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MI Comp L § 141.1327b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 25 of 2007 - Convention and Tourism Promotion Act (141.1321 - 141.1328)|Section 141.1327b - Master Plan; Travel Bureau; Disapproval of Annual Marketing Plan.

141.1327b Master plan; travel bureau; disapproval of annual marketing plan.Sec. 7b.  (1) The vice-president of the travel bureau and the president or chief administrative officer of the bureau shall meet periodically, but at least once each year, to discuss the master plan and the annual marketing plan approved by the board.  (2) The bureau and the travel bureau shall coordinate their marketing program activities and annual marketing plan activities with the master plan with a goal of maximizing the impact of tourism and convention business on the economy of this state.  (3) The director shall disapprove of the bureau's annual marketing plan within 30 days of the meeting provided for in subsection (1) upon finding that it is detrimental to the master plan or the travel bureau's promotional programs. The bureau shall not implement an annual marketing plan that is disapproved by the travel bureau. If the director does not disapprove of an annual marketing plan within the 30-day period, the annual marketing plan shall be considered approved and may be implemented by the bureau. History: Add. 2018, Act 464, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
MI Comp L § 141.1328 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 25 of 2007 - Convention and Tourism Promotion Act (141.1321 - 141.1328)|Section 141.1328 - Discontinuance of Assessment; Referendum; Resolution; Further Referendum.

141.1328 Discontinuance of assessment; referendum; resolution; further referendum.Sec. 8.  (1) At any time 2 years or more after the effective date of an assessment, and upon the written request of owners of transient facilities located within the assessment district representing not less than 40% of the total number of owners or not less than 40% of the total number of rooms in all the transient facilities, the bureau shall conduct a referendum on whether the assessment shall be discontinued. The bureau shall cause a written referendum to be held by mail or in person, as the bureau chooses, among all owners of transient facilities in the assessment district within 60 days of the receipt of the requests. For the purposes of the referendum, each owner shall have 1 vote for each room in each of the owner's transient facilities within the assessment district. If a majority of the total votes eligible to be cast at the referendum supports discontinuance of the assessment, the assessment shall be discontinued on the first day of the month following expiration of 90 days after the certification of the results of the referendum by the bureau.   (2) Passage of a resolution discontinuing the assessment shall not prevent a bureau from proposing a new marketing program notice during or after the 90-day period, in which case the procedures set forth in section 3 shall be followed.  (3) If a referendum is conducted under subsection (1) and if a resolution to discontinue the assessment is not adopted, a further referendum on the discontinuation of that assessment shall not be held for a period of 2 years. History: 2007, Act 25, Imd. Eff. June 28, 2007
MI Comp L § 141.1351 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 554 of 2008 - Regional Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1351 - 141.1379)|Section 141.1351 - Short Title.

141.1351 Short title.Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "regional convention facility authority act". History: 2008, Act 554, Eff. Jan. 20, 2009
MI Comp L § 141.1353 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 554 of 2008 - Regional Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1351 - 141.1379)|Section 141.1353 - Legislative Findings.

141.1353 Legislative findings.Sec. 3.  The legislature finds and declares all of the following:  (a) That there exists in this state a continuing need to strengthen and revitalize the economy of this state and of local units of government in this state and that it is in best interests of this state and local units of government in this state to promote tourism and convention business in order to assist in the prevention of unemployment and the alleviation of the conditions of unemployment, to preserve existing jobs, to facilitate economic development, and to create new jobs to meet employment demands.  (b) That it is necessary for the promotion of general welfare and a valid public purpose to assist and encourage the acquisition, construction, improvement, enlargement, renewal, replacement, repairing, financing, furnishing, and equipping of regional convention facilities and the real property on which they are located, to refinance these activities, and to enter into contracts and procure services necessary and appropriate for the development and ongoing management and operation of regional convention facilities in an efficient and effective manner.  (c) That a regional convention facility authority created under this act and the powers conferred by this act constitute a necessary program and serve a necessary public purpose. History: 2008, Act 554, Eff. Jan. 20, 2009
MI Comp L § 141.1363 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 554 of 2008 - Regional Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1351 - 141.1379)|Section 141.1363 - Chief Executive Officer; Appointment; Compensation; Duties; Responsibilities; Service; Powers; Bond; Certain Conduct Prohibited.

