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MI Comp L § 117.5e (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.5e - Municipal Water or Sewage System; Annual Audit; Public Hearing Before Proposed Rate Increase.

117.5e Municipal water or sewage system; annual audit; public hearing before proposed rate increase. Sec. 5e.  A municipal water or sewage system established by a city incorporated under this act which serves more than 40% of the population of the state shall:  (a) Be audited annually by an independent auditor designated by the legislative auditor general. No charter provision shall require an annual local audit for the same period. The auditor shall be paid by the system. The results of the annual audit shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The annual audit shall be submitted to the governing body of each city, village, or township served by the system and to the legislature before December 1 of each year. Each city, village or township served by the system shall be audited annually by an independent auditor. The auditor shall be paid by that city, village, or township served by the system. The results shall be made available to the public.  (b) Hold at least 1 public hearing at least 120 days before a proposed rate increase is scheduled to take effect. Each hearing shall be conducted in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Notice of the time, date, and place of each hearing shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, shall be prominently printed in a daily newspaper of general circulation within the area, and shall be mailed to each city, village, or township served by the system not less than 30 days before each hearing. A final vote by the governing body of the city to implement a proposed rate increase shall not be taken until the hearings provided for in this subdivision are concluded and the results of those hearings are considered by the city's governing body. This section shall not be construed to impair the obligations of a contract. A city shall not be required to hold a public hearing before the establishment of a water or sewer rate which is necessary for debt retirement under outstanding bond obligations. History: Add. 1978, Act 383, Imd. Eff. July 27, 1978
MI Comp L § 117.5g (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.5g - Flood Control Project.

117.5g Flood control project. Sec. 5g.  The legislative body of a city may provide by resolution for a flood control project financed in any manner that is authorized by statute or charter. History: Add. 1986, Act 64, Imd. Eff. Mar. 31, 1986
MI Comp L § 117.5h (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.5h - Regulation or Prohibition of Public Nudity; “Public Nudity” Defined.

117.5h Regulation or prohibition of public nudity; “public nudity” defined. Sec. 5h.  (1) Whether or not so provided in its charter, a city may, by ordinance, regulate or prohibit public nudity within city boundaries.  (2) As used in this section, "public nudity" means knowingly or intentionally displaying in a public place, or for payment or promise of payment by any person including, but not limited to, payment or promise of payment of an admission fee, any individual's genitals or anus with less than a fully opaque covering, or a female individual's breast with less than a fully opaque covering of the nipple and areola. A mother's breastfeeding of her baby does not under any circumstances constitute nudity irrespective of whether or not the nipple is covered during or incidental to the feeding. History: Add. 1991, Act 175, Eff. Mar. 30, 1992 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 313, Imd. Eff. July 21, 1994
MI Comp L § 117.5i (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.5i - Snow Removal From Streets, Mosquito Abatement, and Security Services Provided by Private Contractors; Special Assessment.

117.5i Snow removal from streets, mosquito abatement, and security services provided by private contractors; special assessment.Sec. 5i.  (1) Whether or not authorized by its charter, a city with a population of more than 600,000 may provide by ordinance a procedure to finance by special assessments the provision by private contractors of snow removal from streets, mosquito abatement, and security services. The ordinance shall authorize the use of petitions to initiate the establishment of a special assessment district. The record owners of not less than 51% of the land comprising the actual special assessment district must have signed the petitions.  (2) A service instituted under this section may be discontinued upon petition by the record owners of 51% of the land comprising the special assessment district. History: Add. 1994, Act 431, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1995 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 173, Imd. Eff. Dec. 11, 2001 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 287, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 2011
MI Comp L § 117.5j (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.5j - Sewer Separation; Authorization; Ordinance; Special Assessment.

117.5j Sewer separation; authorization; ordinance; special assessment. Sec. 5j.  A city, in order to protect the public health, may adopt an ordinance to provide for the separation of storm water drainage and footing drains from sanitary sewers on privately owned property. The legislative body of a city may determine that the sewer separation authorized by this section is for a public purpose and is a public improvement and may also determine that the whole or any part of the expense of these public improvements may be defrayed by special assessment upon lands benefited by the public improvement or by any other lawful charge. A special assessment authorized by this section shall be considered to benefit only lands where the separation of storm water drainage and footing drains from sanitary sewers occurs. History: Add. 2002, Act 315, Imd. Eff. May 14, 2002
MI Comp L § 117.7 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.7 - Incorporation, Consolidation or Alteration of Boundaries; Fifth Class Cities; Population Requisites; Representation on Board of Supervisors.

