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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 387 of 2012 - Regional Transit Authority Act (124.541 - 124.558) › Section 124.543 - Authority; Creation; Date Effective; Authority as Municipal Public Body Corporate and Metropolitan Authority; Rights, Functions, and Responsibilities; Inclusion of Phrase "Regional Transit authority."

124.543 Authority; creation; date effective; authority as municipal public body corporate and metropolitan authority; rights, functions, and responsibilities; inclusion of phrase "regional transit authority."
Sec. 3.
(1) For an area of this state that is a qualified region on the effective date of this act, an authority is created on the effective date of this act for a public transit region that includes the qualified region. For an area of this state that becomes a qualified region after the effective date of this act, an authority is created on the date the area becomes a qualified region for the public transit region that includes the qualified region. An authority created under this act is a municipal public body corporate and a metropolitan authority authorized by section 27 of article VII of the state constitution of 1963, shall possess the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities vested in an authority by this act, and shall carry out the rights, duties, and obligations provided for in this act. An authority is not an agency or authority of this state.
(2) The name of an authority created under subsection (1) shall include the phrase "regional transit authority".
History:
2012, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 387 of 2012 - Regional Transit Authority Act (124.541 - 124.558) › Section 124.544 - Petition by County to Be Included in Public Transit Region and Authority; Conditions; Provisional Member.

124.544 Petition by county to be included in public transit region and authority; conditions; provisional member.
Sec. 4.
(1) A county that is not included in a public transit region and is not a participant in an authority may petition an authority to become a part of the public transit region and the authority, subject to approval of the petition by resolution of the governing body of the petitioning county.
(2) A petitioning county shall be added to a public transit region and an authority if both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The petitioning county is adjacent to a county that is, at the time of the petition, included in the public transit region.
(b) The addition of the petitioning county to the public transit region and the authority is approved by the board.
(3) If an authority is levying an assessment under section 10(2) or a motor vehicle registration tax under section 10(3), or both, a petitioning county that satisfies the conditions under subsection (2) is a provisional member of the authority without voting power or transportation service from the authority until the assessment levied by the authority under section 10(2) or the motor vehicle registration tax under section 10(3), or both, is approved by a majority of the electors of the petitioning county at the first general or special election held on a regular date as provided in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, to occur at least 71 days after appointment of a board member representing the petitioning county under section 5(12).
History:
2012, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 387 of 2012 - Regional Transit Authority Act (124.541 - 124.558) › Section 124.549 - Acquisition of Property.

124.549 Acquisition of property.
Sec. 9.
(1) Subject to section 7, an authority may acquire property for a public transportation system by purchase, construction, lease, gift, or devise, either within or without the area served by the public transportation system, and may hold, manage, control, sell, exchange, or lease property. An authority shall comply with the laws of this state for the purpose of condemnation proceedings. An authority may only utilize condemnation proceedings to acquire property located within the authority's public transit region.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the property of an authority and its income, activities, and operations are exempt from all taxes and special assessments of this state or a political subdivision of this state. Property of an authority and its income, activities, and operations that are leased to private persons are not exempt from any tax or special assessment of this state or a political subdivision of this state. Property of an authority is exempt from ad valorem property taxes collected under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, or other law of this state authorizing taxation of real or personal property.
(3) The property of an authority created under this act is public property devoted to an essential public and governmental purpose. Income of the authority is for a public and governmental purpose.
History:
2012, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 387 of 2012 - Regional Transit Authority Act (124.541 - 124.558) › Section 124.551 - Bonds, Notes, or Other Evidence of Indebtedness.

124.551 Bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness.
Sec. 11.
(1) For the purpose of acquiring, improving, enlarging, or extending a public transportation system, an authority may issue self-liquidating revenue bonds under the revenue bond act of 1933, 1933 PA 94, MCL 141.101 to 141.140, or any other act providing for the issuance of self-liquidating revenue bonds. The bonds are not a general obligation of an authority, but are payable solely from the revenue of a public transportation system. If an authority issues self-liquidating revenue bonds with a pledge of the full faith and credit of the authority, those revenue bonds are subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.
(2) An authority may borrow money and issue municipal securities in accordance with, and exercise all of the powers conferred upon municipalities by, the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.
(3) All bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by an authority, and interest on bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness, are free and exempt from all taxation in this state, except for transfer and franchise taxes.
(4) The issuance of bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness by an authority requires approval of the board.
(5) An agreement entered into under this section is payable from general funds of an authority or, subject to any existing contracts, from any available money or revenue sources, including revenues specified by the agreement, securing the bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness in connection with which the agreement is entered into.
History:
2012, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 387 of 2012 - Regional Transit Authority Act (124.541 - 124.558) › Section 124.552 - Financial Obligation of Authority.

124.552 Financial obligation of authority.
Sec. 12.
(1) The revenue raised by an authority may be pledged, in whole or in part, for the repayment of bonded indebtedness and other expenditures issued or incurred by the authority.
(2) A financial obligation of an authority is a financial obligation of the authority only and not an obligation of this state or any city or county within a public transit region. A financial obligation of an authority shall not be transferred to this state or any city or county within a public transit region.
History:
2012, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 387 of 2012 - Regional Transit Authority Act (124.541 - 124.558) › Section 124.554 - Exemption From Motor Carrier Act and Motor Bus Transportation Act.

124.554 Exemption from motor carrier act and motor bus transportation act.
Sec. 14.
In the exercise of its powers under this act, an authority is exempt from the motor carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.43, 1939 PA 3, MCL 460.1 to 460.11, and the motor bus transportation act, 1982 PA 432, MCL 474.101 to 474.141.
History:
2012, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 387 of 2012 - Regional Transit Authority Act (124.541 - 124.558) › Section 124.555 - Applicability of Local Zoning or Land Use Ordinances or Regulations.

124.555 Applicability of local zoning or land use ordinances or regulations.
Sec. 15.
Local zoning or land use ordinances or regulations do not apply to a public transportation system or a rolling rapid transit system that is planned, acquired, owned, or operated by an authority under this act.
History:
2012, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 387 of 2012 - Regional Transit Authority Act (124.541 - 124.558) › Section 124.556 - Election or Vote.

124.556 Election or vote.
Sec. 16.
An election or vote of the public authorized by this act shall be conducted in accordance with the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
History:
2012, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 387 of 2012 - Regional Transit Authority Act (124.541 - 124.558) › Section 124.557 - Certain Costs as Transportation Purpose.

124.557 Certain costs as transportation purpose.
Sec. 17.
The costs of planning, administering, constructing, reconstructing, financing, and maintaining state, county, city, and village roads, streets, and bridges designed primarily for the use of motor vehicles using tires, including the costs of reasonable appurtenances to those state, county, city, and village roads, streets, and bridges, are a transportation purpose within the meaning of section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, when such costs are to facilitate a public transportation system that moves individuals or goods with vehicles using tires.
History:
2012, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 387 of 2012 - Regional Transit Authority Act (124.541 - 124.558) › Section 124.558 - Appropriation.

124.558 Appropriation.
Sec. 18.
There is appropriated to each authority created under this act the sum of $250,000.00 from the comprehensive transportation fund created in section 10b of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660b, to begin implementing the requirements of this act. Any portion of this amount under this section that is not expended in the 2012-2013 state fiscal year shall not lapse to the general fund but shall be carried forward in a work project account that is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a.
History:
2012, Act 387, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 2012
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 57 of 1988 - Emergency Services to Municipalities (124.601 - 124.614) › Section 124.601 - Definitions.

124.601 Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Authority" means an authority incorporated under this act.
(b) "Emergency services" means fire protection services, emergency medical services, police protection, and any other emergency health or safety services designated in the articles of incorporation of an authority.
(c) "Incorporating municipality" means a municipality that becomes part of a new authority in the manner provided in section 2, or joins an existing authority in the manner provided in section 3.
(d) "Municipal emergency service" means an emergency service performed by a municipality, rather than by an authority.
(e) "Municipality" means a county, city, village, or township.
History:
1988, Act 57, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 57 of 1988 - Emergency Services to Municipalities (124.601 - 124.614) › Section 124.603 - County, City, Village, or Township as Part of Existing Authority; Amendment to Articles of Incorporation.

