Michigan Compiled Laws — COUNTY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1939 (Act 342 of 1939)

Michigan · statute · 342 of 1939, Mich. Comp. Laws · 23 active provisions

Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.171

Establishment of water, sewer, and sewage disposal improvements and services; establishment of garbage and rubbish collection and disposal facilities and services; definitions.

(1) The county board of commissioners of a county may, by resolution adopted by a majority vote of its members-elect at any regular or special session of the board, authorize and direct that there be established a system or systems of water, sewer, or sewage disposal improvements and services and garbage or rubbish col…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.171a

County public improvements; short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "County Public Improvement Act of 1939".

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.172

County public improvements; contracts with governmental units, loans.

Any county having determined to establish and provide any of the improvements, facilities and services authorized under the provisions of section 1 hereof, is further authorized to extend by laterals and connections, and to improve, repair, manage and/or operate any such improvements, facilities and service of and situ…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.173

County agency; designation; powers and duties.

Whenever the county board of commissioners of a county determines to establish and provide any of the improvements, facilities, or services hereinbefore authorized, it shall designate the "county agency" therefor which shall be the board of county road commissioners, the drain commissioner, or the board of public works…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.174

Establishment of rates, charges, or assessments.

When the county board of commissioners of a county has authorized and directed the establishment of any of the improvements, facilities, or services authorized by this act, the county agency shall establish just, equitable, and uniform rates, charges, or assessments to be paid to the county for the services rendered th…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.174a

Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.

A petition under section 5b or 16, 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 sectio…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.175

Agreements; rates, charges, or assessments as lien.

The county agency and a unit of government may enter into agreements for a term up to but not exceeding 40 years whereby the unit of government shall pay the county for the services provided by any improvements and facilities authorized by this act, including the cost of construction and maintenance of the same, from f…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.175a

Contracts authorized; methods of raising funds.

As an additional or alternative method of acquiring and constructing any of the improvements or facilities authorized by this act, the county, acting through its county agency, and any unit of government may enter into contracts providing for the acquisition, construction, and financing of improvements or facilities in…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.175b

Resolution authorizing execution of contract; notice; approval of contract; petition for referendum; special election; verification of signatures; refunding of outstanding bonds.

(1) A unit of government desiring to enter into a contract under the provisions of section 5a shall authorize, by resolution of its governing body, the execution of the contract. Subsequent to the adoption of the resolution a notice thereof shall be published in a newspaper of general publication in the unit of governm…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.175c

Bonds generally.

(1) For the purpose of obtaining funds for the acquisition and construction of the improvements or facilities authorized by this act, the county after the execution of the contract or contracts authorized by sections 5a and 5b, upon resolution adopted by its county board of commissioners, may issue its negotiable bonds…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.176

Board of review; designation by county board of commissioners; hearing, review, and adjustment of rates, charges, and assessments; meetings, time, and place, notice.

The county board of commissioners shall designate either a committee selected from its membership or the board of auditors, if a county has a board of auditors, to be constituted as a board of review for the purpose of hearing and reviewing rates, charges, or assessments. At the request of any unit of government, perso…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.177

Self-liquidating revenue bonds.

For the purpose of obtaining money for locating, acquiring, purchasing, establishing, constructing, extending, improving, or repairing any of the improvements, facilities, or services authorized by this act, the county may issue self-liquidating revenue bonds, and may issue refunding bonds for the payment or retirement…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.178

Administrative expenses; revolving fund.

The county board of commissioners of any county operating under the provisions of this act, may by a 2/3 vote of its members-elect appropriate and there shall be paid from its general funds such sums as are determined by the board to be necessary for administrative expenses incurred by the county agency in the performa…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.179

Advancements and loans to governmental units; conditions, provision for payment; maximum.

In the event that the board of supervisors of any county having established any of the improvements or facilities authorized by this act determines that any city, village, township or township improvement district is in need of extensions, improvements or repairs to such improvements and facilities of and within such u…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.180

Audit of financial records and accounts; disbursement of funds.

The board of auditors shall audit the financial records and accounts for the construction or acquisition of any improvements or facilities by the county authorized herein. All funds for the purchase of land, construction, acquisition, maintenance, and operation of improvements or facilities authorized by the county boa…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.181

Collection service charge; enforcement.

The collection service charge authorized herein in terms of rates, charges or assessments to be fixed and collected by the county, and notes for money advanced and loaned by the county may be enforced by such county in case of default in payment thereof as herein provided, and/or by action in mandamus, assumpsit or any…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.182

Public improvements; permit from city or village legislative body not required.

The construction or acquisition of any improvements or facilities in accordance with the provisions of this act, shall not be subject to the requirements and provisions of Act No. 261, Public Acts of Michigan, 1927.

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.183

Construction of act.

This act being necessary for and to secure the public health, safety, and welfare of the counties, cities, villages, townships, and charter townships shall be liberally construed to effect the provisions hereof.

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.184

County agency; purchase, acceptance or condemnation of property; provisions applicable.

The county agency of any county, for purposes of exercising the authority herein granted to such county, may purchase, accept as a gift, or condemn private property determined by said county agency to be necessary therefor and for the public use. If by condemnation the provisions of Act No. 149 of the Public Acts of Mi…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.185

Authority of act additional.

The authority hereby given shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any power existing in any of the counties, cities, villages and townships under any statutory or charter provisions which they may now have or may hereafter adopt.

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.186

Township board; action on behalf of partially incorporated city, effect.

Whenever all or any part of a township has been incorporated as a city and the incorporation of such city has not been completed by the adoption of a charter therefor, then the township board may act hereunder on behalf of both the city and the remainder of the township, either jointly or severally, and for the purpose…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.187

Joint action by adjoining counties; administrative agency, establishment, powers and duties; issuance of bonds.

Any 2 or more adjoining counties which have, by resolution of their respective boards of supervisors, authorized and directed the establishment of any of the improvements, facilities or services authorized by this act, may contract for the joint establishment, operation or maintenance of any such improvements, faciliti…

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.188

Validation of prior actions and bonds.

Actions heretofore taken by the county or any unit of government and all bonds heretofore issued under this act as originally adopted or subsequently amended are hereby validated. A county acting under this act as originally adopted or subsequently amended, or any unit of government, shall not contest the validity of a…

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