Michigan Chapter 117 — Home Rule Cities

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.1— Body corporate
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.1a— Short title
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.1b— Emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.2— Saving clause
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.3— Mandatory charter provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.3a— Abolishment of at-large city council; election of members from single-member election districts; ballot question; approval; determination of city council president; adoption of apportionment plan by commission; qualifications of candidates; rules and procedures; amendment of charter
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.3b— Terms of office; staggered terms; resolution; initial terms; applicability of subsection (1)
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.3c— Terms of office; applicable after December 31, 2024
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4— Conduct of racing event under MCL 257.1701 et seq.; powers and duties
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4a— Borrowing money and issuing bonds; net indebtedness; limitation; computation; borrowing in case of fire, flood, or other calamity; incurring obligation for construction, renovation, or modernization of hospital; bonds as obligation of special assessment district and city; validation of bonds issued and obligations incurred before July 31, 1973
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4b— Refunds; bonds; sewers; waterworks; lighting; permissible charter provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4c— Permissible charter provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4d— Permissible charter provisions; assessing costs of public improvement and boulevard lighting system; definitions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4e— Public property; condemnation of private property; permissible charter provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4f— Permissible city charter provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4g— Rapid transit system; permissible charter provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4h— Public ways; permissible charter provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4i— Permissible charter provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4j— City departments; special acts; municipal powers; permissible charter provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4k— Civic, artistic, and cultural activities; public funds
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4l— Ordinance; designation as civil infraction or blight violation; civil fine; act or omission constituting crime
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4m— Ordinance regulating recreational trailway; posting; violation as municipal civil infraction; penalty
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4n— Medical facility for public purpose; establishment, operation, or maintenance by private nonprofit corporation
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4o— Formation of nonprofit corporation by city
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4p— City with population more than 600,000 or discharge of $1,000,000,000.00 in pension liabilities; defined benefit plan; retirement benefits for employees hired after July 1, 2023; health care insurance benefits; certification of compliance; definitions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4q— Administrative hearings bureau; establishment; administrative hearings; procedures; appeal; effect of nonpayment of civil fine or costs; "person" defined; failure to remedy a violation of blight ordinance; misdemeanor
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4r— Nonpayment of civil fine or costs or installment payment by defendant; lien; recording; enforcement; priority; collection of judgment; duration of lien; default; limitation on commencement of enforcement action
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4s— Population more than 600,000; chief financial officer
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4t— Population more than 600,000; requirements; appropriations
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.4u— Retirement benefits subject to protecting local government retirement and benefits act; "retirement benefit" defined
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.5— Prohibited powers
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.5a— Membership in certain societies not to affect employment
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.5b— Code of municipal ordinances; publication
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.5c— Local officers compensation commission; creation; purpose; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancies; determination of salaries; expenses; meetings; quorum; concurrence of majority required; election of chairperson; compensation of members; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; availability of certain writings to public; resolution; changing procedure; petition for referendum
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.5d— Locomotives; enforceability of ordinance prescribing maximum speed limit
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.5e— Municipal water or sewage system; annual audit; public hearing before proposed rate increase
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.5f— Energy conservation improvements; acquisition or financing; resolution; payment; scope of improvements; acquisition of improvements by contract, lease-purchase agreement, or notes; reports; forms; terms of lease-purchase agreement
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.5g— Flood control project
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.5h— Regulation or prohibition of public nudity; “public nudity” defined
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.5i— Snow removal from streets, mosquito abatement, and security services provided by private contractors; special assessment
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.5j— Sewer separation; authorization; ordinance; special assessment
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.5k— Public-private agreement for public bridge facility; requirements; user fee; scope of section; hearing; definitions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.6— Incorporation, consolidation, or alteration of boundaries; petition; signatures; deposit; enumeration
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.7— Incorporation, consolidation or alteration of boundaries; fifth class cities; population requisites; representation on board of supervisors
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.8— Incorporation, consolidation, or alteration of boundaries; petition; filing; resolution; adoption
