Michigan Compiled Laws - County Boards Of Commissioners

• County Board Of Commissioners; Meetings; Time; Place; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Closed Sessions; Notice Of Meetings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.1
  (1) The commissioners of each county shall meet annually in that county for the transaction of business as a county board of commissioners. The county ...
• Emergency Financial Manager; Authority And Responsibilities - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.1a
  Notwithstanding any provision of this act, if an emergency financial manager has been appointed under the local government fiscal responsibility act, Act No. 101 ...
• Board Of Supervisors; Authority To Offer Rewards; Appointment Of County Paid Attendants And County Jail Attendants; Compensation; Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.2
  The board of supervisors is hereby authorized to offer and pay out of the general fund of the county, not to exceed 1,000 dollars ...
• County Board Of Commissioners; Quorum; Voting; Electrical Roll Call System; Electing Chairperson And Vice-Chairperson; Powers And Duties Of Chairperson; Signing Documents; Eligibility Of Member For Other Office - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.3
  (1) A majority of the members of the county board of commissioners of a county constitutes a quorum for the transaction of the ordinary business ...
• Recording Names And Votes Of Members; Exception; Public Inspection Of Record - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.3a
  The names and votes of members shall be recorded on an action taken by the board of county commissioners or by a committee of ...
• County Clerk; Duties As Clerk Of Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.4
  The county clerk of each county, or in his absence his deputy, shall be the clerk of the board of supervisors of such county. ...
• Deposit Of Books, Records, And Accounts With Clerk; Writings Available To Public; Designating Amounts Audited And Allowed, And Charges Therefor - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.5
  The books, records, and accounts of the county board of commissioners shall be deposited with its clerk. A writing prepared, owned, used, in the ...
• Accounts Of County Treasurer; Annual Examination By Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.6
  It shall be the duty of every such board of supervisors, as often as once in each year, to examine the accounts of the ...
• Repair Of Courthouse, Jail, And Public Buildings And Offices; Financing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.7
  It shall be the duty of the board, as often as shall be necessary, to cause the courthouse, jail, and all other public buildings ...
• Convicts' Cells; Preparation, Duty Of Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.8
  They shall also cause to be prepared within the jails of their respective counties, at the expense of such counties, so many cells for ...
• Report Of Board Proceedings; Report Of Receipts And Expenditures; Annual Report; Publication; Public Inspection And Copying - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.9
  (1) The county board of commissioners shall cause to be made out immediately after each session a report of the proceedings of the board at ...
• Special Meetings; Request; Notice - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.10
  A special meeting of the county board of commissioners of a county shall be held only when requested by at least 1/3 of the ...
• Violation Of Ordinances; Penalty; Designation As Civil Infraction; Act Or Omission Constituting Crime - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.10b
  (1) Except for an ordinance described in subsection (2) or (3), the violation of an ordinance adopted pursuant to section 11(j) shall be punishable by ...
• Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.10c
  A petition under section 11(m) asking that an ordinance or act of incorporation be submitted to electors or under section 16b, including the circulation ...
• Powers Of County Board Of Commissioners - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.11
  A county board of commissioners, at a lawfully held meeting, may do 1 or more of the following: (a) Purchase or lease for a ...
• Armistice Day Celebration; Appropriation By Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.11a
  The board of supervisors is hereby authorized to appropriate such sum as they deem fit for the purpose of a public celebration on Armistice ...
• Contract Or Agreement To Purchase Lands, Property, Or Equipment; Installment Payments; Limitations - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.11b
  (1) A county, by resolution of the county board of commissioners, may enter into a contract or agreement for the purchase of lands, property, or ...
• Energy Conservation Improvements; Resolution; Payment; Acquisition By Contracts Or Notes; Requirements; Reports; Forms - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.11c
  (1) A county board of commissioners may provide by resolution for energy conservation improvements to be made to county facilities and may pay for the ...
• Repealed. 1998, Act 97, Imd. Eff. May 15, 1998 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.12
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to vote required for exercise of certain powers. ...
• Insurance; Pension Or Retirement Plan; Effect Of Collective Bargaining Agreement; Reemployment Of Retirant; Adjusted Pension Or Retirement Benefit; Payment Of Benefits Subject To Eligible Domestic Relations Order; Effect Of Divorce From Spouse Named As Retirant's Survivor Beneficiary On Election Of Reduced Retirement Allowance; Employee Of Credit Union As Member Of Plan; Written Policy - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.12a
  (1) A county board of commissioners at a lawfully held meeting may do 1 or more of the following: (a) Provide group life, health, accident ...
