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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 485 of 1978 - County Officers Compensation Commission (45.471 - 45.477) › Section 45.474 - County Officers Compensation Commission; Meetings; Determination; Quorum; Concurrence of Majority; Chairperson; Expenses.

45.474 County officers compensation commission; meetings; determination; quorum; concurrence of majority; chairperson; expenses.
Sec. 4.
(1) The county officers compensation commission shall meet for not more than 15 session days each even numbered year and shall make its determination within 45 calendar days after its first meeting of the year. "Session day" as used in this subsection, means a calendar day on which the compensation commission meets and a quorum is present.
(2) A majority of the members of the compensation commission constitutes a quorum for conducting the business of the commission. The commission shall not take action or make a determination without a concurrence of a majority of the members appointed and serving on the commission.
(3) The commission shall elect a chairperson from among its members.
(4) Members of the compensation commission shall not receive compensation for their service on the commission, but shall be entitled to their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
History:
1978, Act 485, Imd. Eff. Dec. 1, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 485 of 1978 - County Officers Compensation Commission (45.471 - 45.477) › Section 45.475 - Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice.

45.475 Conducting business at public meeting; notice.
Sec. 5.
The business which the commission may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.
History:
1978, Act 485, Imd. Eff. Dec. 1, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 485 of 1978 - County Officers Compensation Commission (45.471 - 45.477) › Section 45.476 - Resolution Subject to Referendum; Petition; Placing Proposition on Ballot; Effect of Defeat of Proposition; Effect of Determination.

45.476 Resolution subject to referendum; petition; placing proposition on ballot; effect of defeat of proposition; effect of determination.
Sec. 6.
If a resolution is adopted establishing a county officers compensation commission pursuant to this act, the resolution may be subject to referendum if a petition requesting the referendum, signed by not less than 5% of the registered electors of the county, is filed with the county clerk within 60 days after the adoption of the resolution. If the clerk determines the petition to be valid, a proposition to approve or disapprove the resolution shall be placed upon the ballot in the next general election. If the proposition is defeated, the commission shall not be created, or if created, shall be abolished. If a valid referendum petition is filed, a determination of the commission shall not take effect until the resolution has been approved by the electors.
History:
1978, Act 485, Imd. Eff. Dec. 1, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 485 of 1978 - County Officers Compensation Commission (45.471 - 45.477) › Section 45.476a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

45.476a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Sec. 6a.
A petition under section 6, 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 158, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 485 of 1978 - County Officers Compensation Commission (45.471 - 45.477) › Section 45.477 - Conditional Effective Date.

45.477 Conditional effective date.
Sec. 7.
This act shall not take effect unless House Bill No. 6200 of the 1978 regular session of the legislature is enacted into law.
History:
1978, Act 485, Imd. Eff. Dec. 1, 1978
Compiler's Notes:
House Bill No. 6200, referred to in this section, was approved by the Governor on October 20, 1978, and became P.A. 1978, No. 476, Eff. Dec. 1, 1978.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 34 of 1960 - Money for Flood Control (45.491 - 45.491) › Section 45.491 - Leased United States Lands; Appropriation of Moneys Received for Flood Control, Navigation and Allied Purposes; Payment to County Treasurer.

45.491 Leased United States lands; appropriation of moneys received for flood control, navigation and allied purposes; payment to county treasurer.
Sec. 1.
All sums of money heretofore or hereafter received from the United States, or any department thereof, under an act of congress approved August 18, 1941, being an act providing for the payment to the several states of 75% of all moneys received for leases of land situated in the various states to which the United States owns fee simple title for flood control, navigation and allied purposes, as amended or supplemented, is hereby appropriated to the board of supervisors of the county in which the land is situated. The board of supervisors shall expend such sums in accordance with the provisions and regulations of the acts of congress providing for the distribution to states and counties. Within a reasonable time after receipt of the money from the federal government, the state treasurer shall issue his warrant to the treasurer of the county entitled thereto.
History:
1960, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Apr. 14, 1960
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.501 - Charter County; Body Corporate.

45.501 Charter county; body corporate.
Sec. 1.
Every county adopting a charter under the provisions of this act shall be a body corporate.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.501a - Authority of Emergency Financial Manager; Authority and Responsibilities of Local Emergency Financial Assistance Loan Board.

