Act No. 416

Public Acts of 2004

Approved by the Governor

November 29, 2004

Filed with the Secretary of State

November 29, 2004

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 29, 2004

STATE OF MICHIGAN

92ND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

Introduced by Reps. LaJoy, Vander Veen, Voorhees, Robertson, Drolet, Emmons, Ward, Milosch, Steil, Nofs, Stakoe, Hummel, Pastor, Farhat, Garfield, Moolenaar, Taub, Acciavatti, Stahl, Casperson, Caswell and Jamnick

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5843

AN ACT to amend 1951 PA 33, entitled "An act to provide police and fire protection for townships and for certain areas in townships, certain incorporated villages, and cities under 15,000 population; to authorize contracting for fire and police protection; to authorize the purchase of fire and police equipment, and the maintenance and operation of the equipment; to provide for defraying the cost of the equipment; to authorize the creation of special assessment districts and the levying and collecting of special assessments; to authorize the issuance of special assessment bonds in anticipation of the collection of special assessments and the advancement of the amount necessary to pay such bonds, and to provide for reimbursement for such advances by reassessment if necessary; to authorize the collection of fees for certain emergency services in townships and other municipalities; to authorize the creation of administrative boards and to prescribe their powers and duties; to provide for the appointment of traffic officers and to prescribe their powers and duties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts," by amending section 6 (MCL 41.806), as amended by 1989 PA 81.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 6. (1) The township board of a township, or the township boards of adjoining townships acting jointly, if appropriations have been made as provided in this act, may do any of the following:

(a) Establish and maintain police and fire departments.

(b) Organize and maintain police and fire vehicles.

(c) Employ and appoint a police chief and fire chief and other police and fire officers, including detectives, required for the proper and efficient operation and maintenance of the police and fire departments and proper law enforcement.

(d) Make and establish rules and regulations for the government of the police and fire departments, employees, officers, and detectives.

(e) Care and manage the motor vehicles, apparatus, equipment, property, and buildings pertaining to the police and fire departments.

(f) Prescribe the powers and duties of the employees, officers, and detectives.

(2) The township board of a township, or the township boards of adjoining townships, acting jointly, may contract with the township board or legislative body of a township, city, or village that maintains a police or fire department for the service of the department or for the care, maintenance, and operation of police or fire motor vehicles, apparatus, and equipment by the police or fire department of the township, city, or village, and may contract with the legislative body of a village that does not maintain a police department or does not maintain a fire department to furnish police or fire protection to the village.

(3) If a township board, or the township boards of adjoining townships acting jointly, have organized and are maintaining a police or fire department, the board, or boards acting jointly, may also contract with townships, villages, or cities that also maintain a police or fire department or with any other person, organization, or group to provide police or fire apparatus, equipment, or personnel or police or fire protection.

(4) Any of the powers provided in this section, at the discretion of the township board, may be delegated to a police or fire or police and fire administrative board established under section 11 or 12.

(5) A township board may enter into 1 or more agreements or contracts to furnish police or fire protection to a city, village, or other township.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor