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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.16c - Notice of Date for Election and Question to Be Submitted; Arrangement for Election; Form of Ballot; Election Expenses; Canvass; Return of Results; Approval of Consolidation by Resolution; Effective Date; Election of Township Board; Termination of Proceedings.

46.16c Notice of date for election and question to be submitted; arrangement for election; form of ballot; election expenses; canvass; return of results; approval of consolidation by resolution; effective date; election of township board; termination of proceedings.
Sec. 16c.
(1) The county clerk shall notify the clerk of each township affected by a consolidation petitioned for under section 16b of the date for the election and the question to be submitted. The date for the election on the issue of consolidation shall be set on or before May 1 in the year of a general November election. Each township clerk shall arrange for an election on the question of the proposed consolidation.
(2) The ballot to be used in an election for consolidation shall be substantially in the following form:
"For consolidation of the townships of __________ and __________ (naming each township) as the (charter) township of __________" (insert one of the following) (for a charter township) "that will be a municipal corporation subject to Act No. 359 of the Public Acts of 1947, being sections 42.1 to 42.34 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, which act will constitute the charter of the municipal corporation, and that will have an authorized millage rate of _______.
[ ] Yes
[ ] No"
or
(For a general law township with extra voted millage) "with extra voted millage of _______ mills for _______ years.
[ ] Yes
[ ] No"
(3) A township proposed for consolidation shall bear its own election expenses. The county board of canvassers shall canvass an election held under this section and shall return the results to the county board of commissioners.
(4) If a majority of the electors voting on the question in each township counted separately approve the consolidation, the county board of commissioners shall approve the consolidation by resolution. An approved consolidation is effective at 12 p.m. on November 20 following the election.
(5) In the resolution approving the consolidation, the county board of commissioners shall call an election of the township board for the consolidated township at the next August primary and November general elections, which elections replace the elections of the boards of the townships that are consolidated. The consolidated township board is composed of a supervisor, clerk, treasurer, and 2 or 4 trustees, as provided by law.
(6) If the consolidation is not approved by the electors in each township, the proceedings on the consolidation petition terminate.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.16d - Coordinating Committee; Duty; Composition; Election of Members; Eligibility.

46.16d Coordinating committee; duty; composition; election of members; eligibility.
Sec. 16d.
(1) A coordinating committee shall assist in the planning and implementation of a consolidation under sections 16b and 16c. The coordinating committee is composed of the supervisor, clerk, and treasurer of each affected township and a number of residents of each affected township as specified and elected under this section. If 2 townships are being consolidated, the township with the larger population may elect not more than 2 residents to the coordinating committee, and the township with the smaller population may elect not more than 1 resident. If 3 or more townships are being consolidated, each township with a larger population may elect not more than 2 residents to the coordinating committee, and the township with the smallest population may elect not more than 1 resident.
(2) In an order submitting a proposed consolidation to the electors of the affected townships, the county board of commissioners shall order an election to be held at the same time for the resident members of the coordinating committee. If the proposed consolidation is not approved, the election of members to the coordinating committee is void.
(3) A resident member of a coordinating committee shall be a registered elector of the township that the member represents. An elected or appointed township officer or employee is not eligible to be a resident member of a coordinating committee.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.16e - Coordinating Committee; Duties Generally.

46.16e Coordinating committee; duties generally.
Sec. 16e.
If a consolidation proposed under sections 16b and 16c is approved, the coordinating committee shall do all of the following:
(a) Prepare and adopt an interim budget for the consolidated township for the period commencing at the time the consolidation is effective and, if the consolidated township is a charter township, ending December 31 of the following calendar year, or, if the consolidated township is a general law township, ending March 31 or June 30 of the following calendar year, as determined by the coordinating committee.
(b) Before July 1 of the year of the election, establish salaries for the officers of the consolidated township for the period from the time the consolidation is effective until the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after 12 months after the effective date of the consolidation.
(c) Recommend individuals for appointment by the consolidated township board to positions on the boards and commissions of the consolidated township.
(d) Study and make recommendations concerning the coordination, consolidation, repeal, and reenactment of the ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations of the former townships for the consolidated township.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.16f - Ordinance, Resolution, Rule, or Regulation of Affected Township.

46.16f Ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation of affected township.
Sec. 16f.
An ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation of an affected township in effect at the time a consolidation under sections 16b and 16c is effective continues in full force as an ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation of the territory that comprised the former township to which it applied until it is repealed or amended by the consolidated township board.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.16g - Succession of Consolidated Township to Property, Money, Rights, Credits, and Records, Files, Books, and Papers; Rights, Liabilities, Suits, or Prosecutions; Tax or Assessment.