124.603 County, city, village, or township as part of existing authority; amendment to articles of incorporation.
Sec. 3.
(1) Any county, city, village, or township may become a part of an existing authority by amendment to the authority's articles of incorporation, adopted by the legislative body of the county, city, village, or township and by the legislative body of every other county, city, village, or township of which the existing authority is composed.
(2) Other amendments may be made to an authority's articles of incorporation if adopted by the legislative body of each city, village, or township of which the authority is composed. An amendment shall be endorsed and published, and certified printed copies shall be filed in the same manner as the original articles of incorporation, except that the filed printed copies shall be certified by the recording officer of the authority.
History:
1988, Act 57, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 57 of 1988 - Emergency Services to Municipalities (124.601 - 124.614) › Section 124.604 - Election.

124.604 Election.
Sec. 4.
(1) Upon petition by not less than 5% of the registered electors residing in a municipality that has not become an incorporating municipality, requesting a referendum on the question of becoming an incorporating municipality, the clerk of the municipality, upon verifying the required number of signatures on the petitions, shall submit the question of whether the municipality should become an incorporating municipality to the vote of the electors of the municipality at the next general election or special election called for that purpose, and conducted in accordance with the Michigan election law, Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1954, being sections 168.1 to 168.992 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(2) The clerk of the municipality shall prepare the question for the ballot to be used at the election, subject to the election laws of the state, substantially as follows:
"Should the __________ of __________ become part of an emergency services authority?
Yes ( )
No ( )"
(3) If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote "yes", the municipality shall proceed to become an incorporating municipality in the manner provided in section 2 or 3.
History:
1988, Act 57, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 57 of 1988 - Emergency Services to Municipalities (124.601 - 124.614) › Section 124.604a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

124.604a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Sec. 4a.
A petition under section 4, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in this section is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 167, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 57 of 1988 - Emergency Services to Municipalities (124.601 - 124.614) › Section 124.605 - Contents of Articles of Incorporation.

124.605 Contents of articles of incorporation.
Sec. 5.
Subject to the laws of this state, an authority's articles of incorporation shall state the name of the authority; the names of the incorporating municipalities; the purpose or purposes for which the authority is created; the powers, duties, and limitations of the authority and its officers, including ordinances necessary to support the authority as allowed under section 9(b); the method of selecting its governing body, officers, and employees; and the person or persons who are charged with the responsibility of causing the articles of incorporation to be published and printed copies to be certified and filed as provided in section 2 or who are charged with any other responsibility in connection with the incorporation of the authority.
History:
1988, Act 57, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 652, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 2007
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 57 of 1988 - Emergency Services to Municipalities (124.601 - 124.614) › Section 124.606 - Authority as Body Corporate; Powers Generally.

124.606 Authority as body corporate; powers generally.
Sec. 6.
An authority is a body corporate, with power to sue or be sued in any court of this state. It possesses all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of its incorporation, and those incident to those purposes. The enumeration of any powers in this act shall not be construed as a limitation upon an authority's general powers.
History:
1988, Act 57, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 57 of 1988 - Emergency Services to Municipalities (124.601 - 124.614) › Section 124.607 - Acquisition of Private Property by Authority.

124.607 Acquisition of private property by authority.
Sec. 7.
An authority may acquire private property by purchase, lease, gift, devise, or condemnation, either within or without its corporate limits, and may hold, manage, control, sell, exchange, or lease property it has acquired. For the purpose of condemnation, it may proceed under Act No. 149 of the Public Acts of 1911, being sections 213.1 to 213.25 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and the uniform condemnation procedures act, Act No. 87 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 213.51 to 213.77 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
1988, Act 57, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
Compiler's Notes:
In the middle of the second sentence, the section range "being sections 213.1 to 213.25" evidently should read "being sections 213.21 to 213.25."
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 57 of 1988 - Emergency Services to Municipalities (124.601 - 124.614) › Section 124.608 - Contracts for Provision of Emergency Services.