141.1363 Chief executive officer; appointment; compensation; duties; responsibilities; service; powers; bond; certain conduct prohibited.Sec. 13.  (1) A board may appoint and fix the compensation of a chief executive officer for the authority. If the board appoints a chief executive officer, the board shall prescribe the duties and responsibilities of the chief executive officer in addition to any duties and responsibilities imposed upon the chief executive officer under this act. A chief executive officer of an authority shall serve at the pleasure of the board.  (2) A chief executive officer shall supervise, and be responsible for, the day-to-day operation of the authority, including the control, supervision, management, and oversight of convention facilities, the issuance of bonds and notes approved by the board, the negotiation and establishment of compensation and other terms and conditions of employment for any employees of the authority, the negotiation, supervision, and enforcement of contracts entered into by the authority and approved by the board, and the supervision of contractors of the authority in their performance of their duties. A board may delegate to the chief executive officer of an authority the power and responsibility to execute and deliver, and sign for, contracts, leases, obligations, and other instruments as have been approved by the board.  (3) A chief executive officer of an authority shall have all powers as are incident to the performance of his or her duties that are prescribed by this act or by the board. All actions of the chief executive officer of an authority shall be in conformance with the policies of the board and in compliance with applicable law.  (4) A board shall require the chief executive officer of an authority and any treasurer or chief financial officer of the authority to post a suitable bond of not less than $50,000.00 issued by a responsible bonding entity, with the cost of the premium of the bond paid by the authority.  (5) All actions of the chief executive officer of an authority shall be in conformance with policies adopted by the board and in compliance with applicable law.  (6) The board of an authority shall not authorize the chief executive officer of the authority to do any of the following:  (a) Appoint a successor to the chief executive officer.  (b) Approve of a contract or a contract amendment.  (c) Appoint or hire legal counsel for the board.  (d) Prescribe ethical standards for the board or authority employees. History: 2008, Act 554, Eff. Jan. 20, 2009
MI Comp L § 141.1377 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 554 of 2008 - Regional Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1351 - 141.1379)|Section 141.1377 - Evidences of Indebtedness or Liability as Contract; Assumption and Performance of Obligations.

141.1377 Evidences of indebtedness or liability as contract; assumption and performance of obligations.Sec. 27.  (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act or any other law, the provisions of all ordinances, resolutions, and other proceedings of the local government in respect to any outstanding bonds, notes, or any and all evidences of indebtedness or liability assumed by an authority pursuant to this act, if any, shall constitute a contract between the authority and the holders of the bonds, notes, or evidences of indebtedness or liability and are enforceable against the authority or any or all of its successors or assigns, by mandamus or any other appropriate suit, action, or proceeding in law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with law.  (2) Bonds, notes, or any and all evidences of indebtedness or liability that are assumed by an authority under this act shall be payable from and secured by the sources of revenue that were pledged to those bonds, notes, or evidences of indebtedness or liability under the ordinance, resolution, or other proceedings of the local government and shall not constitute a full faith and credit obligation of the authority or of this state.  (3) Nothing in this act or in any other law shall be held to relieve the local government from which a convention facility has been transferred from any bonded or other debt or liability lawfully contracted by the local government, to which the full faith and credit of the local government has been pledged and that remains outstanding as of the transfer date, notwithstanding that the proceeds of the debt or liability have been used by the local government in support of the convention facility.  (4) Upon the transfer of a convention facility to an authority, trustees, paying agents, and registrars for any obligation of the local government that has been expressly assumed by the authority under section 19 shall perform all of their duties and obligations and provide all notices related to the obligations as if the authority were the issuer of the obligations. The trustees, paying agents, and registrars shall care for and consider all revenues and funds pledged to secure obligations of the local government that have been assumed by the authority under section 19 as revenues and funds of the authority. The authority shall indemnify and hold harmless these trustees, paying agents, and registrars from liability incurred in compliance with this subsection. History: 2008, Act 554, Eff. Jan. 20, 2009
MI Comp L § 141.1379 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 554 of 2008 - Regional Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1351 - 141.1379)|Section 141.1379 - Applicability of Restrictions Standards or Prerequisites of Local Government; Additional Powers; Construction of Act.