46.16g Succession of consolidated township to property, money, rights, credits, and records, files, books, and papers; rights, liabilities, suits, or prosecutions; tax or assessment.
Sec. 16g.
A township consolidated as provided in sections 16b and 16c succeeds to the real and personal property, money, rights, credits, and records, files, books, and papers belonging to each affected township as it formerly existed. A right or liability of a former township that exists, or a suit or prosecution of a former township that commenced before and continues, at the time the consolidation is effective is not in any manner affected by the consolidation, but continues, stands, or progresses as if the consolidation had not taken place. A tax or assessment levied and uncollected at the time the consolidation is effective stands until discharged or collected as if the consolidation had not taken place.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.16h - Bonded Indebtedness and Pledge of Full Faith and Credit or Limited Full Faith and Credit; Special Assessment District; Millage Levy.

46.16h Bonded indebtedness and pledge of full faith and credit or limited full faith and credit; special assessment district; millage levy.
Sec. 16h.
(1) Bonded indebtedness and a pledge of full faith and credit or limited full faith and credit by a former township consolidated as provided in sections 16b and 16c continue as obligations of the consolidated township and of the taxable territory of the former township that contracted the indebtedness or made the pledge. A special assessment district of a former township continues in full force and effect as a special assessment district of the consolidated township.
(2) The millage levy for a township consolidated as provided in sections 16b and 16c may be billed and becomes a lien on December 1 following the effective date of the consolidation.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.16i - Charter Township; Charter; Continuation of Incorporated Village.

46.16i Charter township; charter; continuation of incorporated village.
Sec. 16i.
(1) If a consolidated township is a charter township, the election under section 16c shall be considered the election required under section 2 of Act No. 359 of the Public Acts of 1947, being section 42.2 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and Act No. 359 of the Public Acts of 1947, being sections 42.1 to 42.34 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, is the charter of that charter township.
(2) If an incorporated village is located within the boundaries of a township that becomes part of a consolidated township, the village continues to be an incorporated village within the boundaries of the consolidated township.
History:
Add. 1988, Act 37, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.17 - County Seat; Removal; Relocation.

46.17 County seat; removal; relocation.
Sec. 17.
The county seat may be relocated to a new location if the removal and new location are approved by a 2/3 vote of the elected county board of commissioners and by the majority of the qualified electors within the county. The election required under this section shall be conducted under the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
History:
1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851 ;-- CL 1857, 351 ;-- CL 1871, 483 ;-- How. 489 ;-- CL 1897, 2490 ;-- CL 1915, 2280 ;-- CL 1929, 1139 ;-- CL 1948, 46.17 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 85, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 2004
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.18, 46.19 - Repealed. 2004, Act 85, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 2004.

46.18, 46.19 Repealed. 2004, Act 85, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 2004.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed sections pertained to removal of county seat.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.20 - Money Raising; Referendum, Notice, Ballots.

46.20 Money raising; referendum, notice, ballots.
Sec. 20.
Whenever it shall become necessary, under the provisions of this act, to submit to a vote of the electors of any county, the question of raising any sum of money by loan or by tax, the said board, after having determined the sum necessary to be raised, whether the same shall be made by loan or by tax, shall proceed to give the notice of such determination, and of the time when the question will be submitted to the electors of such county in the several townships, which notice shall be for the same length of time and posted in the same manner as required by the eighteenth section of this act; and the votes shall be taken, canvassed, certified and returned, in the same manner as required by the nineteenth section of this act, except that those voting for such tax or loan shall have written or printed on their ballots the words "for the tax," or "for the loan," as the case may be; and those voting against the tax or loan, shall have written or printed on their ballots, the words "against the tax," or "against the loan," as the case may be.
History:
1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851 ;-- CL 1857, 354 ;-- CL 1871, 486 ;-- How. 492 ;-- CL 1897, 2493 ;-- CL 1915, 2283 ;-- CL 1929, 1142 ;-- CL 1948, 46.20
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.21 - Construction of Bridges Over or Across Navigable Streams; Removal of Obstructions; Enforcement.

46.21 Construction of bridges over or across navigable streams; removal of obstructions; enforcement.
Sec. 21.
A county board of commissioners may permit or prohibit within that county the construction of any bridge over or across any navigable stream. They shall also have power to provide for the removal of any obstruction arising from the erection of booms or the collecting of logs or rafts in such streams, by any individual; and to direct the time in which, and places where, persons having logs, rafts and boats in such streams shall be allowed to remain, and when the logs, rafts, and boats shall be removed. A county board of commissioners may impose any penalties as they consider necessary to enforce regulations issued under this section, and may authorize the sheriffs or their deputies to carry into effect the regulations made under this act.
History:
1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851 ;-- Am. 1851, Act 165, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1851 ;-- CL 1857, 355 ;-- CL 1871, 487 ;-- How. 493 ;-- CL 1897, 2494 ;-- CL 1915, 2284 ;-- CL 1929, 1143 ;-- CL 1948, 46.21 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 301, Eff. June 1, 1990
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.22 - Tax Levy and Remittance to Conservation District.

46.22 Tax levy and remittance to conservation district.
Sec. 22.
(1) As provided in this section, a county may levy a tax and remit the proceeds of that tax to a conservation district.
(2) A county described in subsection (1), by resolution of the county board of commissioners, may place on the ballot at a regular or primary election in even numbered years the question to levy upon all taxable property in the county a tax of not more than 1 mill for not more than 20 years and to remit the proceeds of that tax to a conservation district established in that county. If a millage is approved under this subsection, the county shall remit the proceeds of that tax to the conservation district.
(3) If a conservation district is established in more than 1 county and the counties in which it is established approve different millage rates as provided in this section, the lowest millage rate approved shall be the millage rate levied in each county.
(4) As used in this section, "conservation district" means a conservation district created under part 93 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.9301 to 324.9313.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 462, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 1999
Compiler's Notes:
Former MCL 46.22, which pertained to construction of dams, was repealed by Act 301 of 1989, Eff. June 1, 1990.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.23 - Construction of Bridges; Petition, Contents; Notice; Proceedings.

46.23 Construction of bridges; petition, contents; notice; proceedings.
Sec. 23.
Whenever any person or persons, township officers or corporation, shall wish to construct any bridge across any stream at a point where the same is navigable for boats or vessels of 15 tons burden or more, they shall apply to the board of supervisors by petition, and shall give notice of the same in like manner, as near as may be, as provided in section 22 of this act; and the powers and the mode of proceeding of such board, shall be the same, as near as may be, as provided in the last named section. Every such petition shall set forth the kind and description of the bridge proposed to be constructed, and whether the same is to be constructed with a draw, or whether any and what provision is to be made for the passage of vessels or boats; and such board shall have the power to grant or refuse the prayer of such petition, upon such terms as they may deem just and reasonable, and to prescribe what description of bridge may be constructed, or to prohibit the construction of any bridge on the proposed location, as in their judgment the public interest shall require.
History:
1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851 ;-- CL 1857, 357 ;-- CL 1871, 489 ;-- How. 495 ;-- CL 1897, 2496 ;-- CL 1915, 2286 ;-- CL 1929, 1145 ;-- CL 1948, 46.23
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.23a - Reconstruction, Renovation, or Replacement of Certain Bridges; Approval Exception.

46.23a Reconstruction, renovation, or replacement of certain bridges; approval exception.
Sec. 23a.
Notwithstanding sections 21 and 23, if a county board of commissioners previously approved the construction of a bridge across a navigable stream in the county in compliance with section 23, then any reconstruction, renovation, or replacement of that bridge that continues to provide for the passage of vessels or boats in compliance with the original approval does not require any further approval by the county board of commissioners of that county.
History:
Add. 2020, Act 354, Eff. Mar. 24, 2021
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.24 - Construction of Bridges Over Unnavigable Streams; Authority of Board of Supervisors.

46.24 Construction of bridges over unnavigable streams; authority of board of supervisors.
Sec. 24.
Every such board of supervisors shall have power to make general rules and regulations as to the kind of bridges, and the mode of constructing the same over any such stream, as mentioned in section 21 of this act, when such stream shall not be navigable for boats or vessels of 15 tons burden, or to grant permission for building the same, without the notice or hearing above provided, in such manner as shall be judged proper with reference to the passage of boats, rafts and timber.
History:
1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851 ;-- CL 1857, 360 ;-- CL 1871, 490 ;-- How. 496 ;-- CL 1897, 2497 ;-- CL 1915, 2287 ;-- CL 1929, 1146 ;-- CL 1948, 46.24
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.25 - Construction, Alteration or Discontinuance of State or Territorial Roads; Authority of Board of Supervisors.