124.608 Contracts for provision of emergency services.
Sec. 8.
An authority may enter into a contract with any incorporating municipality for the provision of emergency services in the incorporating municipality for a period not exceeding 30 years. The emergency services may be established or funded in conjunction with any municipal emergency services, and any municipal emergency service may be delegated by contract to an authority. The charges specified in a contract shall be subject to increase by the authority, if necessary, in order to provide funds to meet its obligations. An authority may also enter into contracts with a city, village, or township that is not an incorporating municipality, for a period not exceeding 30 years except that the charges for services under a contract with a nonincorporating municipality may be greater than the charges to an incorporating municipality, and shall be subject to change from time to time without notice. However, existing contracts between the county sheriff's department and the municipalities shall remain in effect for the lifetime of those contracts.
History:
1988, Act 57, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 57 of 1988 - Emergency Services to Municipalities (124.601 - 124.614) › Section 124.609 - Additional Powers of Authority.

124.609 Additional powers of authority.
Sec. 9.
An authority, in addition to its other powers and duties, may do all of the following:
(a) Adopt bylaws and rules of administration to accomplish the purposes of this act.
(b) Adopt ordinances that allow the authority to assess fees on owners or occupants of property who receive emergency services to cover the costs of providing emergency services under this act. An ordinance adopted under this subdivision must be rescinded if, within 60 days after the date the ordinance is adopted, 1/3 or more of the municipalities affected by the ordinance vote to rescind the ordinance.
(c) Apply for and accept grants, loans, or contributions from the federal government or any of its agencies, this state, or other public or private agencies to be used for any of the purposes of this act and to do any and all things within its express or implied powers necessary or desirable to secure that financial or other aid or cooperation in the carrying out of any of the purposes of this act.
(d) Enter into any contracts with other entities not prohibited by law.
(e) Investigate emergency services requirements, needs, and programs and engage, by contract, consultants as are necessary and cooperate with the federal government, state, political subdivisions, and other authorities in those investigations.
(f) Subject to section 10, hire employees, attorneys, accountants, and consultants as the authority considers necessary to carry out the purposes of the authority.
(g) Enter into a contract or agreement for the purchase of real or personal property for public purposes, to be paid for in installments over a period not to exceed 15 years or the useful life of the property acquired, whichever is less. Real or personal property purchased under this act may serve as collateral in support of the purchase, contract, or agreement.
History:
1988, Act 57, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 652, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 2007 ;-- Am. 2022, Act 102, Imd. Eff. June 14, 2022
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 57 of 1988 - Emergency Services to Municipalities (124.601 - 124.614) › Section 124.609a - Authority to Issue Negotiable Bonds or Notes; Applicability of the Revised Municipal Finance Act, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.

124.609a Authority to issue negotiable bonds or notes; applicability of the revised municipal finance act, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.
Sec. 9a.
(1) An authority may borrow money and issue its negotiable bonds or notes to finance any of the following for authority purposes:
(a) The acquisition, construction, and furnishing of buildings or facilities or portions of buildings or facilities.
(b) The acquisition of necessary property.
(c) The acquisition and installation of necessary equipment.
(2) An authority may issue general obligation unlimited tax bonds upon approval of a majority of the electors in the jurisdictional limits of the authority voting on the question of issuing the bonds. The proposal to issue general obligation unlimited tax bonds must be submitted to a vote of the electors of the authority by resolution of the board of the authority. The resolution must contain the language of the ballot proposal.
(3) The election for a bond proposal described in subsection (2) must be conducted and canvassed in the same manner as an election on a millage proposal as described in section 12 and in accordance with the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992. The results of the election must be certified to the governing body of the authority promptly after the date of the election. Not more than 1 election may be held in the jurisdictional limits of an authority in a calendar year for approval of a bond issue authorized under subsection (2).
(4) If an authority issues general obligation unlimited tax bonds under subsection (2), the board, by resolution, shall authorize and levy the taxes necessary to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.
(5) An authority may issue limited tax bonds or notes by resolution of the board without submitting the question to the electors in the jurisdictional limits of the authority.
(6) Bonds or notes issued by an authority are a debt of the authority and not of the incorporating municipalities. If an incorporating municipality withdraws from an authority, taxes imposed or levied for payment of bonds approved as provided in this act before the adoption of the resolution to withdraw must continue to be levied within the district as if the municipality did not withdraw from the authority until the principal of and interest on those bonds are paid in full.
(7) An authority shall not borrow money or issue bonds or notes for a sum that, together with the total outstanding bonded indebtedness of the authority, exceeds 5% of the state equalized valuation of the taxable property within the jurisdictional limits of the authority.
(8) All bonds or notes issued by an authority under this act are subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.
History:
Add. 2022, Act 102, Imd. Eff. June 14, 2022
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 57 of 1988 - Emergency Services to Municipalities (124.601 - 124.614) › Section 124.611 - Withdrawal of Incorporating Municipality From Authority.

