Michigan · statute · 275 of 1913, Mich. Comp. Laws · 14 active provisions
The board of supervisors of any county in this state, except in such counties where provision has heretofore been made for the creation of the office of county auditor or board of county auditors, may, upon a majority vote of the members elect of said board, at any October session thereof, submit the question of creati…
At least 3 weeks shall intervene between the adoption of the resolution by the board of supervisors and the time of holding such election. After the adoption of the resolution by the board of supervisors, the county clerk shall give notice thereof. Such notice shall be addressed to the electors of the county and shall…
Said clerk shall cause such notice to be printed in the form of a handbill, to be posted in 3 or more places in said county, at least 2 weeks before the time of such election, and also to be published in such newspaper or newspapers published and circulated in said county, as the board of supervisors may direct, once i…
If upon the canvass of the votes cast at such election, it shall appear that the majority is in favor of the adoption thereof, then the question of creating and establishing a board of county auditors shall be considered as adopted in such county, and thereupon the provisions of this act shall be and become operative i…
The board of commissioners of any county may appoint a board of county auditors of not to exceed 3 members, 1 of whom the county board of commissioners shall designate as chairperson of the board of county auditors. If the board of county auditors consists of 1 individual, that individual must be appointed for a term o…
The business which the board of county auditors may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board 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 m…
The said board of county auditors shall meet for the transaction of business in the office of the clerk of said county, or in some convenient room in the court house of said county, and when said board is not in session, the clerk of said county shall receive, file and be custodian of all books and papers belonging to…
No claim against any county adopting the provisions of this act, including all claims incurred by the county drain commissioner, shall be paid by the treasurer of said county until it shall have been duly audited and allowed by the board of county auditors, and payment of an audited claim shall be made only upon a warr…
The said board shall have power, and it is hereby expressly authorized and directed: First, To audit all claims which are chargeable against the said county, as in section 8 above provided, and to draw warrants therefor, duly signed by its chairman and countersigned by the clerk; but no warrant shall be drawn or issued…
No member of said board of auditors shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract with said county which may involve the expenditure of any county money, or in the sale of supplies to said county, or in the performance of any paid services of said county other than the services as a member of said board.
The prosecuting attorney for the said county shall, without any compensation other than his regular salary, be the legal advisor of said board of auditors and shall, on the request of any member thereof, render an opinion in writing on the legal status of any bill pending before said board, and shall on his motion, inv…
(1) A member of the board of auditors who conspires with a claimant or another person to defraud the county, or wilfully or grossly neglects the duties of the member's office, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in section 8. (2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) a member of the board o…
In the event that the board of supervisors shall submit the question of the appointment of a county auditor as provided in section 1 of this act, then all the provisions of this act shall be construed so as to permit the carrying out of the provisions of this act by an individual qualified as herein provided, to be kno…
Before entering upon his official duties each member of the board of county auditors shall execute a bond in the sum of 2,000 dollars with sufficient sureties to be approved by the circuit judge of said county, assuring the faithful performance of his respective duties, and shall take and subscribe to the constitutiona…