45.501a Authority of emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities of local emergency financial assistance loan board.
Sec. 1a.
Notwithstanding any provision of this act, if an emergency financial manager has been appointed under the local government fiscal responsibility act, Act No. 101 of the Public Acts of 1988, being sections 141.1101 to 141.1118 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, with respect to a county governed by this act, then that emergency financial manager may exercise the authority and responsibilities provided in this act to the extent authorized by Act No. 101 of the Public Acts of 1988. Notwithstanding any provision of this, if approved by the board of commissioners in relation to a loan authorized under Act No. 243 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 141.931 to 141.942 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the local emergency financial assistance loan board created by Act No. 243 of the Public Acts of 1980 may exercise the authority and responsibilities delineated by the terms of an order of the local emergency financial assistance loan board.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 195, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1988
Compiler's Notes:
In the second sentence of this section, the phrase “of this,” evidently should read “of this act,”.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.502 - Resolution for Submission of Question on Election of Charter Commission; Adoption by County Board of Supervisors.

45.502 Resolution for submission of question on election of charter commission; adoption by county board of supervisors.
Sec. 2.
The board of supervisors of any county, by a majority vote of its members elect may, or upon petition of 5% of the registered electors of the county shall, adopt a resolution providing for the submission of the question of electing a charter commission for the purpose of framing and submitting to the electorate a county home rule charter. The petition shall be addressed to the board of supervisors and shall be filed with the clerk of the board not less than 30 days prior to the convening of a regular session of the board or to the convening of any special session called for the purpose of considering the petition.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.502a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

45.502a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Sec. 2a.
A petition under section 2, 5(1), or 19, 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 147, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.503 - Submission of Question to Qualified Electors.

45.503 Submission of question to qualified electors.
Sec. 3.
The resolution shall provide that the question shall be submitted to the qualified electors at the next regular primary, presidential primary, or general election occurring not less than 60 days after the adoption of the resolution. If there is not to be a regular primary, presidential primary, or general election in the county within 180 days, the county board of commissioners shall provide in the resolution for a special election on the question.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 13, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.504 - Number of Charter Commissioners to Be Elected; Qualifications of Candidate for Election to Office of Charter Commissioner; Member of County Board of Commissioners as Chief Administrative Officer.

45.504 Number of charter commissioners to be elected; qualifications of candidate for election to office of charter commissioner; member of county board of commissioners as chief administrative officer.
Sec. 4.
(1) The county apportionment commission shall set forth the number of charter commissioners to be elected as follows:
County Population
Number of Charter Commissioners
Under 5,001
Not more than 7
5,001 to 10,000
Not more than 11
10,001 to 50,000
Not more than 15
50,001 to 600,000
Not more than 21
Over 600,000
13 to 35
(2) The resolution shall require that a candidate for election to the office of charter commissioner shall have been a qualified elector in the candidate's district for not less than 6 months.
(3) An elected county official shall not be a candidate for election to the office of charter commissioner unless the person has resigned from the elected position.
(4) A member or former member of the county board of commissioners shall not serve as chief administrative officer of the county until at least 2 years after his or her termination from membership on the board.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 13, 1980 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 309, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 2014
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.506 - Compensation for Charter Commissioner; Appropriations to Defray Certain Costs.

45.506 Compensation for charter commissioner; appropriations to defray certain costs.
Sec. 6.
Compensation for each charter commissioner shall not exceed $65.00 per day for a total of 90 meetings. Compensation shall not be paid for more than 1 meeting per day. The county board of commissioners shall provide, if necessary, a county appropriation sufficient to defray the cost of suitable office and meeting space; materials; supplies; personnel; the printing and distribution of documents, journals and records of proceedings; the dissemination of information about the proposed charter; and all other expenses necessary to permit the uninterrupted and orderly completion of the duties of the commission. The county board of commissioners shall also provide, if necessary, a sufficient appropriation to defray the cost of elections and compensation of the members of the charter commission.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 13, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.507 - Passage of Resolution; Transmittal of Copies to City, Village and Township Clerks; Notice of Election, Publication, Posting.

45.507 Passage of resolution; transmittal of copies to city, village and township clerks; notice of election, publication, posting.
Sec. 7.
Upon the passage of the resolution, the county clerk, within 3 business days, shall transmit a certified copy thereof to the clerk of each city, village and township in his county. The county clerk shall publish a notice of election and the proposition and office to be voted upon in at least 1 newspaper having general circulation in the county. The first publication shall be not less than 10 days prior to the election. The county clerk shall also cause a notice of election, together with the proposition and office to be voted upon, to be posted in 2 or more conspicuous places in each precinct within the county. Upon the request of the county clerk the posting shall be done by the clerk of the local unit of government.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.508 - Ballots; Form, Content, Preparation.

