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MI Comp L § 117.4d (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.4d - Permissible Charter Provisions; Assessing Costs of Public Improvement and Boulevard Lighting System; Definitions.

117.4d Permissible charter provisions; assessing costs of public improvement and boulevard lighting system; definitions. Sec. 4d.  (1) Each city may in its charter provide:  (a) For assessing and reassessing the costs, or a portion of the costs, of a public improvement to a special district.  (b) For assessing the cost, or a portion of the costs, of installing a boulevard lighting system on a street upon the lands abutting the street. A city shall not establish a special assessment district for a boulevard lighting system if the district includes the entire city, unless the special assessments against the real property within the district are levied on other than an ad valorem basis.   (2) As used in this section:  (a) "Boulevard lighting system" means any design or method of providing light to a street.  (b) "Cost" includes necessary condemnation cost and necessary expenses incurred for engineering, financial, legal, or administrative services; operation and maintenance of a boulevard lighting system, whether that service is provided directly by the city or is provided by an investor-owned utility; and other services of a similar kind involved in the making and financing of the improvement and in the levying and collecting of the special assessments for the improvement. If the service is rendered by city employees, the city may include the fair and reasonable cost of rendering the service. The inclusion of a cost specified in this subdivision as part of the cost of an improvement for which special assessments have been levied before the effective date of the 1987 amendatory act amending this section is validated.  (c) "Street" means a public avenue, street, highway, road, path, boulevard, or alley or other access used for travel by the public. History: Add. 1929, Act 126, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 2234 ;-- CL 1948, 117.4d ;-- Am. 1961, Act 124, Eff. Sept. 8, 1961 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 27, Imd. Eff. Apr. 29, 1964 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 201, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1988
MI Comp L § 117.4e (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.4e - Public Property; Condemnation of Private Property; Permissible Charter Provisions.

117.4e Public property; condemnation of private property; permissible charter provisions. Sec. 4e.  Each city may in its charter provide:  (1) For the acquisition by purchase, gift, condemnation, lease, construction or otherwise, either within or without its corporate limits and either within or without the corporate limits of the county in which it is located, of the following improvements including the necessary lands therefor, viz.: City hall, police stations, fire stations, boulevards, streets, alleys, public parks, recreation grounds, municipal camps, public grounds, zoological gardens, museums, libraries, airports, cemeteries, public wharves and landings upon navigable waters, levees and embankments, watch-houses, city prisons and work houses, penal farms, institutions, hospitals, quarantine grounds, electric light and power plants and systems, gas plants and systems, waterworks plants and systems, sewage disposal plants and systems, market houses and market places, office buildings for city officers and employees, public works, and public buildings of all kinds; and for the costs and expenses thereof;  (2) For the acquisition by purchase, gift, condemnation, lease or otherwise of private property, either within or without its corporate limits and either within or without the corporate limits of the county in which it is located, for any public use or purpose within the scope of its powers, whether herein specifically mentioned or not. If condemnation proceedings are resorted to for the acquisition of private property outside the corporate limits of such city, such condemnation proceedings may be brought under the provisions of Act No. 149 of the Public Acts of 1911, as amended or as may be amended, entitled "An act to provide for the condemnation by state agencies and public corporations of private property for the use or benefit of the public and to define the terms 'public corporations', 'state agencies' and 'private property' as used herein," being sections 353 to 373 inclusive of the Compiled Laws of 1915, or such other appropriate provisions therefor as exist or shall be made by law;  (3) For the maintenance, development, operation, of its property and upon the discontinuance thereof to lease, sell or dispose of the same subject to any restrictions placed thereupon by law: Provided, That on the sale of any capital asset of a municipally owned utility the money received shall be used in procuring a similar capital asset, or placed in the sinking fund to retire bonds issued for said utility. History: Add. 1929, Act 126, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 2235 ;-- CL 1948, 117.4e ;-- Am. 1949, Act 207, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 Compiler's Notes: For provisions of Act 149 of 1911, referred to in subdivision (2), see MCL 213.21 et seq.
MI Comp L § 117.4h (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.4h - Public Ways; Permissible Charter Provisions.

