HOUSE BILL NO. 5025

September 25, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Howell, Sneller, Lasinski, Cherry, Sabo, Hood, Peterson and Kennedy and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance.

A bill to amend 1846 RS 16, entitled

"Of the powers and duties of townships, the election and duties of township officers, and the division of townships,"

by amending section 110c (MCL 41.110c), as amended by 2015 PA 248, and by adding section 3c.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 3c. (1) A township may provide by ordinance a procedure to finance by special assessments the provision of mosquito abatement by private contractors. The ordinance must authorize the township board to initiate the establishment of a special assessment district under this section by resolution or authorize the use of petitions to initiate the establishment of a special assessment district under this section, or both. If petitions are used to initiate the establishment of a special assessment district under this section, the owners of not less than 25% of the land to be made into the special assessment district must sign the petitions to initiate the establishment of the special assessment district.

(2) If a township board adopts a resolution to initiate the establishment of a special assessment district as provided under subsection (1), the township board shall do 1 of the following:

(a) Submit the question of raising money for mosquito abatement by special assessment to those electors residing in that portion of the township located in the special assessment district at a general election or special election called for that purpose by the township board. When submitting the question of raising money for mosquito abatement by special assessment, the ballot must state the duration of the special assessment.

(b) Adopt a resolution to establish the special assessment district for mosquito abatement.

(3) If the owners of not less than 25% of the land to be made into a special assessment district sign petitions to initiate the establishment of a special assessment district as provided under subsection (1), the township board shall do 1 of the following:

(a) Submit the question of raising money for mosquito abatement by special assessment to those electors residing in that portion of the township located in the special assessment district at a general election or special election called for that purpose by the township board. When submitting the question of raising money for mosquito abatement by special assessment, the ballot must state the duration of the special assessment.

(b) Adopt a resolution to establish the special assessment district for mosquito abatement.

(4) If the question of raising money for mosquito abatement by special assessment is submitted by the township board to those electors residing in that portion of the township located in the special assessment district, a special assessment district for mosquito abatement is established if a majority of the electors residing in that portion of the township located in the special assessment district voting on the question approve the special assessment district.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), all proceedings related to the levying and collecting of special assessments authorized under this section must be in accordance with the proceedings provided in 1954 PA 188, MCL 41.721 to 41.738.

(6) Public property belonging to this state is exempt from any special assessment levied and collected pursuant to this section.

(7) A special assessment district for mosquito abatement established under subsection (2)(b) or (3)(b) may be discontinued upon petition by the owners of not less than 51% of the land comprising the special assessment district.

Sec. 110c. The township board may appropriate money or expend funds for all of the following purposes:

(a) To advertise the agricultural, industrial, commercial, educational, or recreational advantages of the state, county, or township.

(b) To collect, prepare, or maintain an exhibition of the products and industries of the township at any domestic or foreign exposition to encourage immigration and increase the trade in the products of this state or the township.

(c) To advertise this state or any portion of this state to tourists and resorters.

(d) To maintain and circulate a publication to disseminate information regarding township improvements, activities, and functions.

(e) To enter into a contract for services with any private, nonprofit corporation or organization that provides domestic or sexual violence services including, but not limited to, 1 or more of the following to victims of domestic or sexual violence:

(i) Safe emergency shelter.

(ii) A 24-hour crisis hotline.

(iii) Supportive counseling.

(iv) Coordination of supportive services.

(v) Legal advocacy.

(f) To abate mosquitoes.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5024 (request no. 01651'19 *) of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.