45.508 Ballots; form, content, preparation.
Sec. 8.
The ballot to be used for the submission of the question shall be prepared by the county clerk in accordance with the general election laws as follows:
"Shall the county of ................................. elect a charter commission for the purpose of framing and submitting to the electorate of the county a county home rule charter under the constitution and laws of Michigan?
Yes ( )
No ( )"
The county clerk shall prepare at county expense the necessary ballots for the election of the charter commission. All ballots shall be prepared and all elections shall be conducted in accordance with the election laws of this state, except that the question may be submitted at a presidential election within any county of this state.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.509 - Charter Commission Members; Oath of Office; First Meeting, Notice; Presiding Officer.

45.509 Charter commission members; oath of office; first meeting, notice; presiding officer.
Sec. 9.
The members of the charter commission shall file their oath of office with the county clerk prior to the first meeting of the charter commission. The clerk shall give notice, by certified mail, to each member of the commission as to the time and place of the first meeting of the commission, which time shall be not less than 10 days nor more than 20 days after certification of election. The county clerk shall be the acting presiding officer for the commission and shall serve until a permanent presiding officer shall have been chosen from among the members of the commission.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.510 - Charter Commission; Organization; Quorum; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice of Meeting; Record of Meetings; Journal of Proceedings; Availability of Writings to Public; Prohibited Action; Duration of Charter Commission; Ballot Questions.

45.510 Charter commission; organization; quorum; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; record of meetings; journal of proceedings; availability of writings to public; prohibited action; duration of charter commission; ballot questions.
Sec. 10.
(1) The charter commission shall complete its organization within 20 days after the date of its first meeting. Its organization shall consist of seating its members, selecting its officers, and establishing its rules of procedure. A majority of the members elect of the charter commission constitutes a quorum to transact business, but a smaller number may adjourn a meeting of the charter commission. The business which the charter commission may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the charter commission held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended.
(2) A record shall be kept of all meetings of the charter commission and its subcommittees. The charter commission shall keep a journal of its proceedings. The record, the journal, and any other writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the charter commission in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(3) Upon approval of the election of a charter commission by the electors and until the procedures described in sections 16 to 19 have been exhausted, the county board of commissioners shall not take any action which is designed to restructure or reorganize the county government which would have the effect of diminishing the mandate of the charter commission.
(4) A charter commission elected pursuant to this act shall not remain in existence for more than 2 years after the date the charter commission is elected.
(5) The question of charter adoption and the question of nomination or election of an elected county executive shall not appear on the same ballot.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 183, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 1977 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 13, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.511 - Charter Commission; Draft of Proposed Charter, Approval; Dissolution Upon Failure to Agree.

45.511 Charter commission; draft of proposed charter, approval; dissolution upon failure to agree.
Sec. 11.
The commission shall draft a proposed charter within 180 days after the date of completing its organization as provided in section 10. If the commission has not agreed upon a proposed charter within the 180 days period the charter commission shall be dissolved. Before any proposed charter is submitted to the electors, it shall be approved by a majority of the members elected to the commission with the vote and names of the members voting thereon entered in the journal.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.512 - Charter Commission; Vacancies.

45.512 Charter commission; vacancies.
Sec. 12.
A vacancy in the office of any commissioner shall be filled by a qualified elector selected by the commission. If the commission fails to fill the vacancy within a period of 7 days, the chairman of the board of supervisors shall fill the vacancy forthwith. The new appointee shall be a qualified elector from the same district as the commissioner vacating the office and from the same party.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.513 - Charter Commission; Employees and Assistants, Appointment, Compensation; Use of County Departmental Personnel; Powers and Duties; Expenses.

45.513 Charter commission; employees and assistants, appointment, compensation; use of county departmental personnel; powers and duties; expenses.
Sec. 13.
The commission may appoint employees and assistants as are necessary to perform its duties and shall fix the compensation of the employees and assistants so appointed. Upon the request of the commission, the board of supervisors may authorize the use, by the commission, of the services of any county departmental personnel. The commission shall provide for the printing and distribution of its official documents. It may disseminate information about the proposed charter and do all other things necessary to complete the business of the commission in an orderly manner. All expenses of the charter commission shall be within an adequate appropriation provided by the board of supervisors under the provisions of section 6.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.515a - Ordinance; Designation of Violation as Civil Infraction; Civil Fine; Act or Omission Constituting Crime.

