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Chapter 46
- COUNTY BOARDS OF COMMISSIONERS
Section 46.1 ‑ County board of commissioners; meetings; time; place; conducting business at public meeting; closed sessions; notice of meetings.
Section 46.1a ‑ Emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities.
Section 46.2 ‑ Board of supervisors; authority to offer rewards; appointment of county paid attendants and county jail attendants; compensation; bonds.
Section 46.3 ‑ County board of commissioners; quorum; voting; electrical roll call system; electing chairperson and vice-chairperson; powers and duties of chairperson; signing documents; eligibility of member for other office.
Section 46.3a ‑ Recording names and votes of members; exception; public inspection of record.
Section 46.4 ‑ County clerk; duties as clerk of board of supervisors.
Section 46.5 ‑ Deposit of books, records, and accounts with clerk; writings available to public; designating amounts audited and allowed, and charges therefor.
Section 46.6 ‑ Accounts of county treasurer; annual examination by board of supervisors.
Section 46.7 ‑ Repair of courthouse, jail, and public buildings and offices; financing.
Section 46.8 ‑ Convicts' cells; preparation, duty of board of supervisors.
Section 46.9 ‑ Report of board proceedings; report of receipts and expenditures; annual report; publication; public inspection and copying.
Section 46.10b ‑ Violation of ordinances; penalty; designation as civil infraction; act or omission constituting crime.
Section 46.10c ‑ Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Section 46.11a ‑ Armistice day celebration; appropriation by board of supervisors.
Section 46.11b ‑ Contract or agreement to purchase lands, property, or equipment; installment payments; limitations.
Section 46.11c ‑ Energy conservation improvements; resolution; payment; acquisition by contracts or notes; requirements; reports; forms.
Section 46.11d ‑ Minimum staffing requirement; adoption of ordinance prohibited.
Section 46.12a ‑ Insurance; pension or retirement plan; effect of collective bargaining agreement; reemployment of retirant; adjusted pension or retirement benefit; payment of benefits subject to eligible domestic relations order; effect of divorce from spouse named as retirant's survivor beneficiary on election of reduced retirement allowance; employee of credit union as member of plan; written policy.
Section 46.12b ‑ Local councils of veterans' affairs; appropriation by board of supervisors for operation.
Section 46.12c ‑ Assessment of metallic mining properties; appointment of county representative by board of supervisors; information confidential.
Section 46.12d ‑ Transfer of functions of governmental unit to county; service credit for retirement benefit purposes.
Section 46.12e ‑ Transfer of county employees to state; employees' retirement benefits.
Section 46.13 ‑ Board of supervisors; division of county into state legislature representative districts.
Section 46.13a ‑ County purchasing agent and other county representatives, agents and employees; appointment by board of supervisors.
Section 46.13b ‑ County controller or board of auditors; appointment by board of supervisors, compensation, tenure, removal; controller as chief accounting officer, powers and duties.
Section 46.14 ‑ Vacating, dividing, or altering township, establishing new township, or organizing or consolidating townships; application; map; certified statement; indebtedness to state; tax levy.
Section 46.15 ‑ Posting and publishing notice of intended application.
Section 46.16 ‑ Establishment of new township; designating name, first annual meeting, and electors; powers and duties of electors; conducting business at public meeting; notice and location of first township meetings; rights and terms of township officers.
Section 46.16b ‑ Proceedings for consolidation of 2 or more townships; petition; rejection; return of petition; submission of proposition to vote of electors; date for election.
Section 46.16c ‑ Notice of date for election and question to be submitted; arrangement for election; form of ballot; election expenses; canvass; return of results; approval of consolidation by resolution; effective date; election of township board; termination of proceedings.
Section 46.16d ‑ Coordinating committee; duty; composition; election of members; eligibility.
Section 46.16f ‑ Ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation of affected township.
Section 46.16g ‑ Succession of consolidated township to property, money, rights, credits, and records, files, books, and papers; rights, liabilities, suits, or prosecutions; tax or assessment.
Section 46.16h ‑ Bonded indebtedness and pledge of full faith and credit or limited full faith and credit; special assessment district; millage levy.
Section 46.16i ‑ Charter township; charter; continuation of incorporated village.
Section 46.16j ‑ Rights of township employees; layoff status; determination of necessary positions; collective bargaining; labor agreements; pension or retirement system; representative of employees or group of employees; effect of military service.