46.25 Construction, alteration or discontinuance of state or territorial roads; authority of board of supervisors.
Sec. 25.
That the board of supervisors of the several counties within this state, are hereby authorized and empowered to cause to be laid out, established, altered, discontinued or opened all state and territorial roads heretofore or now laid out, or hereafter to be laid through or within their respective counties whenever they may deem it for the interest of the public.
History:
1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851 ;-- CL 1857, 359 ;-- CL 1871, 491 ;-- How. 497 ;-- CL 1897, 2498 ;-- CL 1915, 2288 ;-- CL 1929, 1147 ;-- CL 1948, 46.25
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.26 - Construction, Alteration or Discontinuance of Roads; Petition, Road Survey, Declaration of Board of Supervisors.

46.26 Construction, alteration or discontinuance of roads; petition, road survey, declaration of board of supervisors.
Sec. 26.
Whenever the board of supervisors of any county are petitioned to by at least 12 freeholders of each of the townships through which any such road or roads may pass, they shall upon such petition authorize the commissioners of highways of such townships to cause the line of said road or roads, within their respective townships, to be surveyed and located therein, and such commissioners shall report such survey and location to the board of supervisors of their county. And upon examination of said survey and report said board may declare such road or roads duly laid out, established, discontinued, opened or altered, as the case may be.
History:
1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851 ;-- CL 1857, 360 ;-- CL 1871, 492 ;-- How. 498 ;-- CL 1897, 2499 ;-- CL 1915, 2289 ;-- CL 1929, 1148 ;-- CL 1948, 46.26
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.27 - Construction, Alteration or Discontinuance of Roads; Road Survey Minutes, Recording.

46.27 Construction, alteration or discontinuance of roads; road survey minutes, recording.
Sec. 27.
Whenever said road or roads shall be surveyed, laid out, altered or established under the provisions of this act, it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to whom such petition and report may have been made as aforesaid, to notify and require the commissioners of highways of the several townships through which said road or roads may pass, to furnish to the several township clerks of such townships, the minutes of all surveys, within their respective townships, and the same shall be recorded by said clerks in the same manner that township roads are recorded.
History:
1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851 ;-- CL 1857, 361 ;-- CL 1871, 493 ;-- How. 499 ;-- CL 1897, 2500 ;-- CL 1915, 2290 ;-- CL 1929, 1149 ;-- CL 1948, 46.27
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.29 - Board of Supervisors; Orders, Resolutions and Determinations; Recording.

46.29 Board of supervisors; orders, resolutions and determinations; recording.
Sec. 29.
Every order, resolution and determination of such board of supervisors, made in pursuance of this act, shall be recorded in the records of such board, and signed by the chairman and clerk of such board.
History:
1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851 ;-- CL 1857, 363 ;-- CL 1871, 495 ;-- How. 501 ;-- CL 1897, 2502 ;-- CL 1915, 2292 ;-- CL 1929, 1151 ;-- CL 1948, 46.29
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.30 - Interest of Member in Contract or Business Transaction Prohibited; Prohibition Inapplicable to Appointments and Employment.

46.30 Interest of member in contract or business transaction prohibited; prohibition inapplicable to appointments and employment.
Sec. 30.
A member of the county board of commissioners shall not be interested directly or indirectly in any contract or other business transaction with the county, or a board, office, or commission thereof, during the time for which he is elected or appointed, nor for one year thereafter unless the contract or transaction has been approved by 3/4 of the members of the county board of commissioners and so shown on the minutes of the board together with a showing that the board is cognizant of the member's interest. This prohibition is not intended to apply to appointments or employment by the county, or its officers, boards, committees, or other authority, which appointments and employment shall be governed by the provisions of section 30a of this act.
History:
1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851 ;-- CL 1857, 364 ;-- Am. 1869, Act 44, Imd. Eff. Mar. 22, 1869 ;-- CL 1871, 496 ;-- Am. 1873, Act 88, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1873 ;-- Am. 1879, Act 102, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1879 ;-- How. 502 ;-- Am. 1897, Act 18, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897 ;-- CL 1897, 2503 ;-- Am. 1903, Act 255, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903 ;-- Am. 1905, Act 237, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905 ;-- Am. 1907, Act 319, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1907 ;-- Am. 1909, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1915, Act 247, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915 ;-- CL 1915, 2293 ;-- Am. 1926, Ex. Sess., Act 5, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 1926 ;-- Am. 1929, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 1152 ;-- Am. 1933, Act 84, Eff. Oct. 17, 1933 ;-- Am. 1937, Act 199, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1937 ;-- Am. 1943, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Apr. 13, 1943 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 313, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 46.30 ;-- Am. 1949, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1949 ;-- Am. 1952, Act 158, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952 ;-- Am. 1957, Act 270, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1960, Act 89, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 136, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 79, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1964 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 366, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 211, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Sept. 14, 1966 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 51, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1974 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 206, Imd. Eff. Aug. 21, 1975
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.30b - County Board of Commissioners; Compensation of Chairperson; Advancing Funds to County Officer for Anticipated Expenses; Accounting; Return of Unused Funds.