• Local Councils Of Veterans' Affairs; Appropriation By Board Of Supervisors For Operation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.12b
  The board of supervisors may appropriate, from time to time, such sums of moneys as it may determine, for the operation of local councils ...
• Assessment Of Metallic Mining Properties; Appointment Of County Representative By Board Of Supervisors; Information Confidential - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.12c
  The board of supervisors of any county or the boards of several counties acting jointly may employ, upon such terms as they approve, any ...
• Transfer Of Functions Of Governmental Unit To County; Service Credit For Retirement Benefit Purposes - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.12d
  If the functions of a department, board or commission of the state or of any political subdivision of the state, herein called a governmental ...
• Transfer Of County Employees To State; Employees' Retirement Benefits - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.12e
  Whenever the employees of a county department of a county which has adopted a retirement system providing for the payment of benefits in the ...
• Board Of Supervisors; Division Of County Into State Legislature Representative Districts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.13
  The said respective boards of supervisors in each county, entitled to more than 1 representative in the state legislature, shall have power and it ...
• County Purchasing Agent And Other County Representatives, Agents And Employees; Appointment By Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.13a
  The board of supervisors in each of the several counties may appoint a county purchasing agent and such other representatives, agents and employes for ...
• County Controller Or Board Of Auditors; Appointment By Board Of Supervisors, Compensation, Tenure, Removal; Controller As Chief Accounting Officer, Powers And Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.13b
  The board of supervisors in any county other than counties operating under elected boards of auditors unless presently operating with a county controller, by ...
• Vacating, Dividing, Or Altering Township, Establishing New Township, Or Organizing Or Consolidating Townships; Application; Map; Certified Statement; Indebtedness To State; Tax Levy - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.14
  (1) By a vote of 3/5 of all the members elected, a county board of commissioners may vacate, divide, or alter a township within the ...
• Posting And Publishing Notice Of Intended Application - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.15
  Notice in writing of an intended application under section 14 subscribed by those freeholders as required by section 14 shall be posted in 5 ...
• Establishment Of New Township; Designating Name, First Annual Meeting, And Electors; Powers And Duties Of Electors; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice And Location Of First Township Meetings; Rights And Terms Of Township Officers - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.16
  (1) If a county board of commissioners establishes a new township in the county, other than by consolidation as provided in sections 16a to 16j, ...
• Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.16a
  As used in this act: (a) "Consolidated township" means a general law or charter township formed by the consolidation of 2 or more townships ...
• Proceedings For Consolidation Of 2 Or More Townships; Petition; Rejection; Return Of Petition; Submission Of Proposition To Vote Of Electors; Date For Election - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.16b
  (1) Proceedings for consolidation of 2 or more townships within the same county may be initiated by filing a petition with the county board of ...
• Notice Of Date For Election And Question To Be Submitted; Arrangement For Election; Form Of Ballot; Election Expenses; Canvass; Return Of Results; Approval Of Consolidation By Resolution; Effective Date; Election Of Township Board; Termination Of Proceedings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.16c
  (1) The county clerk shall notify the clerk of each township affected by a consolidation petitioned for under section 16b of the date for the ...
• Coordinating Committee; Duty; Composition; Election Of Members; Eligibility - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.16d
  (1) A coordinating committee shall assist in the planning and implementation of a consolidation under sections 16b and 16c. The coordinating committee is composed of ...
• Coordinating Committee; Duties Generally - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.16e
  If a consolidation proposed under sections 16b and 16c is approved, the coordinating committee shall do all of the following: (a) Prepare and adopt ...
• Ordinance, Resolution, Rule, Or Regulation Of Affected Township - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.16f
  An ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation of an affected township in effect at the time a consolidation under sections 16b and 16c is effective ...
• Succession Of Consolidated Township To Property, Money, Rights, Credits, And Records, Files, Books, And Papers; Rights, Liabilities, Suits, Or Prosecutions; Tax Or Assessment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.16g
  A township consolidated as provided in sections 16b and 16c succeeds to the real and personal property, money, rights, credits, and records, files, books, ...
• Bonded Indebtedness And Pledge Of Full Faith And Credit Or Limited Full Faith And Credit; Special Assessment District; Millage Levy - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.16h
  (1) Bonded indebtedness and a pledge of full faith and credit or limited full faith and credit by a former township consolidated as provided in ...
