Michigan Compiled Laws 448-1976-3 Article 3 (460.831...460.848)

• Section 460.831 Joint Agency; Formation; Creation; Purpose; Determination Of Best Interest.
  A joint agency is formed when the governing bodies of 2 or more municipalities by resolution determine that it is in the best interest...
• Section 460.832 Board Of Commissioners; Appointment And Term Of Commissioners.
  The joint agency shall be governed by a board of commissioners appointed by the respective governing bodies of the municipalities which are members of...
• Section 460.833 Board Of Commissioners; Officers; Record Of Proceedings; Custody Of Records, Documents, Minutes, And Seal; Copies; Certificate.
  The board of commissioners of a joint agency shall annually elect 1 of the commissioners as chairperson, another as vice-chairperson, and another person or...
• Section 460.833a Records, Books, Documents, And Papers; Exclusion From Public Disclosure; Exception.
  (1) Records, books, documents, and papers of a joint agency or a municipal electric utility system, including those maintained electronically, may be exempted from...
• Section 460.834 Joint Agency As Public Body Politic And Corporate; Essential Public Function; Articles Of Incorporation; Amendments.
  (1) A joint agency formed for the purposes provided in this article is a public body politic and corporate and the powers conferred by...
• Section 460.835 Board Of Commissioners; Quorum; Effect Of Vacancy; Action Authorized By Resolution; Expenses.
  A majority of the commissioners of a joint agency shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the joint agency. A vacancy...
• Section 460.836 Other Municipality As Member Of Joint Agency; Application; Resolution; Withdrawal.
  After the creation of a joint agency, another municipality may become a member of the joint agency upon application to the joint agency after...
• Section 460.837 Joint Agency; Rights And Powers Generally.
  A joint agency shall have the rights and powers necessary and convenient to effectuate this article, including, but not limited to, 1 or more...
• Section 460.838 Board Of Commissioners; Retention Of General Manager Of Joint Agency; Policies; Retention Of Independent Certified Public Accounting Firm; Rules.
  Not more than 90 days after the initial election of officers of the board of commissioners of the joint agency, the board of commissioners...
• Section 460.839 General Manager As Chief Executive And Operating Officer Of Joint Agency; Powers And Duties Generally.
  (1) The general manager shall be the chief executive and operating officer of the joint agency. The general manager shall exercise the management of...
• Section 460.840 Determining Future Power Requirements; Considerations.
  Before undertaking a project for the construction or acquisition of facilities for the transmission or generation of electric power and energy, a joint agency...
• Section 460.841 Tax Levy Prohibited; Pledging Credit Or Taxing Power; Financing Projects Of Joint Agencies.
  A joint agency may not levy taxes nor may it pledge the credit or taxing power of the state or a political subdivision, except...
• Section 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.
  (1) A joint agency may issue bonds to pay all or part of project costs of the joint agency. The bonds shall be payable...
• Section 460.842a Violation Of Mcl 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties.
  A petition under section 42, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954...
• Section 460.843 Contract For Purchase Of Capacity And Output; Payments; Default; Furnishing Money, Personnel, Equipment, And Property; Advances Or Contributions; Repayment.
  (1) A municipality which is a member of a joint agency may contract to buy power and energy and transmission or other related rights...
• Section 460.844 Sale Or Exchange Of Excess Capacity Or Output.
  (1) A joint agency may sell or exchange the excess capacity or output of a project not required by any of its members for...
• Section 460.845 Eminent Domain.
  A joint agency may take private property under Act No. 149 of the Public Acts of 1911, as amended, or any other applicable law...
• Section 460.846 Dissolution Of Joint Agency; Resolution; Vesting Of Title To Funds And Other Properties.
  When the board of commissioners of a joint agency and the governing bodies of its member municipalities shall by resolution determine that the purposes...
• Section 460.847 Annual Report.
  A joint agency shall, following the close of each fiscal year, submit a report of its activities for the preceding year to the governing...
• Section 460.848 Annual Audit.
  The joint agency shall annually cause an audit of its books of records and accounts by a certified public accountant, and the cost of...

Last modified: October 10, 2016