Michigan · statute · 179 of 1947, Mich. Comp. Laws · 11 active provisions
Any 2 or more cities, villages or townships, hereinafter referred to as "municipalities", or any combination thereof, may incorporate an authority for the purpose of the collection or disposal, or both, of garbage or rubbish, or both, and for the establishment and operation of a dog pound, by the adoption of articles o…
Said articles of incorporation shall state the name of such authority, the names of the various municipalities creating the same, the purpose or purposes for which it is created, the powers, duties and limitations of the authority and its officers, the method of selecting its governing body, officers and employees, the…
Such authority shall be a body corporate with power to sue or be sued in any court of this state. It shall possess all the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of its incorporation, and those incident thereto. The enumeration of any powers in this act shall not be construed as a limitation upon such general power…
For the purposes of its incorporation, the authority may acquire private property by purchase, lease, gift, devise or condemnation, either within or without its corporate limits, and may hold, manage, control, sell, exchange or lease such property. For the purpose of condemnation, it may proceed under the provisions of…
(1) The authority may contract with any municipality that is a part of the authority for the collection or disposal, or both, by the authority of garbage or rubbish, or both, originating in the municipality, or for the establishment and operation of a dog pound for the municipality, for a period not exceeding 40 years.…
The authority shall have the power to contract with any person, firm or corporation for the performance by the latter of any part of the work of collecting or disposing, or both, of garbage or rubbish, or both.
Any city, village or township may become a part of such authority by amendment to the articles of incorporation, adopted by the legislative body of such city, village or township and by the legislative body of each city, village or township of which such authority is composed. Other amendments may be made to such artic…
The legislative body of each city, village or township which is a part of such authority is authorized to raise by tax or pay from its general funds, any moneys required to be paid by the articles of incorporation or by the terms of any contract between it and the authority, unless some other method is provided therefo…
For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, enlarging or extending facilities for the collection or disposal, or both, of garbage or rubbish, or both, or for the purpose of refunding bonds previously issued, the authority may issue self-liquidating revenue bonds in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 9…
The powers herein granted shall be in addition to those granted by any statute or charter.
(1) After the effective date of the 2002 amendatory act that added this section, a qualified authority shall not enter into or extend any contract, obligation, bond, or note that has, or as extended would have, a termination date after the termination date of the authority's most recently approved contract under sectio…