Section 46.21 ‑ Construction of bridges over or across navigable streams; removal of obstructions; enforcement.
Section 46.22 ‑ Tax levy and remittance to conservation district.
Section 46.23 ‑ Construction of bridges; petition, contents; notice; proceedings.
Section 46.24 ‑ Construction of bridges over unnavigable streams; authority of board of supervisors.
Section 46.25 ‑ Construction, alteration or discontinuance of state or territorial roads; authority of board of supervisors.
Section 46.26 ‑ Construction, alteration or discontinuance of roads; petition, road survey, declaration of board of supervisors.
Section 46.27 ‑ Construction, alteration or discontinuance of roads; road survey minutes, recording.
Section 46.28 ‑ Construction, alteration or discontinuance of roads; aggrieved landowner, petition, jury trial, proceedings; verdict, notice; apportionment of damages; bond, costs; resubmission.
Section 46.29 ‑ Board of supervisors; orders, resolutions and determinations; recording.
Section 46.30 ‑ Interest of member in contract or business transaction prohibited; prohibition inapplicable to appointments and employment.
Section 46.30a ‑ County board of commissioners; member ineligible for other county appointment or employment; liability for compensation; action for recovery of compensation; disposition of moneys recovered; duty of prosecuting attorney; violation; penalty; certain offices or appointments not prohibited.
Section 46.30b ‑ County board of commissioners; compensation of chairperson; advancing funds to county officer for anticipated expenses; accounting; return of unused funds.
Section 46.31 ‑ Neglecting or refusing to perform duties; violations; penalties.
Act 182 of 1943 ‑ FINANCE COMMITTEE; COUNTIES LESS THAN 75,000 (46.51 - 46.54)
Section 46.51 ‑ Finance committee of board of supervisors in counties under 75,000; appointment, terms, vacancies.
Act 301 of 1923 ‑ FINANCE COMMITTEE; COUNTIES NOT LESS THAN 75,000 (46.61 - 46.63)
Section 46.61 ‑ Finance committee of board of supervisors in counties over 75,000; appointment, terms, vacancies.
Section 46.71 ‑ Claims against counties; adjustment, allowance and authorization of payment by board of supervisors.
Section 46.72 ‑ Disallowance of claims; appeal to circuit court, notice; bond, costs.
Section 46.73 ‑ Appeal; county clerk, notice to prosecutor; return of proceedings, filing.
Section 46.74 ‑ Appeal; county clerk, entry of action; pleadings; procedure.
Section 46.75 ‑ Appeal; parties to proceeding, affidavit of interest; recoveries; costs, attorney fees.
Section 46.76 ‑ Appeal; entry of judgment, payment; final determination.
Section 46.81 ‑ Uncalled for orders; cancellation, authority of board of supervisors.
Section 46.91 ‑ Purchasing reversionary interest in real estate transferred to county; payment; expenditure limitation; exception.
Section 46.121 ‑ Fair property held in trust; mortgage by board of supervisors.
Act 13 of 1927 ‑ FAIR PROPERTY HELD IN TRUST; PURCHASE (46.131 - 46.131)
Section 46.131 ‑ Fair property held in trust; purchase by board of supervisors.
Section 46.141 ‑ Fairgrounds; appropriations by board of supervisors for improvements.
Section 46.151 ‑ Fair; management and control by board of supervisors.
Section 46.153 ‑ Fair; rules and regulations for management and control; admission charge, tax levy.
Act 88 of 1913 ‑ ADVERTISEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ADVANTAGES (46.161 - 46.161)
Section 46.161 ‑ Advertisement of state or county agricultural, industrial, trade or tourist advantages; tax levy or appropriation by board of supervisors.
Section 46.171 ‑ Establishment of water, sewer, and sewage disposal improvements and services; establishment of garbage and rubbish collection and disposal facilities and services; definitions.
Section 46.172 ‑ County public improvements; contracts with governmental units, loans.
Section 46.174a ‑ Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Section 46.175b ‑ Resolution authorizing execution of contract; notice; approval of contract; petition for referendum; special election; verification of signatures; refunding of outstanding bonds.
Section 46.176 ‑ Board of review; designation by board of supervisors; hearing, review, and adjustment of rates, charges and assessments; meetings, time and place, notice.
Section 46.179 ‑ Advancements and loans to governmental units; conditions, provision for payment; maximum.
Section 46.180 ‑ Audit of financial records and accounts; disbursement of funds.
Section 46.182 ‑ Public improvements; permit from city or village legislative body not required.