141.1379 Applicability of restrictions standards or prerequisites of local government; additional powers; construction of act.Sec. 29.  (1) Unless permitted by this act or approved by an authority, any restrictions standards or prerequisites of a local government otherwise applicable to an authority and enacted after the effective date of this act shall not apply to an authority. This subsection is intended to prohibit special local legislation or ordinances applicable exclusively or primarily to an authority and not to exempt an authority from laws generally applicable to other persons or entities.  (2) The powers conferred in this act upon any authority or local government shall be in addition to any other powers the authority or local government possesses by charter or statute. The provisions of this act apply notwithstanding any resolution, ordinance, or charter provision to the contrary.  (3) This act shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and the purpose of this act as complete and independent authorization for the performance of each and every act and thing authorized in the act, and all powers granted in this act shall be broadly interpreted to effectuate the intent and purposes of this act and not as to limitation of powers. History: 2008, Act 554, Eff. Jan. 20, 2009
MI Comp L § 141.1401 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 203 of 1999 - The Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1401 - 141.1414)|Section 141.1401 - Short Title.

141.1401 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as "the convention facility authority act". History: 1999, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1999
MI Comp L § 141.1402 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 203 of 1999 - The Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1401 - 141.1414)|Section 141.1402 - Legislative Findings.

141.1402 Legislative findings. Sec. 2.  The legislature of this state finds that there exists in this state a continuing need for programs to promote tourism and convention business in order to assist in the prevention of unemployment and the alleviation of the conditions of unemployment, to preserve existing jobs, and to create new jobs to meet the employment demands of population growth. To achieve these purposes, it is necessary to assist and encourage local units of government to acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, renew, replace, repair, finance, furnish, and equip convention facilities and the real property on which they are located and to refinance these activities. History: 1999, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1999
MI Comp L § 141.1403 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 203 of 1999 - The Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1401 - 141.1414)|Section 141.1403 - Definitions.

141.1403 Definitions.Sec. 3.  As used in this act:  (a) "Authority" means a convention facility authority created under section 4.  (b) "Board" means the board of directors of an authority.  (c) "Convention facility" means all or any part of, or any combination of, a convention hall, auditorium, arena, sports facility, market, or other facility meeting rooms, exhibition area, and related adjacent public areas that are generally available to the public for lease or use, together with appurtenant property, including parking lots or structures, necessary and convenient for use in connection with the convention facility.  (d) "Develop", unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, means to acquire, market, promote, construct, improve, enlarge, renew, renovate, replace, lease, equip, furnish, or operate.  (e) "Fund" means the convention facility authority fund created for each authority as provided in section 10.  (f) "Qualified city" means a city with a population of more than 170,000 according to the most recent decennial census that is the most populous city in a qualified county.  (g) "Qualified county" means a county with a population of more than 500,000 according to the most recent decennial census that contains a qualified city, and that is not a charter county or a county with an optional unified form of government. History: 1999, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1999 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 26, Imd. Eff. May 10, 2013
MI Comp L § 141.1404 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 203 of 1999 - The Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1401 - 141.1414)|Section 141.1404 - Establishment of Authority by County and City; Resolution; Organization.

141.1404 Establishment of authority by county and city; resolution; organization. Sec. 4.  (1) A qualified county and a qualified city may by resolutions of their respective legislative governing bodies jointly establish an authority under this act. On the date on which all the certified copies of the resolutions establishing the authority are filed with the secretary of state, the authority is created as a body corporate and politic.  (2) An authority under this act is an authority organized pursuant to state law for purposes of 1974 PA 263, MCL 141.861 to 141.867. History: 1999, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1999
MI Comp L § 141.1406 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 203 of 1999 - The Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1401 - 141.1414)|Section 141.1406 - Board of Directors; Discharge of Duties; Actions; Meetings; Compensation.

141.1406 Board of directors; discharge of duties; actions; meetings; compensation. Sec. 6.  (1) Members of a board and officers and employees of the authority are subject to 1968 PA 317, MCL 15.321 to 15.330. A member of the board or an officer, employee, or agent of the authority shall discharge the duties of his or her position in a nonpartisan manner, in good faith, and with the degree of diligence, care, and skill that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances in a like position. In discharging his or her duties, a member of the board or an officer, employee, or agent of the authority, when acting in good faith, may rely upon any of the following:  (a) The opinion of counsel for the authority.  (b) The report of an independent appraiser selected by the board.  (c) Financial statements of the authority represented to the member of the board, officer, employee, or agent to be correct by the officer of the authority having charge of its books of account or stated in a written report by the state auditor general or a certified public accountant, or a firm of certified accountants, to reflect the financial condition of the authority.  (2) A board shall organize and make its own policies and procedures and shall adopt bylaws governing its operations. A majority of the members of a board constitutes a quorum for transaction of business, notwithstanding the existence of 1 or more vacancies on the board. Except as otherwise provided in this act, actions taken by the board shall be by a majority vote of the members present in person at a meeting of the board or, if authorized by the bylaws, by the use of amplified telephonic or video conferencing equipment. The authority shall meet at the call of the chairperson and as may be provided in the bylaws.  (3) Members of a board shall serve without compensation for their membership on the board, but members of the board may receive reasonable reimbursement for necessary travel and expenses. History: 1999, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1999
MI Comp L § 141.1407 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 203 of 1999 - The Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1401 - 141.1414)|Section 141.1407 - Conduct of Business at Public Meetings; Disclosure Requirements.