117.4h Public ways; permissible charter provisions.  Sec. 4-h.  Each city may in its charter provide:  (1) For the use, regulation, improvement and control of the surface of its streets, alleys and public ways, and of the space above and beneath them;  (2) For the use, by others than the owner, of property located in streets, alleys and public places, in the operation of a public utility, upon the payment of a reasonable compensation to the owners thereof;  (3) For a plan of streets and alleys within and for a distance of not more than 3 miles beyond its limits;  (4) For the use, control and regulation of streams, waters and water courses within its boundaries, but not so as to conflict with the law or action thereunder where a navigable stream is bridged or dammed; or with riparian or littoral rights without their corporate limits;  (5) For securing by condemnation, by agreement or purchase, or by any other means, an easement in property abutting or adjacent to any navigable stream, for the purpose of securing the privilege and right to construct, own and maintain along or adjacent to any navigable stream an elevated structure of 1 or more levels for use as vehicular or pedestrian passageway, or for any other municipal purpose;  (6) For the acquiring, establishment, operation, extension and maintenance of facilities for the storage and parking of vehicles within its corporate limits, including the fixing and collection of charges for services and use thereof on a public utility basis, and for such purpose to acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation or otherwise the land necessary therefor;  (7) For the acquiring, constructing, establishment, operation, extension and maintenance of facilities for the docking of pleasure water crafts and/or hydroplanes within its corporate limits, including the fixing and collection of charges for use thereof, and for such purpose or purposes to acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation or otherwise, the land necessary therefor. History: Add. 1929, Act 126, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 2238 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 295, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 117.4h
MI Comp L § 117.4j (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.4j - City Departments; Special Acts; Municipal Powers; Permissible Charter Provisions.

117.4j City departments; special acts; municipal powers; permissible charter provisions. Sec. 4-j.  Each city may in its charter provide:  (1) For the establishment of any department that it may deem necessary for the general welfare of the city, and for the separate incorporation thereof: Provided, however, That these provisions shall not be construed to extend to and include public schools;   (2) For altering, amending or repealing any special act affecting any municipal concerns or existing municipal department, but the department in control of the public schools shall not be construed to be a municipal department;  (3) For the exercise of all municipal powers in the management and control of municipal property and in the administration of the municipal government, whether such powers be expressly enumerated or not; for any act to advance the interests of the city, the good government and prosperity of the municipality and its inhabitants and through its regularly constituted authority to pass all laws and ordinances relating to its municipal concerns subject to the constitution and general laws of this state. History: Add. 1929, Act 126, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 2240 ;-- CL 1948, 117.4j
MI Comp L § 117.4k (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.4k - Civic, Artistic, and Cultural Activities; Public Funds.

117.4k Civic, artistic, and cultural activities; public funds. Sec. 4k.  Each city in its charter may provide for the appropriation and allocation of public funds to a public or private nonprofit institution engaged within the city in the provision of civic, artistic, and cultural activities, including but not limited to music, theater, dance, visual arts, literature and letters, architecture, architectural landscaping, and allied arts and crafts, to the general public.  History: Add. 1978, Act 499, Imd. Eff. Dec. 11, 1978
MI Comp L § 117.4l (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.4l - Ordinance; Designation as Civil Infraction or Blight Violation; Civil Fine; Act or Omission Constituting Crime.

