Mich. Comp. Laws § 72.8

Sec. 8. The council may contract from year to year, or for a period not exceeding 10 years, with a person to supply the village with gas, electric, or other lights and may grant to the person the right to the use of the streets, alleys, wharves, and public grounds of the village as necessary to construct, maintain, and operate proper works for the supplying of such light upon terms and conditions specified in the contract.