45.515a Ordinance; designation of violation as civil infraction; civil fine; act or omission constituting crime.
Sec. 15a.
(1) Consistent with Act No. 58 of the Public Acts of 1945, being section 46.201 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and whether or not authorized by the county charter, the county board of commissioners of a county established under this act may adopt an ordinance that designates a violation of the ordinance as a civil infraction and provides a civil fine for that violation.
(2) Whether or not authorized by the county charter, the county board of commissioners may adopt an ordinance that designates a violation of the ordinance as a municipal civil infraction and provides a civil fine for that violation. An ordinance may not designate a violation as a municipal civil infraction if that violation may be designated as a civil infraction under subsection (1). A statute may provide that a violation of a specific type of ordinance is a municipal civil infraction whether or not the ordinance designates the violation as a municipal civil infraction.
(3) An ordinance shall not make an act or omission a municipal civil infraction if that act or omission constitutes a crime under any of the following:
(a) Article 7 or section 17766a of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333.7101 to 333.7545 and 333.17766a of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(b) The Michigan penal code, Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being sections 750.1 to 750.568 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(c) The Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(d) The Michigan liquor control act, Act No. 8 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1933, being sections 436.1 to 436.58 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(e) Part 801 (marine safety) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.80101 to 324.80199 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(f) The aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1945, being sections 259.1 to 259.208 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(g) Part 821 (snowmobiles) of Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.82101 to 324.82159 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(h) Part 811 (off-road recreation vehicles) of Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.81101 to 324.81150 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(i) Sections 351 to 365 of the railroad code of 1993, Act No. 354 of the Public Acts of 1993, being sections 462.351 to 462.365 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(j) Any law of this state under which the act or omission is punishable by imprisonment for more than 90 days.
History:
Add. 1994, Act 20, Eff. May 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.515b - Minimum Staffing Requirement; Adoption of County Charter or Ordinance Prohibited.

45.515b Minimum staffing requirement; adoption of county charter or ordinance prohibited.
Sec. 15b.
Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, a charter county shall not adopt a county charter or ordinance that includes any minimum staffing requirement for county employees. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any provision in a county charter or ordinance adopted on or after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section that contains a minimum staffing requirement for county employees is void and unenforceable.
History:
Add. 2011, Act 135, Imd. Eff. Sept. 13, 2011
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.515c - Retirement System Subject to Protecting Local Government Retirement and Benefits Act.

45.515c Retirement system subject to protecting local government retirement and benefits act.
Sec. 15c.
If a county provides a system of retirement for its officers and employees under this act, the system of retirement is subject to the protecting local government retirement and benefits act.
History:
Add. 2017, Act 210, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.515d - Licensing Requirements Subject to the Local Government Occupational Licensing Act.

45.515d Licensing requirements subject to the local government occupational licensing act.
Sec. 15d.
Any occupational licensing requirements imposed under this act are subject to the local government occupational licensing act.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 503, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2018
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 1 of Act 503 of 2018 provides:"Enacting section 1. This amendatory act is retroactive and takes effect January 1, 2018."
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.517 - Proposed Charter; Publication; Notice of Election.

45.517 Proposed charter; publication; notice of election.
Sec. 17.
Upon the passage of the resolution by the charter commission fixing the date for the submission and election, the county clerk, within 3 business days, shall transmit a certified copy of the resolution together with a copy of the proposed charter to the clerk of each city, village and township within his county. The county clerk shall cause the proposed charter to be published in at least 1 newspaper having general circulation within the county. The charter shall be published not less than 2 weeks nor more than 4 weeks prior to the election. The county clerk shall also cause to be published a notice of election in accordance with section 7.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.518 - Proposed Charter; Rejection, Revision, Resubmission to Electorate; Dissolution of Charter Commission.