• Charter Township; Charter; Continuation Of Incorporated Village - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.16i
  (1) If a consolidated township is a charter township, the election under section 16c shall be considered the election required under section 2 of Act ...
• Rights Of Township Employees; Layoff Status; Determination Of Necessary Positions; Collective Bargaining; Labor Agreements; Pension Or Retirement System; Representative Of Employees Or Group Of Employees; Effect Of Military Service - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.16j
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an employee of a township whose duties are transferred to a consolidated township shall be given a comparable ...
• County Seat; Removal; Relocation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.17
  The county seat may be relocated to a new location if the removal and new location are approved by a 2/3 vote of the ...
• Repealed. 2004, Act 85, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 2004 - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.18, 46.19
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to removal of county seat. ...
• Money Raising; Referendum, Notice, Ballots - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.20
  Whenever it shall become necessary, under the provisions of this act, to submit to a vote of the electors of any county, the question ...
• Construction Of Bridges Over Or Across Navigable Streams; Removal Of Obstructions; Enforcement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.21
  A county board of commissioners may permit or prohibit within that county the construction of any bridge over or across any navigable stream. They ...
• Tax Levy And Remittance To Conservation District - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.22
  (1) As provided in this section, a county may levy a tax and remit the proceeds of that tax to a conservation district. (2) A ...
• Construction Of Bridges; Petition, Contents; Notice; Proceedings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.23
  Whenever any person or persons, township officers or corporation, shall wish to construct any bridge across any stream at a point where the same ...
• Construction Of Bridges Over Unnavigable Streams; Authority Of Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.24
  Every such board of supervisors shall have power to make general rules and regulations as to the kind of bridges, and the mode of ...
• Construction, Alteration Or Discontinuance Of State Or Territorial Roads; Authority Of Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.25
  That the board of supervisors of the several counties within this state, are hereby authorized and empowered to cause to be laid out, established, ...
• Construction, Alteration Or Discontinuance Of Roads; Petition, Road Survey, Declaration Of Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.26
  Whenever the board of supervisors of any county are petitioned to by at least 12 freeholders of each of the townships through which any ...
• Construction, Alteration Or Discontinuance Of Roads; Road Survey Minutes, Recording - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.27
  Whenever said road or roads shall be surveyed, laid out, altered or established under the provisions of this act, it shall be the duty ...
• Construction, Alteration Or Discontinuance Of Roads; Aggrieved Landowner, Petition, Jury Trial, Proceedings; Verdict, Notice; Apportionment Of Damages; Bond, Costs; Resubmission - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.28
  Any person feeling himself aggrieved by the action of the board of supervisors by the laying out, altering or discontinuing any road designated by ...
• Board Of Supervisors; Orders, Resolutions And Determinations; Recording - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.29
  Every order, resolution and determination of such board of supervisors, made in pursuance of this act, shall be recorded in the records of such ...
• Interest Of Member In Contract Or Business Transaction Prohibited; Prohibition Inapplicable To Appointments And Employment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.30
  A member of the county board of commissioners shall not be interested directly or indirectly in any contract or other business transaction with the ...
• County Board Of Commissioners; Member Ineligible For Other County Appointment Or Employment; Liability For Compensation; Action For Recovery Of Compensation; Disposition Of Moneys Recovered; Duty Of Prosecuting Attorney; Violation; Penalty; Certain Offices Or Appointments Not Prohibited - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.30a
  (1) A member of the county board of commissioners of any county shall not be eligible to receive, or shall not receive, an appointment from, ...
• County Board Of Commissioners; Compensation Of Chairperson; Advancing Funds To County Officer For Anticipated Expenses; Accounting; Return Of Unused Funds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.30b
  (1) The county board of commissioners by resolution adopted by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members, may provide a per diem rate of ...
• Neglecting Or Refusing To Perform Duties; Violations; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.31
  (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), if a member of the county board of commissioners neglects or refuses to perform the duties ...
• Construction Of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.32
  Nothing in this act contained shall abridge the powers or duties of any board of supervisors, which they now or hereafter may possess under ...
• Finance Committee Of Board Of Supervisors In Counties Under 75,000; Appointment, Terms, Vacancies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.51
  Boards of supervisors in counties, having a population of less than 75,000 and not having a board of county auditors, may provide by resolution ...
