Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.651
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "metropolitan councils act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — METROPOLITAN COUNCILS ACT (Act 292 of 1989)
Michigan · statute · 292 of 1989, Mich. Comp. Laws · 35 active provisions
Provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.653
Definitions.
As used in sections 5 through 35: (a) "Articles" means a metropolitan area council's articles of incorporation provided for in section 5. (b) "Council area" means the combined territory of the cities, villages, and townships participating in a metropolitan area council. (c) "Largest" means, if used in reference to a co…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.655
Metropolitan area council; formation; council as public corporate body and authority; powers generally.
(1) A combination of 2 or more local governmental units in a metropolitan area may form a metropolitan area council by adopting articles of incorporation pursuant to the requirements of sections 7 and 9. (2) A council is a public corporate body with power to sue and be sued in any court of the state. (3) A council is a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.657
Metropolitan council; articles of incorporation generally.
(1) The articles of a council established under this act shall state the name of the council; the names of the participating local governmental units; the purposes for which the council is formed; the powers, duties, and limitations of the council and its officers; the qualifications, method of selection and terms of o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.659
Articles of incorporation; adoption; amendment; publication; endorsement; filing.
(1) The articles of a metropolitan area council shall be adopted and may be amended by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members elected to and serving on the legislative body of each participating local governmental unit. (2) Before the articles or amendments are adopted by any participating local governmental…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.661
Addition of local governmental unit; requirements; filing amended articles.
(1) A local governmental unit may be added to the metropolitan area council after the council's incorporation upon satisfaction of all of the following requirements: (a) A majority of the members elected to and serving on the legislative body of the local governmental unit vote to adopt a resolution stating that the lo…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.663
Referendum.
(1) Upon petition by not less than 5% of the registered electors residing in a nonparticipating local governmental unit requesting a referendum on the question of becoming a local governmental unit participating in a metropolitan area council, the clerk of the local governmental unit, upon verifying the required number…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.663a
Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
A petition under section 13, 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 section is s…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.665
Election of chairperson and other officers; chairperson as principal executive officer; meetings; powers and duties; appointments to other agencies.
(1) A metropolitan area council shall have a chairperson. The chairperson shall act as principal executive officer and shall preside at the meetings of the council. Meeting times and places shall be fixed by the council and special meetings may be called by a majority of the delegates on the council or by the chairpers…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.667
Per diem compensation; reimbursement for expenses.
(1) A metropolitan area council may pay each council delegate a per diem compensation for each council meeting attended and for other designated services performed by the council delegate. A metropolitan area council may reimburse each council delegate for reasonable expenses incurred in attending council meetings and…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.669
Regulation of land and water; public improvements and services; operation; establishment of divisions, bureaus, and committees; expenses; data collection and storage; feasibility studies; applicability of other laws.
(1) The articles may authorize a metropolitan area council to propose standards, criteria, and suggested model ordinances to regulate the use and development of land and water within the council area. (2) To the extent authorized in the articles, a metropolitan area council may plan, promote, finance, issue bonds for,…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.671
Powers and duties of metropolitan area council.
(1) A metropolitan area council may do 1 or more of the following: (a) Adopt bylaws for the administration of the council. (b) Acquire and hold, by purchase, lease, grant, gift, devise, land contract, installment purchase contract, bequest, condemnation, or other legal means, real and personal property within or withou…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.673
Employee rights; collective bargaining; labor agreements; pension or retirement system.
(1) A public employee whose duties are transferred to a council established under this act shall be given a position of a comparable description with the council, and shall retain the seniority status and benefit rights of the public employment position held before the transfer. An employee of a council is a "public em…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.675
Tax; manner of levy and collection.
(1) A tax authorized to be levied by a council under this act shall be levied and collected at the same time and in the same manner as provided by the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.157. (2) A council shall not levy a tax except upon the approval of a majority of the qualified and registered el…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.677
Tax proposal; ballot; conduct of election.
(1) A proposal for a tax authorized to be levied by a council under this act shall not be placed on the ballot unless the proposal is adopted by a resolution of the council and certified by the council not later than 4 p.m. on the twelfth Tuesday before the election to the county clerk of each county in which all or pa…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.679
Tax election; notices; canvass; certification of results; limitations.
(1) If an election for a tax is to be held in conjunction with a general election or a state primary election immediately preceding a general election, the notices of close of registration and election shall be published as provided for by the state election laws. Otherwise, the county clerk of the largest county shall…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.681
Tax election; reimbursement of costs.
(1) A county clerk shall charge the council and the council shall reimburse the county for the actual costs the county incurs in an election for a tax proposal of a council established under this act. (2) If a township, city, or village participating in a council under this act conducts an election for a tax, the clerk…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.683
Withdrawal from membership in council; conditions; unpaid obligations; evidence of withdrawal.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a local governmental unit participating in a council under this act may withdraw from membership in the council if all of the following conditions are met: (a) Adoption of a resolution by a majority of the members elected to and serving on the legislative body of the…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.685
Conducting business at public meeting; availability of writings to public.
(1) The business that a council established under this act performs shall be conducted at a public meeting of the council held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. (2) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by a council in the performance of an officia…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.693
Definitions; MCL 124.693 to 124.713.
As used in sections 43 through 63: (a) "Articles" means a council's articles of incorporation provided for in section 45. (b) "Council" means a metropolitan region council established pursuant to this act. (c) "Council area" means the actual territory of the counties participating in the metropolitan region. (d) "Large…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.695
Metropolitan region council; formation; adoption of articles of incorporation; conditions; establishment of metropolitan region council board; appointment of representatives; powers and duties.
(1) Two or more qualified counties in combination with one another and with 1 or more qualified cities may form a metropolitan region council by adopting articles of incorporation in accordance with sections 47 and 49, if the county commission of each qualified county seeking to participate, and the city council of eac…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.697
Articles of metropolitan region council; provisions.
(1) A metropolitan region council's articles shall state the name of the council; the names of the participating counties and cities; the purposes for which the council is formed; the powers, duties, and limitations of the council and its officers; the qualifications, method of selection, and terms of office of delegat…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.699
Participating qualified county; receipt of revenues; publication and adoption of articles or amendments.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the articles of a metropolitan region council shall authorize each participating qualified county to receive up to 1/3 of any net revenues collected within that participating qualified county under section 47. The amount of up to 1/3 of net revenues received shall be expended t…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.701
Addition of qualified county or city to metropolitan region council; filing amended articles.
(1) A qualified county or qualified city may be added to the metropolitan region council after the council's incorporation upon satisfaction of all of the following requirements: (a) A majority of the members elected to and serving on the legislative body of the qualified county or qualified city vote to adopt a resolu…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.709
Regional cultural institutions and local recreation and cultural facilities; development or enhancement.
A metropolitan region council may be established solely to develop or enhance regional cultural institutions and local recreation and cultural facilities, other than facilities that are primarily designed or used for professional sports, within the geographic boundaries of qualified counties participating in the counci…
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