117.7 Incorporation, consolidation or alteration of boundaries; fifth class cities; population requisites; representation on board of supervisors.  Sec. 7.  Said petition shall accurately describe the proposed boundaries of the city, or of the territory to be annexed thereto or detached therefrom, and if the purpose is to incorporate a new city, it shall represent that the territory described contains not less than 2,000 inhabitants and an average of not less than 500 inhabitants per square mile: Provided, That all incorporated villages in which a county seat is located are hereby authorized to incorporate under the provisions of this act as cities of the fifth class, without respect to the population of the territory included therein: Provided further, That any incorporated village having a population of more than 750 and less than 2,000 inhabitants, or any incorporated village lying within more than 1 township in the same county having a population of more than 600 and less than 2,000 inhabitants, or any territory containing a population of more than 750 and less than 2,000 inhabitants and an average of not less than 500 inhabitants per square mile may incorporate under the provisions of this act as cities of the fifth class. Such cities shall constitute but 1 voting precinct except in cities lying within more than 1 county and the mayor thereof, or whenever provided by resolution of the legislative body of any such city, the city attorney, city manager, or city superintendent shall be among the representatives of the city on the board of supervisors of the county or counties: Provided further, Whenever in the process of incorporating a city of the fifth class and adopting a charter therefor, it shall be disclosed by an official census that the population exceeds 2,000 inhabitants, then all proceedings theretofore taken shall be deemed to be for a non fifth class city under this act. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 3310 ;-- Am. 1917, Act 286, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- Am. 1923, Act 196, Eff. Aug. 30, 1923 ;-- Am. 1927, Act 303, Imd. Eff. June 1, 1927 ;-- CL 1929, 2243 ;-- Am. 1947, Act 91, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 117.7 ;-- Am. 1951, Act 40, Eff. Sept. 28, 1951 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 175, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 33, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955
MI Comp L § 117.8a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.8a - Incorporation, Consolidation or Alteration of Boundaries; Filing Substitute Petition; Action by Supervisors.

117.8a Incorporation, consolidation or alteration of boundaries; filing substitute petition; action by supervisors. Sec. 8a.  In case a petition has been filed with the clerk pursuant to section 8, and subsequently another petition is filed by other petitioners proposing to affect the same territory in whole or part, then the subsequently filed petition shall not be submitted to the electors while in conflict with the prior petition: Provided, however, That if such prior petition on file is one on which the board of supervisors has not finally set the date for an election, and such subsequent petition has been filed as a substitute therefor encompassing all of the same territory and having among its signers at least 4/5 of the qualified petitioners shown on such prior petition, then the board shall act on such subsequent petition in the place and stead of said prior one. If the board finds that said substitute petition complies with the provisions of this act, an election shall be called thereon; otherwise the election shall be held on such prior petition if it complies with this act. History: Add. 1951, Act 158, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1951
MI Comp L § 117.9a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.9a - Annexation of Township Remnant Territory to Home Rule City; Procedure.

117.9a Annexation of township remnant territory to home rule city; procedure. Sec. 9a.  Whenever the process of incorporation, consolidation, or annexation leaves a portion of a township with no qualified electors residing in that portion and without the constitutional and statutory officers to perform their functions as prescribed by law, as part of the alternate method of annexation provided for by section 9, a petition signed by the owner or owners of record or the holder or holders of equitable title under a recorded land contract or memorandum of land contract of all the real property of such portion of the township may be filed with the clerk of the city to which annexation is sought and with the county clerk of the county in which the territory is situated, seeking the annexation of such territory to such city. The annexation may be accomplished by the affirmative majority vote of the members-elect of the governing body of the city and approval of the majority vote of all of the members of the county board of commissioners. History: Add. 1959, Act 92, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 352, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
MI Comp L § 117.9b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.9b - Detachment of Territory From City; Conditions; Intergovernmental Agreement Imposing Conditions on Detachment; Reannexation to Detaching City; Detached Territory Not Subject to Annexation.

117.9b Detachment of territory from city; conditions; intergovernmental agreement imposing conditions on detachment; reannexation to detaching city; detached territory not subject to annexation. Sec. 9b.  (1) In addition to the detachment procedures otherwise authorized by this act, territory may be detached from a city if all of the following conditions are met:  (a) The territory to be detached was annexed to the city after the city was incorporated.  (b) The territory to be detached is to be reattached to the municipality from which that territory was annexed.  (c) The city does not provide water or sewer service in the territory to be detached.  (d) The council of the city from which the territory is being detached approves a resolution authorizing the detachment of the territory and confirming an agreement relating to the detachment.  (e) The legislative body of the municipality from which the territory to be detached was annexed approves a resolution authorizing detachment of the territory and confirming an agreement related to the detachment.  (2) The city and municipality involved in a detachment under this section may enter into an intergovernmental agreement which imposes conditions on the detachment. The conditions may include, but need not be limited to, building restrictions and zoning within the territory to be detached.  (3) Territory detached under this section is immediately reannexed to the detaching city if any of the following occurs:  (a) The city can and agrees to provide water and sewer services, the city certifies these facts to the state boundary commission, and the state boundary commission finds that the city can provide water and sewer services to this territory.  (b) The municipality to which the territory was reattached fails to comply with the intergovernmental agreement, the city certifies that fact to the state boundary commission, and the state boundary commission finds that the municipality is not in compliance.   (4) Reannexation pursuant to subsection (3) shall not be subject to the annexation requirements and restrictions of this act; Act No. 191 of the Public Acts of 1968, being sections 123.1001 to 123.1020 of the Michigan Compiled Laws; or Act No. 359 of the Public Acts of 1947, being sections 42.1 to 42.34 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (5) All or part of territory detached under this section shall not be subject to annexation.  History: Add. 1982, Act 465, Eff. Mar. 30, 1983
MI Comp L § 117.9c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.9c - Repealed. 1986, Act 64, Eff. July 1, 1986.