• Finance Committee; Compensation And Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.52
  Each member of the finance committee shall receive, as full compensation for the member's services on the committee, a per diem to be fixed ...
• Finance Committee; Powers And Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.53
  The finance committee, as herein authorized, shall have power, and it is hereby authorized and directed: (a) To audit all claims which are chargeable ...
• Construction Of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.54
  This act shall not be construed as repealing or contravening any of the provisions of Act No. 58 of the Public Acts of 1909, ...
• Finance Committee Of Board Of Supervisors In Counties Over 75,000; Appointment, Terms, Vacancies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.61
  Boards of supervisors in counties having a population of not less than 75,000 and not more than 500,000, may provide, by a resolution, for ...
• Finance Committee; Compensation And Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.62
  Each member of the finance committee who is a member of the county board of commissioners shall receive, as full compensation for the member's ...
• Finance Committee; Powers And Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.63
  The said committee shall have power, and it is hereby expressly authorized and directed: (a) To audit all claims which are chargeable against the ...
• Claims Against Counties; Adjustment, Allowance And Authorization Of Payment By Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.71
  It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of each county, or the board of county auditors in counties having a board ...
• Disallowance Of Claims; Appeal To Circuit Court, Notice; Bond, Costs - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.72
  When the claim of any person, firm or corporation against a county shall be disallowed in whole or in part by the board of ...
• Appeal; County Clerk, Notice To Prosecutor; Return Of Proceedings, Filing - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.73
  The county clerk upon being served with such notice of appeal shall immediately give notice thereof to the prosecuting attorney, and make out a ...
• Appeal; County Clerk, Entry Of Action; Pleadings; Procedure - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.74
  The county clerk shall, as soon as the said return is filed in his office, enter in the circuit court record an action in ...
• Appeal; Parties To Proceeding, Affidavit Of Interest; Recoveries; Costs, Attorney Fees - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.75
  When an appeal is taken by a person, firm or corporation not a party to the proceeding before the board of supervisors or board ...
• Appeal; Entry Of Judgment, Payment; Final Determination - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.76
  When the appellant shall be granted any sum in addition to the amount allowed by the auditing board, the circuit judge may authorize the ...
• Appeal; Duty Of Prosecuting Attorney - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.77
  It is hereby made the duty of the prosecuting attorney to represent the board of supervisors or board of county auditors in any such ...
• Uncalled For Orders; Cancellation, Authority Of Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.81
  That the board of supervisors of the several counties of this state, be and they are hereby authorized, at any regular meeting, to cancel ...
• Uncalled For Orders; Record, Contents - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.82
  Said boards, before destroying any such orders, shall cause to be entered in the minutes of their proceedings, a brief description thereof, containing the ...
• Purchasing Reversionary Interest In Real Estate Transferred To County; Payment; Expenditure Limitation; Exception - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.91
  The county board of commissioners in each county is empowered by majority vote of all the members-elect, at any regular, adjourned, or special session ...
• Fair Property Held In Trust; Mortgage By Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.121
  The board of supervisors of any county holding in trust the property of any agricultural society organized under any law of this state for ...
• Fair Property Held In Trust; Purchase By Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.131
  The board of supervisors of any county holding in trust the property of any agricultural society organized under any law of this state for ...
• Fairgrounds; Appropriations By Board Of Supervisors For Improvements - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.141
  The board of supervisors in any county owning its own fair grounds is hereby authorized to make appropriations for the construction and maintenance of ...
• Fair; Management And Control By Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.151
  In any county where the title to property occupied and used as an agricultural fair is in the county, the board of supervisors is ...
• Fair Board; Appointment By Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.152
  For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, the said board is hereby authorized to appoint a committee of its members ...
• Fair; Rules And Regulations For Management And Control; Admission Charge, Tax Levy - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.153
  The said board of supervisors is hereby authorized to make such rules and regulations governing the control and management of said fair as in ...
• Advertisement Of State Or County Agricultural, Industrial, Trade Or Tourist Advantages; Tax Levy Or Appropriation By Board Of Supervisors - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.161
  The boards of supervisors of the several counties may levy a special tax on the taxable property within their respective counties for the purpose ...
• Establishment Of Water, Sewer, And Sewage Disposal Improvements And Services; Establishment Of Garbage And Rubbish Collection And Disposal Facilities And Services; Definitions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.171
  (1) The county board of commissioners of a county may, by resolution adopted by a majority vote of its members-elect at any regular or special ...