124.611 Withdrawal of incorporating municipality from authority.
Sec. 11.
(1) An incorporating municipality may withdraw from the authority of which it is a part by resolution of the municipality's legislative body approving the withdrawal.
(2) A municipality that withdraws from an authority shall continue to be subject to any tax levied in its jurisdiction under section 12 for the duration of the period of that tax as determined pursuant to section 12(3).
(3) Employees of an authority who perform emergency services in the jurisdiction of a municipality that withdraws from an authority shall be protected in relation to the municipality to the same extent as employees of an incorporating municipality are protected in relation to an authority under section 10.
(4) A municipality that withdraws from an authority shall remain liable for a proportion of the debts and liabilities of the authority incurred while the municipality was a part of the authority. The proportion of the authority's debts for which a municipality is liable under this subsection shall be determined by dividing the state equalized value of the real property in the municipality by the state equalized value of all real property in the authority at the time of the withdrawal.
History:
1988, Act 57, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 57 of 1988 - Emergency Services to Municipalities (124.601 - 124.614) › Section 124.613 - Tax Levy by Municipality.

124.613 Tax levy by municipality.
Sec. 13.
Any incorporating municipality or a municipality otherwise granted taxing authority under state law may levy a tax on all of the taxable property within the limits of the political subdivision, and appropriate, grant, or contribute the proceeds of the tax to an authority for the purposes of this act or to provide sufficient money to fulfill its contractual obligation to the authority, which tax shall be within charter, statutory, and constitutional limitations.
History:
1988, Act 57, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 57 of 1988 - Emergency Services to Municipalities (124.601 - 124.614) › Section 124.614 - Effective Date.

124.614 Effective date.
Sec. 14.
This act shall take effect April 1, 1988.
History:
1988, Act 57, Eff. Apr. 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 292 of 1989 - Metropolitan Councils Act (124.651 - 124.729) › Section 124.651 - Short Title.

124.651 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "metropolitan councils act".
History:
1989, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 373, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 292 of 1989 - Metropolitan Councils Act (124.651 - 124.729) › Section 124.653 - Definitions.

124.653 Definitions.
Sec. 3.
As used in sections 5 through 35:
(a) "Articles" means a metropolitan area council's articles of incorporation provided for in section 5.
(b) "Council area" means the combined territory of the cities, villages, and townships participating in a metropolitan area council.
(c) "Largest" means, if used in reference to a county, the county having the greatest population residing in participating cities, villages, and townships. "Largest", if used in reference to a participating local governmental unit, means the participating local governmental unit having the greatest population.
(d) "Local governmental unit" means a county, township, city, or village.
(e) "Metropolitan area" means a metropolitan statistical area, as defined as of the effective date of this act, by the United States department of commerce or a successor agency, with a population of less than 1,500,000 people.
(f) "Participating", if used in reference to a local governmental unit, means 1 of the following:
(i) After formation of a metropolitan area council, a local governmental unit that has joined in the formation of the council or been added to the council pursuant to section 11 and that has not withdrawn pursuant to section 33.
(ii) Before formation of a metropolitan area council, a local governmental unit named in the articles of incorporation as a participating local governmental unit.
History:
1989, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 373, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 292 of 1989 - Metropolitan Councils Act (124.651 - 124.729) › Section 124.655 - Metropolitan Area Council; Formation; Council as Public Corporate Body and Authority; Powers Generally.