46.30b County board of commissioners; compensation of chairperson; advancing funds to county officer for anticipated expenses; accounting; return of unused funds.
Sec. 30b.
(1) The county board of commissioners by resolution adopted by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members, may provide a per diem rate of compensation for the chairperson in an amount larger than the amount established for other members of the board.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), for a county which has a county officers compensation commission, the compensation of the chairperson of the county board of commissioners shall be determined by that commission.
(3) The county board of commissioners, by resolution, may authorize the county treasurer to advance funds to a county officer for anticipated expenses in connection with county business. The county officer shall make a complete accounting of all funds advanced and return the unused funds.
History:
Add. 1962, Act 77, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963 ;-- Am. 1963, Act 27, Imd. Eff. Apr. 25, 1963 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 477, Eff. Dec. 1, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.31 - Neglecting or Refusing to Perform Duties; Violations; Penalties.

46.31 Neglecting or refusing to perform duties; violations; penalties.
Sec. 31.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), if a member of the county board of commissioners neglects or refuses to perform the duties which are required of the member by law, without just cause, the member shall for each offense forfeit $100.00.
(2) A member of the county board of commissioners who intentionally violates section 1(2), (3), or (4) shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.
(3) If the county board of commissioners arbitrarily and capriciously violates section 5, the county board of commissioners shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976.
History:
1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851 ;-- CL 1857, 365 ;-- CL 1871, 497 ;-- How. 503 ;-- CL 1897, 2504 ;-- CL 1915, 2294 ;-- CL 1929, 1153 ;-- CL 1948, 46.31 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 51, Eff. Mar. 30, 1979
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 156 of 1851 - County Boards of Commissioners (46.1 - 46.32) › Section 46.32 - Construction of Act.

46.32 Construction of act.
Sec. 32.
Nothing in this act contained shall abridge the powers or duties of any board of supervisors, which they now or hereafter may possess under any other law of this state, and which are not provided for in this act.
History:
1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851 ;-- CL 1857, 366 ;-- CL 1871, 498 ;-- How. 504 ;-- CL 1897, 2505 ;-- CL 1915, 2295 ;-- CL 1929, 1154 ;-- CL 1948, 46.32
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 182 of 1943 - Finance Committee; Counties Less Than 75,000 (46.51 - 46.54) › Section 46.51 - Finance Committee of Board of Supervisors in Counties Under 75,000; Appointment, Terms, Vacancies.

46.51 Finance committee of board of supervisors in counties under 75,000; appointment, terms, vacancies.
Sec. 1.
Boards of supervisors in counties, having a population of less than 75,000 and not having a board of county auditors, may provide by resolution for the appointment of a committee consisting of not less than 3 nor more than 5, who shall be members of said board of supervisors, to be known as the finance committee. Upon the adoption of such resolution by a board of supervisors, and at the first regular meeting in each year thereafter, a finance committee shall be appointed by the chairman of said board of supervisors as herein authorized, and when ratified by a majority vote of all members of said board, shall hold office for the term of 1 year. Should a vacancy in the committee occur from death, resignation or otherwise, of any member thereof, the chairman of the board of supervisors shall forthwith make an appointment to fill such vacancy and such appointment shall be confirmed at the next meeting of said board of supervisors.
History:
1943, Act 182, Eff. July 30, 1943 ;-- CL 1948, 46.51
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 182 of 1943 - Finance Committee; Counties Less Than 75,000 (46.51 - 46.54) › Section 46.52 - Finance Committee; Compensation and Expenses.

46.52 Finance committee; compensation and expenses.
Sec. 2.
Each member of the finance committee shall receive, as full compensation for the member's services on the committee, a per diem to be fixed by the county board of commissioners, not to exceed the per diem paid members of the county board of commissioners for attendance at sessions of the board, together with mileage not to exceed the mileage paid members of the county board of commissioners for travel necessary to attend sessions of the board, while attending meetings of the committee. The compensation and expenses provided in this section for a member of the finance committee shall be in addition to the other fees received by the member for services as a member of the county board of commissioners. However, members of the finance committee are not entitled to compensation and mileage for attending a meeting of the committee during a regular or special session of the county board of commissioners.
History:
1943, Act 182, Eff. July 30, 1943 ;-- CL 1948, 46.52 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 5, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 217, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 182 of 1943 - Finance Committee; Counties Less Than 75,000 (46.51 - 46.54) › Section 46.53 - Finance Committee; Powers and Duties.

