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.587
  The acquisition, improvement, enlargement, or extension of a solid waste system under this act may be financed by 1 or more of the following ...
• Bonds Generally - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.588
  Bonds issued under this act shall be authorized by a resolution or ordinance adopted by the county board of commissioners. The county board of ...
• Contract Between County And Public Corporation; Purpose; Payment Of Obligations; Tax Levy; Methods Of Raising Money; Pledge; Powers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.589
  (1) A county may contract with 1 or more public corporations, including the county itself, for the acquisition, improvement, enlargement, or extension of a solid ...
• Special Assessment Roll; Objection To Special Assessment District - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.590
  If a public corporation other than a county that has established a department of solid waste management under this act elects to raise money ...
• Validity Of Bonds Or Notes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.591
  A county or a public corporation, including the county, shall not contest the validity of bonds or notes issued by the county under this ...
• Acquisition Of Tangible Or Intangible Property, Rights, Or Processes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.592
  (1) A county may acquire tangible or intangible property, rights, or processes, within its corporate limits, for a solid waste system by purchase, grant, assignment, ...
• Contract For Furnishing Solid Waste Services To Public Corporation; Charges Subject To Increase; Contract For Purchase Or Sale Of Solid Waste Services Or Acquisition, Operation, Management, Or Use Of Solid Waste Systems; Term Of Contract; Contract As General Obligation Of Public Corporation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.593
  A county and 1 or more public corporations, either within or outside of the county, may contract for the furnishing of solid waste services ...
• Cost Of System - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.594
  The following may be included as part of the cost of a system funded under this act: (a) Engineering fees. (b) Legal fees. (c) ...
• Failure To Pay County; Notice; Deduction Or Transfer Of Money; Legal Remedies For Reimbursement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.595
  (1) A contract made under this act may provide that if a public corporation fails to pay to a county an amount required to be ...
• Proceedings To Take Private Property - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.596
  (1) A county may take private property within its corporate boundaries that is necessary for a purpose within the scope of this act for the ...
• Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.621
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "county juvenile agency act". History: 1998, Act 518, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 1999 ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.622
  As used in this act: (a) "County juvenile agency" means a county that has approved a resolution in accordance with section 3. (b) "County ...
• County Juvenile Agency; Resolution; Approval; Adoption; Powers And Duties Of County - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.623
  (1) A majority of the board of commissioners of a county may approve a resolution authorizing the county to become a county juvenile agency. (2) ...
• Resolution Of Approval; Revocation By Subsequent Resolution - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.624
  (1) A majority of the board of commissioners who approved a resolution under section 3 may revoke it by a subsequent resolution adopted before December ...
• Request By County Executive, Chief Executive Officer, Or Manager Required - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.625
  (1) The board of commissioners of a county that has adopted a charter under 1966 PA 293, MCL 45.501 to 45.521, shall not proceed under ...
• Applicability Of Act; Eligibility Requirements - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.626
  This act does not apply to a county unless that county is eligible for a transfer of title IV-E funds from the state under ...
• County Juvenile Agency; Powers And Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.627
  (1) A county juvenile agency shall provide or contract for provision of all of the following: (a) An effective program of supervision and care for ...
• Maintenance Of Block Grant Account - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.628
  A county shall maintain the account for the county juvenile agency's block grant under section 117a of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, ...
• Annual State Audit - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.629
  An annual state audit shall be conducted of all state money provided to a county for programs under this act as a county juvenile ...
• Placement Of Public Wards And Juveniles - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.630
  When a county becomes a county juvenile agency as provided in section 3, public wards and juveniles transferred to the county juvenile agency's responsibility ...
• County As Successor Employer; Conditions Of Employment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.630a
  If the county assumes the operation of any facility operated by the family independence agency, the county shall be a successor employer. Employees under ...
• Plan To Aid Displaced Employees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.630b
  The family independence agency shall adopt a plan to aid employees of the family independence agency not described in section 10a who are negatively ...
• Existing Agreements Between Family Independence Agency And Private Providers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 45.631
  A county becoming a county juvenile agency in accordance with this act does not affect existing agreements between the family independence agency and private ...

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