Act No. 551

Public Acts of 2012

Approved by the Governor

January 2, 2013

Filed with the Secretary of State

January 2, 2013

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 28, 2013

STATE OF MICHIGAN

96TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

Introduced by Senator Hansen

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 811

AN ACT to amend 1895 PA 3, entitled “An act to provide for the government of certain villages; to define their powers and duties; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes, borrowing of money, and issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness by villages subject to this act; to define the powers and duties of certain state and local officers and entities; to define the application of this act and provide for its amendment by villages subject to this act; to validate prior amendments and certain prior actions taken and bonds issued by villages subject to this act; to provide for the disincorporation of villages; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies,” by amending sections 4 and 5 of chapter II and section 3 of chapter V (MCL 62.4, 62.5, and 65.3), section 4 of chapter II and section 3 of chapter V as amended by 2003 PA 305 and section 5 of chapter II as amended by 2004 PA 300.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

CHAPTER II

Sec. 4. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, the president, clerk, and treasurer hold their respective offices for the term of 2 years and until their successors are elected and qualified. The term of office for a president, clerk, or treasurer elected at the village’s regular election begins on November 20 after the officer’s election and qualification.

Sec. 5. Except as otherwise provided in this section, 3 village trustees shall be elected at each biennial village election for the term of 4 years and until their successors are qualified. As an alternative, if provided by an ordinance adopted by the village all 6 village trustees shall be elected at the biennial village elections for the term of 2 years and until their successors are qualified. The term of office for a trustee elected at the village’s regular election begins on November 20 after the officer’s election and qualification.

CHAPTER V

Sec. 3. (1) On November 20 of each year, or as soon after that date as possible, the council shall appoint 1 of their number president pro tempore of the council.

(2) In the absence of the president, the president pro tempore presides at the council meetings, and exercises the powers and duties of president. In the absence of the president and president pro tempore, the member with the longest current period of continuous service on the council presides unless otherwise provided by council rules.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 810 of the 96th Legislature is enacted into law.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor