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Chapter 45 - Counties
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Act 293 of 1966 Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521)
Act 293 of 1966 Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521)
Section 45.501 Charter County; Body Corporate.
Section 45.501a Authority of Emergency Financial Manager; Authority and Responsibilities of Local Emergency Financial Assistance Loan Board.
Section 45.502 Resolution for Submission of Question on Election of Charter Commission; Adoption by County Board of Supervisors.
Section 45.502a Violation of Mcl 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.
Section 45.503 Submission of Question to Qualified Electors.
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.
Section 45.505 Partisan Election of Charter Commission; Nomination of Candidates; Petition or Filing Fee; Primary Election; Composition and Convening of County Apportionment Commission; Rules of Procedure; Quorum; Majority Vote; Establishment of Charter Commission Districts; Requirements for Districts; Use of Census Figures; Apportionment; Division; Date of Primary; Election of Charter Commission; Filing and Availability of Apportionment Plan and Copies Thereof; Judicial Review; Appeal; Submission and Filing of Plan by Registered Voter; Official Apportionment Plan; Duration; Election of 1 Charter Commissioner for Each District; Limitation on Representation.
Section 45.506 Compensation for Charter Commissioner; Appropriations to Defray Certain Costs.
Section 45.507 Passage of Resolution; Transmittal of Copies to City, Village and Township Clerks; Notice of Election, Publication, Posting.
Section 45.508 Ballots; Form, Content, Preparation.
Section 45.509 Charter Commission Members; Oath of Office; First Meeting, Notice; Presiding Officer.
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.
Section 45.511 Charter Commission; Draft of Proposed Charter, Approval; Dissolution Upon Failure to Agree.
Section 45.511a Submission of 2 Alternative Charter Proposals; Dissolution of Charter Commission; Approval of Proposed Charters; Differences Between Charter Proposals; Election of County Executive; Selection, Term, and Removal of Chief Administrative Officer; Declaration of Charter Adoption; Votes; Duties and Responsibilities of County Executive or Chief Administrative Officer; Veto of Ordinance or Resolution; Contents of Ballot.
Section 45.512 Charter Commission; Vacancies.
Section 45.513 Charter Commission; Employees and Assistants, Appointment, Compensation; Use of County Departmental Personnel; Powers and Duties; Expenses.
Section 45.514 County Charter; Mandatory Provisions; Subsection(1)(d) Inapplicable to Certain Counties; Staggered Terms of Office.
Section 45.514a Satisfaction of Condition With Respect to Transportation Employees; Certification by County Road Agency; Failure of County Road Agency to Make Certification; Maintenance of Website; Posting Information; Definitions.
Section 45.515 County Charter; Permissible Provisions.
Section 45.515a Ordinance; Designation of Violation as Civil Infraction; Civil Fine; Act or Omission Constituting Crime.
Section 45.515b Minimum Staffing Requirement; Adoption of County Charter or Ordinance Prohibited.
Section 45.515c Retirement System Subject to Protecting Local Government Retirement and Benefits Act.
Section 45.515d Licensing Requirements Subject to the Local Government Occupational Licensing Act.
Section 45.516 Proposed Charter; Submission to Governor; Rejection, Revision, Resubmission; Approval; Referendum on Adoption and Election of Officers; Incumbent County Officers, Continuation.
Section 45.517 Proposed Charter; Publication; Notice of Election.
Section 45.518 Proposed Charter; Rejection, Revision, Resubmission to Electorate; Dissolution of Charter Commission.
Section 45.519 Second Charter Commission; Election Procedures; Provisions Governing; Rejection; Dissolution of Commission.
Section 45.520 Home Rule County Status; When Change Occurs; Incumbent Officers.
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.