46.53 Finance committee; powers and duties.
Sec. 3.
The finance committee, as herein authorized, shall have power, and it is hereby authorized and directed:
(a) To audit all claims which are chargeable against the county, and no warrant shall be drawn for such claim, nor shall any such claim be paid until it has been audited by such finance committee, and payment thereof authorized by such finance committee.
(b) To examine the books and accounts of all county officers and departments unless otherwise provided by statute. In making such examination it may require the accounts and vouchers of such officer or department to be presented for examination and audit by the committee.
(c) To make a report to the board of supervisors in each year of all accounts audited and allowed by said committee, said report to be made at such time as shall be fixed by the board of supervisors.
(d) It shall also execute and perform all orders of the board of supervisors in any matter within the scope of this act, and not otherwise contrary to the laws of this state.
History:
1943, Act 182, Eff. July 30, 1943 ;-- CL 1948, 46.53
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 182 of 1943 - Finance Committee; Counties Less Than 75,000 (46.51 - 46.54) › Section 46.54 - Construction of Act.

46.54 Construction of act.
Sec. 4.
This act shall not be construed as repealing or contravening any of the provisions of Act No. 58 of the Public Acts of 1909, or amendments thereto; but this act shall be construed as authorizing boards of supervisors to appoint a finance committee to audit, adjust, allow and authorize the payment of claims against such county and thereby expedite the duties of boards of supervisors relating to such claims.
History:
1943, Act 182, Eff. July 30, 1943 ;-- CL 1948, 46.54
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of Act 58 of 1909, referred to in this section, see MCL 46.71 et seq.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 301 of 1923 - Finance Committee; Counties Not Less Than 75,000 (46.61 - 46.63) › Section 46.61 - Finance Committee of Board of Supervisors in Counties Over 75,000; Appointment, Terms, Vacancies.

46.61 Finance committee of board of supervisors in counties over 75,000; appointment, terms, vacancies.
Sec. 1.
Boards of supervisors in counties having a population of not less than 75,000 and not more than 500,000, may provide, by a resolution, for the appointment of a committee consisting of not less than 3 nor more than 5 who may or may not be members of said board, to be known as the finance committee, and to hold office for a term of 1 year. After such resolution is adopted, and at the first regular meeting of each year thereafter, a committee shall be appointed by the chairman of said board and ratified by a majority vote of all the members elected on said board. Should a vacancy occur in the committee from death, resignation or otherwise, of any member thereof, the chairman shall make an appointment to fill such vacancy and the appointment shall be confirmed at the next meeting of the board.
History:
1923, Act 301, Eff. Aug. 30, 1923 ;-- CL 1929, 1219 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 303, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 46.61
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 301 of 1923 - Finance Committee; Counties Not Less Than 75,000 (46.61 - 46.63) › Section 46.62 - Finance Committee; Compensation and Expenses.

46.62 Finance committee; compensation and expenses.
Sec. 2.
Each member of the finance committee who is a member of the county board of commissioners shall receive, as full compensation for the member's services on the committee, a per diem to be fixed by the county board of commissioners, together with necessary traveling and other expenses. The compensation and expenses shall be in addition to the other fees received by the member for services as a member of the county board of commissioners.
History:
1923, Act 301, Eff. Aug. 30, 1923 ;-- CL 1929, 1220 ;-- CL 1948, 46.62 ;-- Am. 1955, Act 45, Eff. Oct. 14, 1955 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 218, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1988
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 301 of 1923 - Finance Committee; Counties Not Less Than 75,000 (46.61 - 46.63) › Section 46.63 - Finance Committee; Powers and Duties.