124.655 Metropolitan area council; formation; council as public corporate body and authority; powers generally.
Sec. 5.
(1) A combination of 2 or more local governmental units in a metropolitan area may form a metropolitan area council by adopting articles of incorporation pursuant to the requirements of sections 7 and 9.
(2) A council is a public corporate body with power to sue and be sued in any court of the state.
(3) A council is an authority under section 6 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
(4) A council possesses all the powers necessary for carrying out the purposes of its formation. The enumeration of specific powers in this act shall not be construed as a limitation on the general powers of a council, consistent with its articles.
History:
1989, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 373, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 292 of 1989 - Metropolitan Councils Act (124.651 - 124.729) › Section 124.657 - Metropolitan Council; Articles of Incorporation Generally.

124.657 Metropolitan council; articles of incorporation generally.
Sec. 7.
(1) The articles of a council established under this act shall state the name of the council; the names of the participating local governmental units; the purposes for which the council is formed; the powers, duties, and limitations of the council and its officers; the qualifications, method of selection and terms of office of delegates sitting on the council and of council officers; the manner in which participating local governmental units shall take part in the governance of the council; the general method of amending the articles; the method of amending the articles to reflect the addition of a local governmental unit, which shall require the adoption of a resolution by a vote of not less than 2/3 of the delegates serving on the council; and any other matters that the participating local governmental units consider advisable.
(2) The articles may require each participating local governmental unit to annually pay to the council an amount not to exceed 0.2 mills multiplied by the taxable value of all the taxable real and personal property within that local governmental unit.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the articles may authorize the council to levy on all the taxable real and personal property within the council area an ad valorem tax of not to exceed 0.5 mills of the taxable value of the taxable property. The levy of a tax under this subsection is subject to the requirements of sections 25 and 27.
(4) The articles of a metropolitan area council shall not authorize a tax levy under subsection (3) unless each delegate serving on the council holds an elected office in the local governmental unit that he or she represents on the council.
(5) As used in this section, "taxable value" means that value calculated under section 27a of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.27a.
History:
1989, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 373, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 292 of 1989 - Metropolitan Councils Act (124.651 - 124.729) › Section 124.659 - Articles of Incorporation; Adoption; Amendment; Publication; Endorsement; Filing.

124.659 Articles of incorporation; adoption; amendment; publication; endorsement; filing.
Sec. 9.
(1) The articles of a metropolitan area council shall be adopted and may be amended by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members elected to and serving on the legislative body of each participating local governmental unit.
(2) Before the articles or amendments are adopted by any participating local governmental unit, the articles or amendments shall be published by the clerk of the largest participating local governmental unit at least once in a newspaper generally circulated within the participating cities, villages, and townships.
(3) The adoption of articles or amendments by the legislative body of a local governmental unit shall be evidenced by an endorsement on the articles or amendments by the clerk of the local governmental unit in a form substantially as follows:
These articles of incorporation (or amendments) were adopted by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members serving on the legislative body of ___________________________, _________________ at a meeting duly held on the _____ day of _______________, A.D., ____.
__________________________________
_______________________
(4) Upon adoption of the articles or amendments, a printed copy of the articles or the amended articles shall be filed by the clerk of the largest participating local governmental unit with the secretary of state, the clerk of each county in which is located all or part of a participating city, village, or township, and the clerk of each participating city, village, or township.
History:
1989, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 373, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 292 of 1989 - Metropolitan Councils Act (124.651 - 124.729) › Section 124.661 - Addition of Local Governmental Unit; Requirements; Filing Amended Articles.