117.4l Ordinance; designation as civil infraction or blight violation; civil fine; act or omission constituting crime. Sec. 4l.  (1) Consistent with any of the following statutes and whether or not authorized by the city charter, the legislative body of a city may adopt an ordinance that designates a violation of the ordinance as a civil infraction and provides a civil fine for that violation:  (a) The Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923.  (b) 1969 PA 235, MCL 257.941 to 257.943.  (c) 1956 PA 62, MCL 257.951 to 257.955.  (2) Whether or not authorized by the city charter, the legislative body of a city may adopt an ordinance that designates a violation of the ordinance as a municipal civil infraction and provides a civil fine for that violation. An ordinance shall not designate a violation as a municipal civil infraction if that violation may be designated as a civil infraction under subsection (1). A statute may provide that a violation of a specific type of ordinance is a municipal civil infraction whether or not the ordinance designates the violation as a municipal civil infraction.  (3) An ordinance shall not make an act or omission a municipal civil infraction or a blight violation if that act or omission constitutes a crime under any of the following:  (a) Article 7 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7101 to 333.7545.  (b) The Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.1 to 750.568.  (c) The Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923.  (d) The Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303.  (e) Part 801 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.80101 to 324.80199.  (f) The aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.1 to 259.208.  (g) Part 821 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.82101 to 324.82160.  (h) Part 811 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.81101 to 324.81150.  (i) Sections 351 to 365 of the railroad code of 1993, 1993 PA 354, MCL 462.351 to 462.365.  (j) Any law of this state under which the act or omission is punishable by imprisonment for more than 90 days.  (4) Whether or not authorized by the city charter, the legislative body of a city may adopt an ordinance that designates a violation of the ordinance as a blight violation and provides a civil fine and other sanctions for that violation consistent with section 4q. An ordinance shall not designate a violation as a blight violation if that violation may be designated a civil infraction under subsection (1). An ordinance shall not designate a violation as both a municipal civil infraction and a blight violation. History: Add. 1994, Act 17, Eff. May 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 44, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1996 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 316, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2004
MI Comp L § 117.4m (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.4m - Ordinance Regulating Recreational Trailway; Posting; Violation as Municipal Civil Infraction; Penalty.

117.4m Ordinance regulating recreational trailway; posting; violation as municipal civil infraction; penalty. Sec. 4m.  (1) An ordinance regulating a recreational trailway is not effective unless it is posted and maintained near each gate or principal entrance to the trailway.  (2) The operation of a vehicle on a recreational trailway at a time, in a place, or in a manner prohibited by an ordinance is a municipal civil infraction, whether or not so designated by the ordinance. A civil fine ordered for a municipal civil infraction described in this subsection shall not exceed the maximum amount of a fine provided by the ordinance or $500.00, whichever is less. An act or omission described in this subsection is not a municipal civil infraction if that act or omission constitutes a violation or crime that section 4 l prohibits an ordinance from designating as a municipal civil infraction.  History: Add. 1994, Act 89, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994
MI Comp L § 117.4n (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.4n - Medical Facility for Public Purpose; Establishment, Operation, or Maintenance by Private Nonprofit Corporation.

117.4n Medical facility for public purpose; establishment, operation, or maintenance by private nonprofit corporation. Sec. 4n.  Each city may in its charter provide for the city or 1 or more of its public corporations to become a member or joint owner in an enterprise with a private nonprofit corporation to create a separate private nonprofit corporation that will establish, operate, or maintain a medical facility for a public purpose. History: Add. 1998, Act 445, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1998
MI Comp L § 117.4o (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.4o - Formation of Nonprofit Corporation by City.

117.4o Formation of nonprofit corporation by city. Sec. 4o.  (1) The legislative body of a city may by ordinance or resolution authorize the formation of a nonprofit corporation under the nonprofit corporation act, 1982 PA 162, MCL 450.2101 to 450.3192. A nonprofit corporation formed under this section may be organized only for purposes that are valid public purposes for cities in this state.  (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a nonprofit corporation formed under subsection (1) is subject to all local, state, and federal laws or ordinances that apply to the city that authorized its formation. A nonprofit corporation formed under subsection (1) is not subject to the municipal finance act, 1943 PA 202, MCL 131.1 to 139.3, or its successor act.  (3) A nonprofit corporation formed under subsection (1) is a public body for the purposes of the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282. History: Add. 2001, Act 37, Imd. Eff. July 11, 2001
MI Comp L § 117.4s (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.4s - Population More Than 600,000; Chief Financial Officer.