• County Public Improvements; Short Title - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.171a
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "County Public Improvement Act of 1939". History: Add. 1963, Act 1, Imd. Eff. ...
• County Public Improvements; Contracts With Governmental Units, Loans - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.172
  Any county having determined to establish and provide any of the improvements, facilities and services authorized under the provisions of section 1 hereof, is ...
• County Agency; Designation; Powers And Duties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.173
  Whenever the county board of commissioners of a county determines to establish and provide any of the improvements, facilities, or services hereinbefore authorized, it ...
• Establishment Of Rates, Charges, Or Assessments - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.174
  When the county board of commissioners of a county has authorized and directed the establishment of any of the improvements, facilities, or services authorized ...
• Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.174a
  A petition under section 5b or 16, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election ...
• Agreements; Rates, Charges, Or Assessments As Lien - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.175
  The county agency and a unit of government may enter into agreements for a term up to but not exceeding 40 years whereby the ...
• Contracts Authorized; Methods Of Raising Funds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.175a
  As an additional or alternative method of acquiring and constructing any of the improvements or facilities authorized by this act, the county, acting through ...
• Resolution Authorizing Execution Of Contract; Notice; Approval Of Contract; Petition For Referendum; Special Election; Verification Of Signatures; Refunding Of Outstanding Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.175b
  (1) A unit of government desiring to enter into a contract under the provisions of section 5a shall authorize, by resolution of its governing body, ...
• Bonds Generally - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.175c
  (1) For the purpose of obtaining funds for the acquisition and construction of the improvements or facilities authorized by this act, the county after the ...
• Board Of Review; Designation By Board Of Supervisors; Hearing, Review, And Adjustment Of Rates, Charges And Assessments; Meetings, Time And Place, Notice - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.176
  The board of supervisors shall designate either a committee selected from its membership or the board of auditors, in counties having boards of auditors, ...
• Self-Liquidating Revenue Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.177
  For the purpose of obtaining money for locating, acquiring, purchasing, establishing, constructing, extending, improving, or repairing any of the improvements, facilities, or services authorized ...
• Administrative Expenses; Revolving Fund - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.178
  The county board of commissioners of any county operating under the provisions of this act, may by a 2/3 vote of its members-elect appropriate ...
• Advancements And Loans To Governmental Units; Conditions, Provision For Payment; Maximum - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.179
  In the event that the board of supervisors of any county having established any of the improvements or facilities authorized by this act determines ...
• Audit Of Financial Records And Accounts; Disbursement Of Funds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.180
  The board of auditors shall audit the financial records and accounts for the construction or acquisition of any improvements or facilities by the county ...
• Collection Service Charge; Enforcement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.181
  The collection service charge authorized herein in terms of rates, charges or assessments to be fixed and collected by the county, and notes for ...
• Public Improvements; Permit From City Or Village Legislative Body Not Required - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.182
  The construction or acquisition of any improvements or facilities in accordance with the provisions of this act, shall not be subject to the requirements ...
• Construction Of Act - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.183
  This act being necessary for and to secure the public health, safety, and welfare of the counties, cities, villages, townships, and charter townships shall ...
• County Agency; Purchase, Acceptance Or Condemnation Of Property; Provisions Applicable - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.184
  The county agency of any county, for purposes of exercising the authority herein granted to such county, may purchase, accept as a gift, or ...
• Authority Of Act Additional - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.185
  The authority hereby given shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any power existing in any of the counties, cities, villages ...
• Township Board; Action On Behalf Of Partially Incorporated City, Effect - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.186
  Whenever all or any part of a township has been incorporated as a city and the incorporation of such city has not been completed ...
• Joint Action By Adjoining Counties; Administrative Agency, Establishment, Powers And Duties; Issuance Of Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.187
  Any 2 or more adjoining counties which have, by resolution of their respective boards of supervisors, authorized and directed the establishment of any of ...
• Validation Of Prior Actions And Bonds - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.188
  Actions heretofore taken by the county or any unit of government and all bonds heretofore issued under this act as originally adopted or subsequently ...
• Parking Lots; Maintenance And Regulation; Civil Sanctions; Provisions Inapplicable To County Or Regional Park; Violation As Nuisance; Abatement; Processing Violation As Civil Infraction - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.201
  (1) The county board of commissioners of a county may maintain and regulate parking lots on land owned by the county and enact regulations for ...