124.661 Addition of local governmental unit; requirements; filing amended articles.
Sec. 11.
(1) A local governmental unit may be added to the metropolitan area council after the council's incorporation upon satisfaction of all of the following requirements:
(a) A majority of the members elected to and serving on the legislative body of the local governmental unit vote to adopt a resolution stating that the local governmental unit desires to be added to the metropolitan area council and that it accepts the requirements of the articles as amended to reflect the addition of the local governmental unit.
(b) If there is a tax levied by the metropolitan area council under section 7 and the local governmental unit is a city, village, or township, the tax is authorized by a majority of the electors of that city, village, or township voting on the proposal.
(c) The articles are amended to reflect the addition of the local governmental unit.
(2) Upon addition of a local governmental unit to a metropolitan area council, a printed copy of the amended articles shall be filed as required by section 9 by the clerk of the local governmental unit added to the council.
History:
1989, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 373, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 292 of 1989 - Metropolitan Councils Act (124.651 - 124.729) › Section 124.663 - Referendum.

124.663 Referendum.
Sec. 13.
(1) Upon petition by not less than 5% of the registered electors residing in a nonparticipating local governmental unit requesting a referendum on the question of becoming a local governmental unit participating in a metropolitan area council, the clerk of the local governmental unit, upon verifying the required number of signatures on the petitions, shall submit the question of whether the local governmental unit should become a participant in a metropolitan area council to the vote of the electors of the local governmental unit at the next general election or special election called for that purpose, and conducted in accordance with the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
(2) The clerk of the local governmental unit shall prepare the question for the ballot to be used at the election, subject to the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, 168.1 to 168.992, substantially as follows:
"Should the __________ of __________ become part of a metropolitan area council?
Yes ( )
No ( )"
(3) If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote "yes", the local governmental unit shall proceed to become a participating local governmental unit in the manner provided in section 9 or 11, as applicable. If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote "no", the local governmental unit shall not become a participating local governmental unit in a metropolitan area council for a period of not less than 1 year following the date of the vote.
History:
1989, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 373, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 292 of 1989 - Metropolitan Councils Act (124.651 - 124.729) › Section 124.663a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

124.663a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Sec. 13a.
A petition under section 13, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in this section is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 166, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 292 of 1989 - Metropolitan Councils Act (124.651 - 124.729) › Section 124.665 - Election of Chairperson and Other Officers; Chairperson as Principal Executive Officer; Meetings; Powers and Duties; Appointments to Other Agencies.

124.665 Election of chairperson and other officers; chairperson as principal executive officer; meetings; powers and duties; appointments to other agencies.
Sec. 15.
(1) A metropolitan area council shall have a chairperson. The chairperson shall act as principal executive officer and shall preside at the meetings of the council. Meeting times and places shall be fixed by the council and special meetings may be called by a majority of the delegates on the council or by the chairperson. The chairperson shall have such powers and duties as provided in the articles.
(2) In addition to the chairperson, a metropolitan area council shall have other officers as may be provided in the articles. The chairperson and other officers shall be elected by the council and shall be council delegates. However, a secretary and treasurer need not be council delegates.
(3) If provided in the articles, a metropolitan area council may appoint an executive director to serve at the council's pleasure as the principal administrator for the council. The director shall not be a delegate, shall be selected on the basis of training and experience, and shall have the powers and duties as provided in the council bylaws adopted pursuant to section 21.
(4) If specifically authorized by law, a metropolitan area council may make appointments to other governmental agencies.
History:
1989, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 373, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 292 of 1989 - Metropolitan Councils Act (124.651 - 124.729) › Section 124.667 - Per Diem Compensation; Reimbursement for Expenses.

124.667 Per diem compensation; reimbursement for expenses.
Sec. 17.
(1) A metropolitan area council may pay each council delegate a per diem compensation for each council meeting attended and for other designated services performed by the council delegate. A metropolitan area council may reimburse each council delegate for reasonable expenses incurred in attending council meetings and performing services designated by the council.
(2) The budget of a metropolitan area council prepared pursuant to section 21 shall provide as a separate account anticipated expenditures for per diem compensation and expense reimbursement for the chairperson and other council delegates. Compensation or reimbursement shall be paid to the chairperson and other council delegates only if budgeted.
History:
1989, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 373, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 292 of 1989 - Metropolitan Councils Act (124.651 - 124.729) › Section 124.669 - Regulation of Land and Water; Public Improvements and Services; Operation; Establishment of Divisions, Bureaus, and Committees; Expenses; Data Collection and Storage; Feasibility Studies; Applicability of Other Laws.