117.9c Repealed. 1986, Act 64, Eff. July 1, 1986. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to an alternate method of annexation.
MI Comp L § 117.10 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.10 - Certified Copies of Petition and Resolution; Transmittal; Election Notices.

117.10 Certified copies of petition and resolution; transmittal; election notices. Sec. 10.  The county clerk shall, within 3 days after the passage of the resolution provided for in section 8 of this act, transmit a certified copy of said petition and of such resolution to the clerk of each city, village or township in the district to be affected by the proposed incorporation, consolidation or change, and it shall be the duty of each of said city, village and township clerks to give notice of the date and purpose of the election provided for by said resolution by publication in 1 or more newspapers published within said district at least once in each week for 4 weeks preceding said election, and by posting a like notice in at least 10 public places in said district not less than 10 days prior to such election. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 3313 ;-- CL 1929, 2246 ;-- CL 1948, 117.10
MI Comp L § 117.11 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.11 - Petition for Incorporation, Consolidation, or Change of Boundaries; Affidavit; Filing With Secretary of State; Certification; Notice; Election.

117.11 Petition for incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries; affidavit; filing with secretary of state; certification; notice; election. Sec. 11.  (1) If the territory to be affected by a proposed incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries is situated in more than 1 county, the petition under section 6 shall be addressed and presented to the secretary of state. The petition shall be accompanied by 1 or more affidavits by 1 or more of the signers of the petition showing all of the following:  (a) That the statements contained in the petition are true.   (b) That each signature affixed to the petition is the actual signature of a qualified elector residing in a city, village, or township to be affected by the carrying out of the purposes of the petition.   (c) That not less than 25 of the petition signers reside in each city, village, or township to be affected.   (2) The secretary of state shall examine the petition and the accompanying affidavit or affidavits. If the secretary of state finds that the petition and accompanying affidavit or affidavits comply with the requirements of this act, he or she shall so certify and shall transmit the certificate and a certified copy of the petition and the accompanying affidavit or affidavits to the clerk of each city, village, or township to be affected by the proposal, together with a notice directing that the question of making the incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries petitioned for shall be submitted to the electors of the district to be affected. The notice shall provide that the question shall be submitted at the next general election or at an election before the next general election. However, the question shall not be submitted at an election to be held less than 60 days after the date of transmittal of the certificate.  (3) If the secretary of state finds that the petition and the accompanying affidavit or affidavits do not comply with the requirements of this act, he or she shall certify to that fact and shall return the petition and affidavits to the person from whom they were received, along with the certificate.  (4) The city, village, and township clerks who receive from the secretary of state the copies and certificates provided for in subsection (2) shall give notice of the election to be held on the question of making the proposed incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries as provided for in section 10.  History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 3314 ;-- CL 1929, 2247 ;-- CL 1948, 117.11 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 303, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005
MI Comp L § 117.12 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.12 - Election Returns; Canvass; Village Clerk, Duties.

117.12 Election returns; canvass; village clerk, duties.  Sec. 12.  The returns by the several boards of election inspectors shall be made to the clerk of the county in which the city or proposed city, or the greater part thereof, if in more than 1 county, is located, and shall be canvassed on the first Thursday following said election in the manner provided by law for a county canvass: Provided, That if the purpose is to incorporate 1 village as a city the returns shall be made to the village clerk, and the vote canvassed the same as in other village elections, and in such case all duties which it is provided in this act shall be performed by the county clerk shall devolve upon the village clerk, and all petitions, certificates or other papers or documents provided in this act to be filed with the county clerk shall be filed with the village clerk, and all expenses to be borne by the county according to the provisions of said section shall be borne by the village. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 3315 ;-- Am. 1917, Act 225, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 2248 ;-- CL 1948, 117.12
MI Comp L § 117.14b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.14b - Relocation of Common Boundaries.

117.14b Relocation of common boundaries.  Sec. 14b.  Whenever the boundaries between cities lying within the same county and subject to this act divide platted lots, or are affected by the relocation of a river or of a natural drain or a street or highway, the boundaries may be relocated along adjacent lot lines or to the center of a common street or a common natural boundary upon resolution of the governing body of each city and upon agreement of the individual property owners affected. Boundaries shall be relocated so that the city in which the major part of the land is located shall gain the entire lot in case of following lot lines. A copy of each resolution shall be recorded with the register of deeds of the county where the land is situated. History: Add. 1959, Act 192, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1959 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 147, Imd. Eff. May 7, 1962
MI Comp L § 117.15a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities|Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)|Section 117.15a - Incorporation; Expenses of Charter Commission; Payment.

117.15a Incorporation; expenses of charter commission; payment. Sec. 15a.  When the residents of a township have voted to incorporate the entire township or fractional part thereof as a city, the township or townships may pay the expenses of a charter commission before an affirmative vote is taken on the charter. History: Add. 1972, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 1972