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.8a— Incorporation, consolidation or alteration of boundaries; filing substitute petition; action by supervisors
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.9— Incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries; governing law; affected district; petition or resolution for annexation; voting; duties of commission
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.9a— Annexation of township remnant territory to home rule city; procedure
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.9b— Detachment of territory from city; conditions; intergovernmental agreement imposing conditions on detachment; reannexation to detaching city; detached territory not subject to annexation
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.10— Certified copies of petition and resolution; transmittal; election notices
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.11— Petition for incorporation, consolidation, or change of boundaries; affidavit; filing with secretary of state; certification; notice; election
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.12— Election returns; canvass; village clerk, duties
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.13— Effective date of incorporation, consolidation, attachment or detachment; certificate of board of county canvassers; representation, transfer of property, governmental function
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.14— Incorporation or annexation
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.14a— Petition for vacating incorporation; initiation; election; certification; assets, disbursement; debts and obligations
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.14b— Relocation of common boundaries
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.15— Election on question of intent to incorporate or consolidate; electors as members of charter commission; notice; preparation, form, and contents of ballot; expenses; procedure; canvass; certification of election; oath; vacancies; quorum; convening of charter commission; framing charter; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; officers; rules; journal; roll call; nomination of candidates; holding election; publication of proposed charter; publishing and posting notice of election; polling places; canvassing results
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.15a— Incorporation; expenses of charter commission; payment
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.16— Incorporation; rejection of charter; de facto mayor; duties; resubmission of charter, procedure; effect of nonadoption within 3 years of election to incorporate
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.17— Incorporation; new charter commission, petition, procedure, eligibility, duties, expenses; control of territory pending adoption; date of incorporation; voting franchise
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.18— Incorporation; revision of charter, procedure, commission, advisory vote; incorporation of provision in original charter granted by legislature
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.19— Charter; duty of legislative body
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.20— Charter commission; first meeting; duties of city clerk; powers and duties of commission; roll call; vacancy; compensation; quorum; public sessions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.21— Charter amendment; procedure
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.22— Charter amendment; submission to governor, approval; re-consideration
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.23— Publication of proposed charter and amendments; submission of charter and separate propositions to electors; adoption; ballot
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.24— Charters or amendments; filing; effective date
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.25— Initiatory petition; filing with city clerk; contents; verification; signatures and inscriptions; perjury and other felonies; punishment; canvass; certifying sufficiency or insufficiency of petition; causing proposed amendment to be submitted to electors; calling special election; submitting proposal at primary, regular, or special election called for other purposes; initiative proposal receiving majority of votes; proposal contemplating increased expenditure of funds; proposal increasing ad valorem property tax limitation; effective date; tax levy; action against city clerk
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.25a— Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.26— Elections; general provisions; applicability of MCL 168.641
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.27a— Apportionment of wards; definitions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.27b— Board of review; appointment of members, functions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.28— Charter change; laws in force; justice and police courts, justices, charter provisions, ordinances
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.28a— Municipal courts in cities in certain counties; civil jurisdiction
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.28b— Municipal courts in cities in certain counties; attorney fees based on amount of judgment
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.29— Recovery and enforcement of fines, penalties, and forfeitures; violations; administrative hearings
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.30— Appeal to circuit court; recognizance or bond
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.31— Disposition of fines
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.32— Constables; election or appointment; powers and duties; salary; fees; provisions inapplicable to certain cities; compliance with minimum employment standards
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.33— Constables; election, qualification, and compensation
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.34— Police officers; powers
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.34a— Police officer or constable; authority to execute bench warrant
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.35— Acquisition of property; condemnation or purchase proceedings
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.35a— General obligation bonds; issuance; conditions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.36— Charter provisions; conflict
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.36a— Financial recovery bonds; amounts; terms and conditions; net indebtedness of city; limitations; city with population less than 10,000; "third-party tax collector" defined; refund; deposit of revenues into separate account for paying principal and interest; creation of lien and trust; ability of state treasurer to withhold distributable aid from city; city with population more than 600,000; bonds not subject to MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.37— Saving clause
Mich. Comp. Laws § 117.38— Construction of act