Article VII § 32 Budgets, Public Hearing.
§ 32 Budgets, public hearing. Sec. 32. Any county, township, city, village, authority or school district empowered by the legislature or by this constitution to prepare budgets of estimated expenditures and revenues shall adopt such budgets only after a public hearing in a manner prescribed by law. History: Const. 1963, Art. VII, § 32, Eff. […]
Article VII § 33 Removal of Elected Officers.
§ 33 Removal of elected officers. Sec. 33. Any elected officer of a political subdivision may be removed from office in the manner and for the causes provided by law. History: Const. 1963, Art. VII, § 33, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964 Former Constitution: See Const. 1908, Art. IX, § 8.
Article VII § 34 Construction of Constitution and Law Concerning Counties, Townships, Cities, Villages.
§ 34 Construction of constitution and law concerning counties, townships, cities, villages. Sec. 34. The provisions of this constitution and law concerning counties, townships, cities and villages shall be liberally construed in their favor. Powers granted to counties and townships by this constitution and by law shall include those fairly implied and not prohibited by […]
Article VII § 21 Cities and Villages; Incorporation, Taxes, Indebtedness.
§ 21 Cities and villages; incorporation, taxes, indebtedness. Sec. 21. The legislature shall provide by general laws for the incorporation of cities and villages. Such laws shall limit their rate of ad valorem property taxation for municipal purposes, and restrict the powers of cities and villages to borrow money and contract debts. Each city and […]
Article VII § 6 Sheriffs; Security, Responsibility for Acts, Ineligibility for Other Office.
§ 6 Sheriffs; security, responsibility for acts, ineligibility for other office. Sec. 6. The sheriff may be required by law to renew his security periodically and in default of giving such security, his office shall be vacant. The county shall never be responsible for his acts, except that the board of supervisors may protect him […]
Article VII § 7 Boards of Supervisors; Members.
§ 7 Boards of supervisors; members. Sec. 7. A board of supervisors shall be established in each organized county consisting of one member from each organized township and such representation from cities as provided by law. History: Const. 1963, Art. VII, § 7, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964 Constitutionality: Section held invalid under federal constitution. Advisory […]
Article VII § 8 Legislative, Administrative, and Other Powers and Duties of Boards.
§ 8 Legislative, administrative, and other powers and duties of boards. Sec. 8. Boards of supervisors shall have legislative, administrative and such other powers and duties as provided by law. History: Const. 1963, Art. VII, § 8, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964 Former Constitution: See Const. 1908, Art. VIII, § 8.
Article VII § 9 Compensation of County Officers.
§ 9 Compensation of county officers. Sec. 9. Boards of supervisors shall have exclusive power to fix the compensation of county officers not otherwise provided by law. History: Const. 1963, Art. VII, § 9, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964 Former Constitution: See Const. 1908, Art. VIII, § 9.
Article VII § 10 Removal of County Seat.
§ 10 Removal of county seat. Sec. 10. A county seat once established shall not be removed until the place to which it is proposed to be moved shall be designated by two-thirds of the members of the board of supervisors and a majority of the electors voting thereon shall have approved the proposed location […]
Article VII § 11 Indebtedness, Limitation.
§ 11 Indebtedness, limitation. Sec. 11. No county shall incur any indebtedness which shall increase its total debt beyond 10 percent of its assessed valuation. History: Const. 1963, Art. VII, § 11, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964 Former Constitution: See Const. 1908, Art. VIII, § 12.