• Advancing Historical Interests Of County; Activity Or Project; Appropriation By County Board Of Commissioners - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.231
  The county board of commissioners of any county in this state is authorized to raise and appropriate money for the purpose of fostering any ...
• Mutilated Archives; Preservation, Copying And Binding - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.241
  That whenever, in the opinion of the board of supervisors of any county in this state, from the defaced or mutilated condition of any ...
• Preservation Of Mutilated Archives; Supervision By County Treasurer; Employment Of Copyist, Oath; Certification Of Copies - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.242
  Whenever the board of supervisors of any county shall order the copying of any rolls or other papers, as provided in section 1 of ...
• Copies Of Archives; Admissible As Evidence - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.243
  Any copy of any assessment roll, tax roll, township treasurer's return or other paper, made and certified under the provisions of this act, shall ...
• Transportation Of Persons Injured On Highways; Declaration Of Necessity - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.251
  The prompt transportation of persons injured on the highways of this state to a hospital or other place where needed medical care and treatment ...
• Transportation Of Persons Injured On Highways; Cost, Payment By County, Reimbursement - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.252
  In case any ambulance shall transport any such person to any hospital or other place where medical care and treatment can be provided, and ...
• Fire Protection In Counties Over 5,000; Powers Of Board Of Supervisors; Contracts With Townships - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.301
  In any county now or hereafter having a population of not less than 5,000 inhabitants, as determined by the last federal decennial census or ...
• Fire Protection; Appropriations From County General Fund - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.302
  The board of supervisors thereafter may appropriate annually from the general fund of such county such funds as may be required for the housing, ...
• Declaration Of Necessity - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.303
  This act is declared to be necessary for the public good and welfare of the people of this state and for the protection of ...
• County Parks And Recreation Commission; Creation; Membership; Terms; Vacancy; Commission As County Agency; Rules And Regulations; Compensation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.351
  (2) The county parks and recreation commission shall consist of the following members: (a) The chairperson of the county road commission or another road commissioner ...
• Regional Parks And Recreation Commission; Creation; Membership; Terms; Vacancies; Compensation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.352
  The county boards of commissioners of 2 or more contiguous counties, by resolution adopted by a 2/3 vote of the members of each board, ...
• County Commission And Regional Commission; Election And Terms Of Officers; Treasurer; Quorum; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice Of Meeting; Bylaws; Contracts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.353
  Each January a county commission and a regional commission shall elect from its membership a president, a secretary, and other officers as it considers ...
• County Commission; Appropriation For Expenses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.354
  The board of supervisors in its annual budget may provide for the expenses of a county commission, which shall be limited in its expenditures ...
• Regional Commission; Appropriation Or Tax Levy; Annual Budget, Approval, Effect - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.355
  The boards of supervisors of each county included in a region shall provide funds for a regional commission's operations by an appropriation from the ...
• County And Regional Commissions; Study Of Facilities And Needs, Plan - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.356
  A county or regional commission may study and ascertain the county or regions park, preserve, parkway and recreation and other conservation facilities, the need ...
• Filing Of Records, Proposals, Plans, And Programs; Availability Of Certain Writings To Public - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.357
  (1) A county or regional commission shall file with the department of natural resources a record of its land ownership, proposals for acquisition of land, ...
• County And Regional Commissions; Acquisition Of Property - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.358
  A county commission may acquire in the name of the county and a regional commission may acquire in its name by gift, purchase, lease, ...
• County And Regional Commissions; Condemnation Of Private Property - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.359
  A county operating under this act or a regional commission may take private property necessary for any purpose within the scope of its powers ...
• County And Regional Commissions; Condemnation Of Property In Another County - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.359a
  A county or regional commission desiring to acquire real property in another county not a member of a regional commission, shall notify the board ...
• County And Regional Commission; Acceptance Of Gifts And Bequests, Grants-In-Aid - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.360
  A county commission may accept in the name of the county and a regional commission may accept in its name gifts, bequests, grants-in-aid, contributions ...
• County And Regional Commissions; Development And Operation Of Facilities - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.361
  A county or regional commission may plan, develop, preserve, administer, maintain and operate park and recreational places and facilities and construct, reconstruct, alter and ...
• County And Regional Commissions; Custody, Control And Management Of Property - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.362
  A county or regional commission shall have the custody, control and management of all real and personal property acquired by the county or a ...
• County And Regional Commissions; Installation And Maintenance Of Roads And Parking Facilities - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.363
  A county or regional commission may install and maintain road and parking facilities within areas under its control. History: 1965, Act 261, Imd. Eff. ...