45.518 Proposed charter; rejection, revision, resubmission to electorate; dissolution of charter commission.
Sec. 18.
If the proposed county charter be rejected, the election of officers therein newly created is void, and the chairman of the charter commission shall require it to reconvene within 20 days and provide for revision or amendment to the original draft of the charter previously prepared by it. The commission shall complete its work within 60 days. The charter shall be submitted to the governor under the provisions of section 16. The revised charter shall be resubmitted to the electorate of the county in the same manner as in the first instance. In no case, however, shall a proposed charter be presented to the electorate by a charter commission more than twice. Whenever a charter commission has twice submitted a charter and a charter has been twice rejected by the electorate, that charter commission shall be dissolved.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.519 - Second Charter Commission; Election Procedures; Provisions Governing; Rejection; Dissolution of Commission.

45.519 Second charter commission; election procedures; provisions governing; rejection; dissolution of commission.
Sec. 19.
Whenever a charter commission has been dissolved, the county board of supervisors may and upon petitions of 5% of the registered electors shall adopt a resolution providing for the election of a second charter commission. The petition shall be filed with the clerk of the board within 60 days after the dissolution of the first charter commission. The board of supervisors shall provide, by resolution, for the election of a second charter commission. The resolution shall conform with the provisions of sections 3 to 6. The second charter commission shall be elected in the same manner as the first charter commission. Any member of the first charter commission shall be ineligible for election to the second charter commission. The authority, duties, responsibilities and term of office of the second charter commission shall be the same as of the first charter commission. If the proposed county charter submitted by the second charter commission is rejected, that charter commission shall be dissolved, and all subsequent charter commissions shall be elected under the provisions of sections 2 to 6.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.520 - Home Rule County Status; When Change Occurs; Incumbent Officers.

45.520 Home rule county status; when change occurs; incumbent officers.
Sec. 20.
A county is not deemed to have changed its status from that of a regular county to a home rule county until the charter has been adopted by the electorate and the officers provided for therein have been elected. Each incumbent officer having been elected prior to the adoption of the charter and whose office has not been abolished or duties transferred to another office or department by the charter, for all purposes, shall be deemed to be a home rule county officer duly elected and qualified.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521) › Section 45.521 - Home Rule County; Succession to and Vesting of Property; Continuation of Rights, Liabilities, Suits, or Prosecutions; Debts, Liabilities, Tax Rates, and Uncollected Taxes and Assessments.

45.521 Home rule county; succession to and vesting of property; continuation of rights, liabilities, suits, or prosecutions; debts, liabilities, tax rates, and uncollected taxes and assessments.
Sec. 21.
A home rule county created under this act shall succeed to and be vested with the property, real and personal, money, rights, credits and effects, and the records, files, books, and papers belonging to the county as it formerly existed. Neither the rights or liabilities of the county which existed at the time it became a home rule county, nor a suit or prosecution of any kind commenced before and continuing at the time the county becomes a home rule county, shall be, in any manner, affected by the change, but shall continue, stand, or progress as if the change had not been made. The debts and liabilities of the county, the authorized tax rates approved by the voters, and taxes and assessments levied and uncollected at the time of the change shall stand until expired, discharged, or collected the same as if the change had not been made.
History:
1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 13, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 139 of 1973 - Optional Unified Form of County Government (45.551 - 45.573) › Section 45.551 - Optional Unified Form of County Government; Authorization; Effect of Adoption.

45.551 Optional unified form of county government; authorization; effect of adoption.
Sec. 1.
A county which has not adopted a charter, or elected a charter commission which has not been dissolved pursuant to Act No. 293 of the Public Acts of 1966, being sections 45.501 to 45.521 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, may adopt an optional unified form of county government. A unified form of government adopted pursuant to this act shall supersede the existing form of government of the county.
History:
1973, Act 139, Eff. Mar. 29, 1974
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 139 of 1973 - Optional Unified Form of County Government (45.551 - 45.573) › Section 45.552 - Optional Unified Form of County Government; Alternate A; Alternate B.

45.552 Optional unified form of county government; alternate A; alternate B.
Sec. 2.
(1) An optional unified form of county government shall include either:
(a) An appointed county manager, who shall comply with the qualifications and exercise the responsibilities detailed in sections 7 and 8. This form of county government shall be known as alternate A.
(b) An elected county executive, who shall comply with the qualifications and exercise the responsibilities detailed in sections 8, 9, 10, and 11. This form of county government shall be known as alternate B.
(2) A provision of this act not specifically designated as applicable to alternate A or alternate B is applicable to the unified form of county government adopted.
History:
1973, Act 139, Eff. Mar. 29, 1974
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 139 of 1973 - Optional Unified Form of County Government (45.551 - 45.573) › Section 45.553a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

45.553a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Sec. 3a.
A petition under section 3 or 23, 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 201, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 139 of 1973 - Optional Unified Form of County Government (45.551 - 45.573) › Section 45.555 - Board of County Commissioners as Governing Body of County; Election, Organization, and Procedures.