Section 46.184 ‑ County agency; purchase, acceptance or condemnation of property; provisions applicable.
Section 46.186 ‑ Township board; action on behalf of partially incorporated city, effect.
Section 46.187 ‑ Joint action by adjoining counties; administrative agency, establishment, powers and duties; issuance of bonds.
Section 46.191 ‑ Farmers market or flea market; establishment; authorization by county board of commissioners.
Section 46.201 ‑ Parking lots; maintenance and regulation; civil sanctions; provisions inapplicable to county or regional park; violation as nuisance; abatement; processing violation as civil infraction.
Section 46.231 ‑ Advancing historical interests of county; activity or project; appropriation by county board of commissioners.
Section 46.241 ‑ Mutilated archives; preservation, copying and binding.
Section 46.242 ‑ Preservation of mutilated archives; supervision by county treasurer; employment of copyist, oath; certification of copies.
Section 46.251 ‑ Transportation of persons injured on highways; declaration of necessity.
Section 46.252 ‑ Transportation of persons injured on highways; cost, payment by county, reimbursement.
Act 9 of 1972 ‑ Repealed- ELDERLY PERSONS CENTERS (46.261 - 46.261)
Section 46.301 ‑ Fire protection in counties over 5,000; powers of board of supervisors; contracts with townships.
Section 46.302 ‑ Fire protection; appropriations from county general fund.
Section 46.351 ‑ County parks and recreation commission; creation; membership; terms; vacancy; commission as county agency; rules and regulations; compensation.
Section 46.352 ‑ Regional parks and recreation commission; creation; membership; terms; vacancies; compensation.
Section 46.353 ‑ County commission and regional commission; election and terms of officers; treasurer; quorum; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; bylaws; contracts.
Section 46.355 ‑ Regional commission; appropriation or tax levy; annual budget, approval, effect.
Section 46.356 ‑ County and regional commissions; study of facilities and needs, plan.
Section 46.357 ‑ Filing of records, proposals, plans, and programs; availability of certain writings to public.
Section 46.358 ‑ County and regional commissions; acquisition of property.
Section 46.359 ‑ County and regional commissions; condemnation of private property.
Section 46.359a ‑ County and regional commissions; condemnation of property in another county.
Section 46.360 ‑ County and regional commission; acceptance of gifts and bequests, grants-in-aid.
Section 46.361 ‑ County and regional commissions; development and operation of facilities.
Section 46.362 ‑ County and regional commissions; custody, control and management of property.
Section 46.363 ‑ County and regional commissions; installation and maintenance of roads and parking facilities.
Section 46.364 ‑ County and regional commissions; rules; violation of rules as misdemeanor; penalty; prohibited operation of vehicle as municipal civil infraction; enforcement; park rangers; police services.
Section 46.365 ‑ County and regional commissions; charges and fees, collection, payment to county treasurer, uses.
Section 46.366 ‑ County and regional commission; employment of personnel, executive officer.
Section 46.367 ‑ Park and recreational places; revenue bonds; resolution; issuance of bonds or notes; negotiability; interest; tax exemption; limitations; applicable law; amount of borrowings.
Act 261 of 1966 ‑ APPORTIONMENT OF COUNTY BOARDS OF COMMISSIONERS (46.401 - 46.416)
Section 46.401 ‑ County apportionment commission; apportionment of county into county commissioner districts.
Section 46.402 ‑ Number of county commissioners based on county population.
Section 46.403 ‑ County apportionment commission; membership; convening apportionment commission; adopting rules of procedure; quorum; action by majority vote; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; availability of certain writings to public.
Section 46.404 ‑ County commissioner districts; guidelines for apportionment.
Section 46.405 ‑ Apportionment plan; filing by county apportionment commission; access.
Section 46.407 ‑ Apportionment plan; failure of apportionment commission to submit; submission by registered voter.
Section 46.409 ‑ County board of commissioners; number per district; prohibited representation.
Section 46.411 ‑ Candidate for office of county commissioner; qualifications; nomination; filing fee; eligibility.
Section 46.411a ‑ County board of commissioners; candidates for office, filing fees, returns and forfeitures.
Section 46.411b ‑ Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Section 46.412 ‑ Vacancy in office of commissioner; appointment; special election.
Section 46.415 ‑ County board of commissioners; compensation and mileage reimbursement of members.
Section 46.416 ‑ References to county supervisors deemed to mean county commissioners.