• County And Regional Commissions; Rules; Violation Of Rules As Misdemeanor; Penalty; Prohibited Operation Of Vehicle As Municipal Civil Infraction; Enforcement; Park Rangers; Police Services - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.364
  (1) A county or regional commission may adopt, amend, or repeal rules for the protection, regulation, and control of its facilities and areas with the ...
• County And Regional Commissions; Charges And Fees, Collection, Payment To County Treasurer, Uses - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.365
  A county or regional commission may charge and collect reasonable fees for the use of the facilities, privileges and conveniences provided. All charges and ...
• County And Regional Commission; Employment Of Personnel, Executive Officer - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.366
  A county commission may employ such personnel as may be authorized by the board of supervisors, including an executive officer. A regional commission may ...
• Park And Recreational Places; Revenue Bonds; Resolution; Issuance Of Bonds Or Notes; Negotiability; Interest; Tax Exemption; Limitations; Applicable Law; Amount Of Borrowings - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.367
  (1) Any county operating under this act, by resolution adopted by a majority of the members elect of its governing body, and with a vote ...
• County Apportionment Commission; Apportionment Of County Into County Commissioner Districts - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.401
  Within 60 days after the publication of the latest United States official decennial census figures, the county apportionment commission in each county of this ...
• Number Of County Commissioners Based On County Population - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.402
  County Population Number of Commissioners Under 5,001 Not more than 7 5,001 to 10,000 Not more than 10 10,001 to 50,000 Not more than ...
• County Apportionment Commission; Membership; Convening Apportionment Commission; Adopting Rules Of Procedure; Quorum; Action By Majority Vote; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice Of Meeting; Availability Of Certain Writings To Public - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.403
  (1) The county apportionment commission shall consist of the county clerk, the county treasurer, the prosecuting attorney, and the statutory county chairperson of each of ...
• County Commissioner Districts; Guidelines For Apportionment - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.404
  In apportioning the county into commissioner districts, the county apportionment commission shall be governed by the following guidelines in the stated order of importance: ...
• Apportionment Plan; Filing By County Apportionment Commission; Access - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.405
  The apportionment plan approved by the commission shall be filed in the office of the county clerk at which time it shall become effective, ...
• Apportionment Plan; Petition For Review - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.406
  Any registered voter of the county within 30 days after the filing of the plan for his county may petition the court of appeals ...
• Apportionment Plan; Failure Of Apportionment Commission To Submit; Submission By Registered Voter - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.407
  If the apportionment commission has failed to submit a plan for its county within 60 days but not less than 30 days after the ...
• Official Apportionment Plan - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.408
  Once an apportionment plan has been found constitutional and according to the provisions of this act and all appeals have been exhausted, or if ...
• County Board Of Commissioners; Number Per District; Prohibited Representation - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.409
  The electors of each district established in accordance with this act shall elect 1 county commissioner to the county board of commissioners. There shall ...
• County Commissioners; Terms - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.410
  The term of each commissioner shall be concurrent with that of state representatives as specified in article 4, section 3 of the state constitution. ...
• Candidate For Office Of County Commissioner; Qualifications; Nomination; Filing Fee; Eligibility - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.411
  A candidate for the office of county commissioner shall be a resident and registered voter of the district that he or she seeks to ...
• County Board Of Commissioners; Candidates For Office, Filing Fees, Returns And Forfeitures - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.411a
  For candidates paying a filing fee in lieu of filing petitions under section 11, the filing fees shall be returned to all such candidates ...
• Violation Of SS 168.1 To 168.992 Applicable To Petitions; Penalties - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.411b
  A petition under section 11, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 ...
• Vacancy In Office Of Commissioner; Appointment; Special Election - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.412
  When a vacancy occurs in the office of commissioner by death, resignation, removal from the district, or removal from office, the vacancy shall be ...
• Repeal; Effective Date; Validity Of Actions - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.414
  Section 27 of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being section 117.27 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is ...
• County Board Of Commissioners; Compensation And Mileage Reimbursement Of Members - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.415
  (2) The per mile mileage reimbursement fixed by the county board of commissioners or the county officers compensation commission shall not exceed the mileage reimbursement ...
• References To County Supervisors Deemed To Mean County Commissioners - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 46.416
  All references to county supervisors or county boards of supervisors in any other act shall be deemed to mean county commissioners and county boards ...