46.63 Finance committee; powers and duties.
Sec. 3.
The said committee shall have power, and it is hereby expressly authorized and directed:
(a) To audit all claims which are chargeable against the county, and no warrants shall be drawn for such claim, nor the same be paid until it has been audited by the committee, as herein provided;
(b) To examine the books and accounts and method of conducting all county offices and departments. In making such examination it may require the accounts and vouchers of any such officer or department to be presented, and after the same shall have been examined and audited by the committee it shall report its findings to the board of supervisors;
(c) To have the immediate charge and control of the court house and jail, and to provide for the maintenance of the same in an appropriate manner under such rules and regulations as the board of supervisors may establish;
(d) All requests for finances or appropriations shall first be submitted to the committee and reported by it, with its recommendations, to the board of supervisors;
(e) It shall have supervision and control of all automobiles, trucks or other motor vehicles owned by the county, except such as are owned or under the control of the county board of road commissioners;
(f) It shall make a report to the board of supervisors, at the October session in each year, showing the number of employes in each office and department of the county, and make any recommendations it shall deem advisable, either increasing or decreasing the number of officers and employes in each department, and the salary thereof. It shall recommend whether or not it is deemed advisable to consolidate any offices or departments, giving a complete list of the employes of the county and the salary of each, and its recommendations as to the number of employes and their salaries for each ensuing year;
(g) To prepare annually before the annual meeting of the board of supervisors in October, a detailed estimate of the necessary expenses of said county for the ensuing calendar year, together with an estimate of the probable receipts of the county from all sources other than taxation, and present the same at the October session of the board with the recommendations of the committee as to the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation for the several purposes of the county expenditures;
(h) It shall also execute and perform all orders of the board of supervisors in any matter which is not contrary to the laws of the state.
History:
1923, Act 301, Eff. Aug. 30, 1923 ;-- CL 1929, 1221 ;-- CL 1948, 46.63
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 58 of 1909 - Claims Against Counties (46.71 - 46.77) › Section 46.71 - Claims Against Counties; Adjustment, Allowance and Authorization of Payment by Board of Supervisors.

46.71 Claims against counties; adjustment, allowance and authorization of payment by board of supervisors.
Sec. 1.
It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of each county, or the board of county auditors in counties having a board of county auditors, to adjust, allow and authorize the payment of all claims against the particular county, and any claims not adjusted and ordered paid by the said board of supervisors or board of county auditors, as the case may be, except as provided in this act, shall not be paid. Any claim or any part or portion thereof which may be adjusted or allowed by the board of supervisors or the board of county auditors shall be paid out of the county treasury in the manner provided by general law.
History:
1909, Act 58, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2299 ;-- CL 1929, 1186 ;-- CL 1948, 46.71
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 58 of 1909 - Claims Against Counties (46.71 - 46.77) › Section 46.72 - Disallowance of Claims; Appeal to Circuit Court, Notice; Bond, Costs.

46.72 Disallowance of claims; appeal to circuit court, notice; bond, costs.
Sec. 2.
When the claim of any person, firm or corporation against a county shall be disallowed in whole or in part by the board of supervisors or board of county auditors, such person, firm or corporation may appeal from the decision of such board to the circuit court for the same county, by causing a written notice of such appeal to be served on the county clerk within 20 days after such disallowance: Provided, That no appeal shall be allowed, unless such claimant shall have appeared before the said board and presented evidence or shall have attached an affidavit in support of such claim. The appeal herein authorized shall be of no force or effect, unless there is filed with the county clerk at the same time the notice of appeal is served a bond for 200 dollars running to the county with sufficient surety, to be approved by the county clerk, conditioned for the faithful prosecution of such appeal and the payment of all costs that may be adjudged against the appellant.
History:
1909, Act 58, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- Am. 1911, Act 53, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 2300 ;-- CL 1929, 1187 ;-- CL 1948, 46.72
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 58 of 1909 - Claims Against Counties (46.71 - 46.77) › Section 46.73 - Appeal; County Clerk, Notice to Prosecutor; Return of Proceedings, Filing.

46.73 Appeal; county clerk, notice to prosecutor; return of proceedings, filing.
Sec. 3.
The county clerk upon being served with such notice of appeal shall immediately give notice thereof to the prosecuting attorney, and make out a brief return of the proceedings of the board of supervisors or board of county auditors relating to such claim, with the decision thereon, and attach thereto the notice of appeal and all other papers in the case in his possession or which may have been before the auditing board, together with his certificate that such return is a true statement of the proceedings of the auditing board in regard to the decision appealed from, and that the notice of appeal, bond and other papers are all the papers in his possession or which were before the auditing board relating to such appeal, and forthwith file same in his office.
History:
1909, Act 58, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2301 ;-- CL 1929, 1188 ;-- CL 1948, 46.73
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 58 of 1909 - Claims Against Counties (46.71 - 46.77) › Section 46.74 - Appeal; County Clerk, Entry of Action; Pleadings; Procedure.