117.4s Population more than 600,000; chief financial officer.Sec. 4s.  (1) Notwithstanding a charter provision or ordinance to the contrary, a city with a population of more than 600,000 shall establish the position of chief financial officer. The mayor of the city shall appoint the chief financial officer subject to the approval of the governing body of the city, and, if applicable, the financial review commission created in the Michigan financial review commission act. The chief financial officer shall have substantial experience with sophisticated municipal financial transactions, complex multidimensional governmental restructurings, governmental labor relations, health care benefits or pension matters, and local government management with governmental units having aggregate revenues of $250,000,000.00 or more. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a city with a population of more than 600,000 from adopting a charter provision or ordinance providing the responsibilities for a chief financial officer that are not inconsistent with this section.  (2) The chief financial officer appointed under subsection (1) shall report to the mayor and do all of the following:  (a) Supervise all financial and budget activities of the city.   (b) Coordinate the city's activities relating to budgets, financial plans, financial management, financial reporting, financial analysis, and compliance with the budget and financial plan of the city. If applicable, the functions and responsibilities of the chief financial officer shall be subject to approval by the financial review commission created in the Michigan financial review commission act.  (c) Certify that the city's annual budget complies with the uniform budgeting and accounting act, 1968 PA 2, MCL 141.421 to 141.440a, and, if applicable, submit that certification to the financial review commission created in the Michigan financial review commission act.  (d) Submit in writing to the mayor and the governing body of the city his or her opinion on the effect that policy or budgetary decisions made by the mayor or the governing body of the city will have on the city's annual budget and its 4-year financial plan described in section 4t.  (3) The local elected and appointed officials and employees of the city shall promptly and fully provide financial information requested by the chief financial officer. History: Add. 2014, Act 182, Imd. Eff. June 20, 2014
MI Comp L § 117.4u (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.4u - Retirement Benefits Subject to Protecting Local Government Retirement and Benefits Act; "Retirement Benefit" Defined.

117.4u Retirement benefits subject to protecting local government retirement and benefits act; "retirement benefit" defined.Sec. 4u.  If a city provides retirement benefits as part of a system of compensation under section 4i, the retirement benefits are subject to the protecting local government retirement and benefits act. As used in this section, "retirement benefit" means that term as defined in section 3 of the protecting local government retirement and benefits act. History: Add. 2017, Act 214, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2017
MI Comp L § 117.5a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.5a - Membership in Certain Societies Not to Affect Employment.

117.5a Membership in certain societies not to affect employment. Sec. 5a.  No city shall have power to deny employment to any person for the reason that he is a member of any society which is incorporated under the laws of this state, the membership of which is composed solely of law enforcement officers, unless same is contrary to his oath of office. History: Add. 1952, Act 225, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 260, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966
MI Comp L § 117.5b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.5b - Code of Municipal Ordinances; Publication.

117.5b Code of municipal ordinances; publication.  Sec. 5b.  Each city shall have power, whether provided in its charter or not, to codify, recodify and continue in code its municipal ordinances, in whole or in part, without the necessity of publishing the entire code in full. The ordinance adopting the code, as well as subsequent ordinances repealing, amending, continuing or adding to the code, shall be published as required by law. The ordinance adopting the code may amend, repeal, revise or rearrange ordinances or parts of ordinances by reference by title only. History: Add. 1960, Act 46, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1960
MI Comp L § 117.5d (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.5d - Locomotives; Enforceability of Ordinance Prescribing Maximum Speed Limit.

117.5d Locomotives; enforceability of ordinance prescribing maximum speed limit. Sec. 5d.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, on and after the effective date of a passenger railroad maximum speed limit specified in a final order of the director of the state transportation department, an ordinance of a city prescribing the maximum speed limit of locomotives used in passenger train operations or of passenger railroad trains shall not be enforceable as to a speed limit other than the limit set forth in the order. However, a city may prescribe the length of the time for which a passenger locomotive or passenger railroad train may obstruct vehicular traffic. History: Add. 1984, Act 11, Imd. Eff. Feb. 16, 1984