45.555 Board of county commissioners as governing body of county; election, organization, and procedures.
Sec. 5.
Upon the date an optional unified form of county government becomes effective, the board of county commissioners shall be the governing body of the county. The board shall be elected in the manner and number and for terms as provided by law. Its organization and procedures shall be as provided by law, except as modified by this act.
History:
1973, Act 139, Eff. Mar. 29, 1974
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 139 of 1973 - Optional Unified Form of County Government (45.551 - 45.573) › Section 45.556 - Board of County Commissioners; Powers.

45.556 Board of county commissioners; powers.
Sec. 6.
The board may:
(a) Establish policies to be followed by the government of the county in the conduct of its affairs and exercise all powers and duties vested in boards of county commissioners not inconsistent with this act.
(b) Adopt ordinances and rules necessary for the conduct of county business and exercise all other powers in the area of legislation authorized by this act or by law.
(c) Establish committees of the board necessary for the efficient conduct of business.
(d) Adopt the annual county budget and work program, and adopt, revise, and update a long range capital improvement program and capital budget.
(e) Make appropriations, levy taxes, and incur indebtedness in the manner authorized by law for the carrying out of functions, powers, and duties granted or imposed upon the county or upon an office or department of the county as provided by law.
(f) Establish salaries of elected officials and heads of boards, commissions, and departments unless otherwise fixed by law. Adopt a classification and pay plan for positions in the county service, which shall provide uniform compensation for like service.
(g) Adopt, following a public hearing, personnel rules governing county employment and operation of a merit system if adopted as provided by law.
(h) Appoint members of a board, commission, or authority.
(i) Appoint, when alternate A of this act is applicable, a county manager to serve as chief administrative officer of the county.
(j) Inquire into and investigate the official conduct and audit the accounts of a county office. For the purpose of an investigation under this act, the board may authorize the chairperson to administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of records or other documents which the board deems relevant or material to the inquiry. Before any subpoena is issued, the board shall obtain an order of the circuit court by a showing that there is good cause.
(k) Appoint a staff to assist the board in postaudit and investigative functions.
(l) Appoint necessary personnel to assist the board.
(m) Adopt and revise a comprehensive plan for county development as provided by law.
(n) Adopt and enforce rules establishing and defining the authority, duties, and responsibilities of county departments and offices.
(o) Consolidate county departments or transfer functions from 1 department to another pursuant to section 14.
(p) Enter into agreements with other governmental or quasi-governmental entities for the performance of services jointly.
(q) Accept gifts and grants-in-aid from a government or private source.
History:
1973, Act 139, Eff. Mar. 29, 1974 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 100, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1980
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 139 of 1973 - Optional Unified Form of County Government (45.551 - 45.573) › Section 45.556a - Ordinance; Designation of Violation as Certain Civil Infraction; Civil Fine; Act or Omission Constituting Crime.

45.556a Ordinance; designation of violation as certain civil infraction; civil fine; act or omission constituting crime.
Sec. 6a.
(1) Consistent with Act No. 58 of the Public Acts of 1945, being section 46.201 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the county board of commissioners may adopt an ordinance that designates a violation of the ordinance as a civil infraction and provides a civil fine for that violation.
(2) The county board of commissioners may adopt an ordinance that designates a violation of the ordinance as a municipal civil infraction and provides a civil fine for that violation. An ordinance may not designate a violation as a municipal civil infraction if that violation may be designated as a civil infraction under subsection (1). A statute may provide that a violation of a specific type of ordinance is a municipal civil infraction whether or not the ordinance designates the violation as a municipal civil infraction.
(3) An ordinance shall not make an act or omission a municipal civil infraction if that act or omission constitutes a crime under any of the following:
(a) Article 7 or section 17766a of the public health code, Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, being sections 333.7101 to 333.7545 and 333.17766a of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(b) The Michigan penal code, Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being sections 750.1 to 750.568 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(c) The Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(d) The Michigan liquor control act, Act No. 8 of the Public Acts of the Extra Session of 1933, being sections 436.1 to 436.58 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(e) Part 801 (marine safety) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.80101 to 324.80199 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(f) The aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1945, being sections 259.1 to 259.208 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(g) Part 821 (snowmobiles) of Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.82101 to 324.82159 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(h) Part 811 (off-road recreation vehicles) of Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.81101 to 324.81150 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(i) Sections 351 to 365 of the railroad code of 1993, Act No. 354 of the Public Acts of 1993, being sections 462.351 to 462.365 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(j) Any law of this state under which the act or omission is punishable by imprisonment for more than 90 days.
History:
Add. 1994, Act 21, Eff. May 1, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 38, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1996
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 139 of 1973 - Optional Unified Form of County Government (45.551 - 45.573) › Section 45.556b - Minimum Staffing Requirement; Adoption of Ordinance Prohibited.