46.74 Appeal; county clerk, entry of action; pleadings; procedure.
Sec. 4.
The county clerk shall, as soon as the said return is filed in his office, enter in the circuit court record an action in which the claimant shall be plaintiff and the particular county defendant. The claimant shall not be permitted to file any amended or different claim from that presented to the board of supervisors or board of county auditors. The statement or return of the proceedings before the auditing board, prepared and filed in the office of the county clerk, shall be equivalent to a declaration in such action, and the defendant may file its plea thereto within 20 days after such appeal is taken. Every appeal thus taken to the circuit court shall be docketed among the other causes pending therein, and shall be heard, tried and determined as an original cause, and the practice in the circuit court shall be followed in all such matters, except where the contrary is herein expressed.
History:
1909, Act 58, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2302 ;-- CL 1929, 1189 ;-- CL 1948, 46.74
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 58 of 1909 - Claims Against Counties (46.71 - 46.77) › Section 46.75 - Appeal; Parties to Proceeding, Affidavit of Interest; Recoveries; Costs, Attorney Fees.

46.75 Appeal; parties to proceeding, affidavit of interest; recoveries; costs, attorney fees.
Sec. 5.
When an appeal is taken by a person, firm or corporation not a party to the proceeding before the board of supervisors or board of county auditors, such appeal may upon motion be dismissed, unless such person, firm or corporation shall file with the clerk of said circuit court an affidavit setting forth that the said appellant has an interest in the matter and is aggrieved by the decision of the auditing board, and alleging explicitly the nature of the interest. If upon appeal the claimant shall recover anything in addition to the amount allowed by the board of supervisors or board of county auditors, costs shall be granted the claimant regardless of the amount so recovered. If nothing shall be allowed in addition to the amount authorized by the auditing board, the defendant shall have costs. If the appeal is from the action of the board of supervisors or the board of county auditors allowing a part of a claim, the court may examine all the items thereof and give the defendant the benefit of the aggregate amount allowed thereon, and if it shall appear that the appellant or claimant has been allowed all that he is entitled to, he shall be entitled to judgment for that amount, and the defendant shall recover costs: Provided, That a term fee or attorney fee shall not be allowed in any case.
History:
1909, Act 58, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2303 ;-- CL 1929, 1190 ;-- CL 1948, 46.75
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 58 of 1909 - Claims Against Counties (46.71 - 46.77) › Section 46.76 - Appeal; Entry of Judgment, Payment; Final Determination.

46.76 Appeal; entry of judgment, payment; final determination.
Sec. 6.
When the appellant shall be granted any sum in addition to the amount allowed by the auditing board, the circuit judge may authorize the clerk of the court to enter a judgment in favor of the claimant for the amount, which judgment when properly entered shall authorize the county treasurer to pay the amount thereof to the claimant. The circuit court may in all cases make a final determination of the proceeding which is appealed, or may return the said claim to the board of supervisors or the board of county auditors with an order how to proceed, and may require such board to comply with the final determination made by the court in the premises.
History:
1909, Act 58, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2304 ;-- CL 1929, 1191 ;-- CL 1948, 46.76
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 58 of 1909 - Claims Against Counties (46.71 - 46.77) › Section 46.77 - Appeal; Duty of Prosecuting Attorney.

46.77 Appeal; duty of prosecuting attorney.
Sec. 7.
It is hereby made the duty of the prosecuting attorney to represent the board of supervisors or board of county auditors in any such appeal, but he shall not receive or be entitled to any additional compensation therefor.
History:
1909, Act 58, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;-- CL 1915, 2305 ;-- CL 1929, 1192 ;-- CL 1948, 46.77
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 86 of 1863 - Uncalled for Orders (46.81 - 46.82) › Section 46.81 - Uncalled for Orders; Cancellation, Authority of Board of Supervisors.

46.81 Uncalled for orders; cancellation, authority of board of supervisors.
Sec. 1.
That the board of supervisors of the several counties of this state, be and they are hereby authorized, at any regular meeting, to cancel and destroy all orders drawn on any of the funds of the county, which may have remained uncalled for and on file for the period of 6 years and upwards.
History:
1863, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Mar. 11, 1863 ;-- CL 1871, 501 ;-- How. 506 ;-- CL 1897, 2506 ;-- CL 1915, 2297 ;-- CL 1929, 1156 ;-- CL 1948, 46.81
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 46 - County Boards of Commissioners › Act 86 of 1863 - Uncalled for Orders (46.81 - 46.82) › Section 46.82 - Uncalled for Orders; Record, Contents.

46.82 Uncalled for orders; record, contents.
Sec. 2.
Said boards, before destroying any such orders, shall cause to be entered in the minutes of their proceedings, a brief description thereof, containing the name of the payee, the number, date, and amount of each order.
History:
1863, Act 86, Imd. Eff. Mar. 11, 1863 ;-- CL 1871, 502 ;-- How. 507 ;-- CL 1897, 2507 ;-- CL 1915, 2298 ;-- CL 1929, 1157 ;-- CL 1948, 46.82