141.1407 Conduct of business at public meetings; disclosure requirements. Sec. 7.  (1) A board shall conduct all business at public meetings held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. Public notice of the time, date, and place of each meeting shall be given in the manner required by the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.  (2) A record or a portion of a record, material, or other data received, prepared, used, or retained by the authority that relates to financial or proprietary information that is identified in writing by the person submitting the information and acknowledged by the board as confidential is not subject to the disclosure requirements of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. The board may meet in closed session pursuant to the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275, to make a determination of whether it acknowledges as confidential any financial or proprietary information submitted and considered by the person submitting the information as confidential. For the purpose of this subsection, "financial or proprietary information" means information that has not been publicly disseminated or that is unavailable from other sources, the release of which might cause the person submitting the information competitive harm. History: 1999, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1999
MI Comp L § 141.1409 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 203 of 1999 - The Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1401 - 141.1414)|Section 141.1409 - Employment of Staff; Audits; Budget.

141.1409 Employment of staff; audits; budget. Sec. 9.  (1) An authority may employ staff, including legal and technical experts, and other officers, or employees, permanent or temporary, paid from the funds of the authority.  (2) The accounts of an authority are subject to annual audits by the state auditor general or a certified public accountant selected by the authority. Copies of the audits shall be forwarded annually to the state treasurer as provided in the uniform budgeting and accounting act, 1968 PA 2, MCL 141.421 to 141.440a. Records shall be maintained according to generally accepted accounting principles.  (3) The authority shall prepare and adopt an annual budget. History: 1999, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1999
MI Comp L § 141.1410 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 203 of 1999 - The Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1401 - 141.1414)|Section 141.1410 - Convention Facility Authority Fund; Creation; Disposition of Money.

141.1410 Convention facility authority fund; creation; disposition of money. Sec. 10.  A convention facility authority fund is created for each authority. An authority shall deposit all money received and generated by the convention facility into the fund. History: 1999, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1999
MI Comp L § 141.1411 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 203 of 1999 - The Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1401 - 141.1414)|Section 141.1411 - Payment of Costs From Certain Revenues.

141.1411 Payment of costs from certain revenues. Sec. 11.  The payment of principal, interest, and other costs including engineering, financial, and issuance costs, associated with bonds issued by the authority may be made by the authority from any of the following revenues:  (a) Federal grants, loans, appropriations, payments, or contributions.  (b) The proceeds from the sale, exchange, mortgage, lease, or other disposition of property that the authority has acquired.  (c) Grants, loans, appropriations, payments, proceeds from repayments of loans made by the authority, or contributions from public or private sources.  (d) Money in the fund including rents, admission fees, or other charges for use of the convention facility.  (e) Investment earnings on the revenues described in subdivisions (a) to (d). History: 1999, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1999
MI Comp L § 141.1412 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 141 - Municipal Financing|Act 203 of 1999 - The Convention Facility Authority Act (141.1401 - 141.1414)|Section 141.1412 - Issuance of Negotiable Revenue Bonds; Limitations.

141.1412 Issuance of negotiable revenue bonds; limitations. Sec. 12.  (1) An authority may only issue negotiable revenue bonds under the revenue bond act of 1933, 1933 PA 94, MCL 141.101 to 141.140. An authority may not issue any other kinds of bonds, notes, or other obligations.  (2) An authority may authorize and issue its negotiable revenue bonds payable solely from the revenues or funds available to the authority under section 10. Bonds, notes, or other obligations of an authority are not a debt or liability of this state, a qualified county that established the authority, or a qualified city that established the authority and do not create or constitute an indebtedness, liability, or obligation or constitute a pledge of faith and credit of this state, the qualified county that established the authority, or a qualified city that established the authority. Bonds issued by an authority are payable solely from revenues or funds pledged or available for their payment as authorized in this act or as provided in the resolution of the board authorizing the bonds. History: 1999, Act 203, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1999