124.669 Regulation of land and water; public improvements and services; operation; establishment of divisions, bureaus, and committees; expenses; data collection and storage; feasibility studies; applicability of other laws.
Sec. 19.
(1) The articles may authorize a metropolitan area council to propose standards, criteria, and suggested model ordinances to regulate the use and development of land and water within the council area.
(2) To the extent authorized in the articles, a metropolitan area council may plan, promote, finance, issue bonds for, acquire, improve, enlarge, extend, own, construct, replace, or contract for public improvements and services including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Water and sewer public improvements and services.
(b) Solid waste collection, recycling, and disposal.
(c) Parks, museums, zoos, wildlife sanctuaries, and recreational facilities.
(d) Special use facilities.
(e) Ground and air transportation and facilities, including airports.
(f) Economic development and planning for the metropolitan area council area.
(g) Higher education public improvements and services.
(h) Community foundations as that term is defined in section 261 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.261.
(3) A council established under this act shall not contract for the operation by another person of a public improvement or service acquired by the council pursuant to this act.
(4) A metropolitan area council may establish divisions, bureaus, and committees, including advisory committees. Members of advisory committees shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses as determined by the council.
(5) A metropolitan area council in cooperation with other agencies and departments of the state and the state universities may develop a center for data collection and storage to be used by the council and other governmental users and may furnish information on subjects such as population, land use, and governmental finances.
(6) A metropolitan area council may study the feasibility of programs relating but not limited to water supply, refuse disposal, surface water drainage, communication, transportation, and other subjects of concern to the participating local governmental units and may institute demonstration projects in connection with the studies.
(7) Revenue bonds issued under this act are subject to the revenue bond act of 1933, 1933 PA 94, MCL 141.101 to 141.140.
(8) Bonds, other than revenue bonds described in subsection (7), issued under this act are subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.
History:
1989, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 373, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 411, Imd. Eff. June 3, 2002
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 124 - Municipalities › Act 292 of 1989 - Metropolitan Councils Act (124.651 - 124.729) › Section 124.671 - Powers and Duties of Metropolitan Area Council.

124.671 Powers and duties of metropolitan area council.
Sec. 21.
(1) A metropolitan area council may do 1 or more of the following:
(a) Adopt bylaws for the administration of the council.
(b) Acquire and hold, by purchase, lease, grant, gift, devise, land contract, installment purchase contract, bequest, condemnation, or other legal means, real and personal property within or without the participating cities, villages, and townships. The property may include franchises, easements, or rights of way on, under, or above any property. The council may pay for the property from, or pledge for the payment of the property, revenue of the council. A metropolitan area council shall not condemn public property.
(c) Apply for and accept grants, loans, or contributions from the federal government or any of its agencies, this state, or other public or private agencies to be used for any of the purposes of this act.
(d) Sell or lease property acquired for the purposes of this act but not needed for those purposes.
(e) Contract with a participating local governmental unit for the provision of a service listed in section 19(2) in the participating local governmental unit for a period not exceeding 30 years. The service may be established or funded in conjunction with a service of a local governmental unit, and the provision of a service of a local governmental unit may be delegated to a council. A charge specified in a contract is subject to increase by the council, if necessary to provide funds to meet its obligations. A metropolitan area council may also enter into a contract with a nonparticipating local governmental unit for a period not exceeding 30 years, except that a charge for a service under a contract with a nonparticipating local governmental unit may be greater than a charge to a participating local governmental unit, and is subject to change from time to time without notice. A metropolitan area council's powers under this subdivision are subject to section 19(3).
(f) Hire employees, attorneys, accountants, and consultants.
(2) A council shall do all of the following:
(a) Prepare budgets and appropriations acts in the manner required of local units under the uniform budgeting and accounting act, 1968 PA 2, MCL 141.421 to 141.440a.
(b) If ending a fiscal year with a deficit, file a financial plan to correct the deficit in the same manner as provided in section 21 of the state revenue sharing act of 1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141.921.
History:
1989, Act 292, Imd. Eff. Jan. 3, 1990 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 373, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998