45.556b Minimum staffing requirement; adoption of ordinance prohibited.
Sec. 6b.
Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, a county board of commissioners shall not adopt an ordinance that includes any minimum staffing requirement for county employees. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any provision in an ordinance adopted by a county board of commissioners on or after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section that contains a minimum staffing requirement for county employees is void and unenforceable.
History:
Add. 2011, Act 136, Imd. Eff. Sept. 13, 2011
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 139 of 1973 - Optional Unified Form of County Government (45.551 - 45.573) › Section 45.556c - Licensing Requirements Subject to the Local Government Occupational Licensing Act.

45.556c Licensing requirements subject to the local government occupational licensing act.
Sec. 6c.
Any occupational licensing requirements imposed under this act are subject to the local government occupational licensing act.
History:
Add. 2018, Act 502, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2018
Compiler's Notes:
Enacting section 1 of Act 502 of 2018 provides:"Enacting section 1. This amendatory act is retroactive and takes effect January 1, 2018."
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 139 of 1973 - Optional Unified Form of County Government (45.551 - 45.573) › Section 45.557 - County Manager; Appointment, Qualifications, Compensation, Term, and Removal.

45.557 County manager; appointment, qualifications, compensation, term, and removal.
Sec. 7.
Within 60 days after an optional unified form of county government containing alternate A becomes effective, the board of county commissioners by a majority vote of all members elected and serving shall appoint a county manager. The manager shall be the administrative head of the county government and shall be responsible for the overall supervision of all county departments not headed by elected officers. He shall be appointed on the basis of merit only. He need not be a resident of the county at the time of his appointment but shall assume and maintain residence in the county following appointment except in counties of 1,000,000 or more he shall also be a resident at the time of his appointment. He shall be paid a compensation as the board determines. A member of the board during his term of office and for 1 year thereafter is not eligible for appointment as county manager. The county manager shall hold office at the pleasure of the board and may be removed by a majority vote of all members elected and serving.
History:
1973, Act 139, Eff. Mar. 29, 1974
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 45 - Counties › Act 139 of 1973 - Optional Unified Form of County Government (45.551 - 45.573) › Section 45.558 - County Manager or County Executive; Powers and Duties.

45.558 County manager or county executive; powers and duties.
Sec. 8.
(1) A county manager or county executive shall:
(a) Supervise, direct, and control the functions of the departments of the county except those headed by elected officials.
(b) Coordinate the various activities of the county and unify the management of its affairs.
(c) Enforce all orders, rules, and ordinances of the board and laws of this state required to be enforced by his or her office.
(d) Not less than 90 days before the next succeeding fiscal year, prepare and submit to the board a recommended annual county budget and work program, and administer the expenditure of funds in accordance with appropriations. An elected officer or county road commissioner may appear before the board as to his or her own budget. Not less than once each year the appointed manager or county executive shall submit to the board a proposed long-range capital improvement program and capital budget.
(e) Appoint, supervise, and, at pleasure, remove heads of departments other than elected officials. The appointment of heads of departments shall require the concurrence of a majority of the county board of commissioners.
(f) Submit recommendations to the board for the efficient conduct of county business.
(g) Report to the board on the affairs of the county and its needs, and advise the board not less than every 3 months on the financial condition of the county.
(h) Perform other duties and activities as the board directs.
(i) Audit all claims which are chargeable against the county. A warrant shall not be drawn for a claim, nor shall the claim be paid, until the claim has been audited by the county executive, the county manager, or a designated representative of the county executive or county manager.
(2) The county executive or county manager may attend meetings of the board of commissioners, and may participate in accordance with the rules of the board, which shall allow for his or her participation.
History:
1973, Act 139, Eff. Mar. 29, 1974 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 100, Imd. Eff. Apr. 19, 1980