Section 117.5 – Prohibited Powers.
117.5 Prohibited powers. Sec. 5. (1) A city does not have power to do any of the following: (a) To increase the rate of taxation now fixed by law, unless the authority to do so is given by a majority of the electors of the city voting at the election at which the proposition is […]
Section 117.4g – Rapid Transit System; Permissible Charter Provisions.
117.4g Rapid transit system; permissible charter provisions. Sec. 4-g. Each city may in its charter provide: (1) For the acquisition by construction, condemnation or purchase and for the ownership, equipment, possession, leasing, operation and maintenance of a rapid transit system consisting of a tunnel, subway, surface or elevated system or any combination and qualification of […]
Section 117.5a – Membership in Certain Societies Not to Affect Employment.
117.5a Membership in certain societies not to affect employment. Sec. 5a. No city shall have power to deny employment to any person for the reason that he is a member of any society which is incorporated under the laws of this state, the membership of which is composed solely of law enforcement officers, unless same […]
Section 117.4h – Public Ways; Permissible Charter Provisions.
117.4h Public ways; permissible charter provisions. Sec. 4-h. Each city may in its charter provide: (1) For the use, regulation, improvement and control of the surface of its streets, alleys and public ways, and of the space above and beneath them; (2) For the use, by others than the owner, of property located in streets, […]
Section 117.5b – Code of Municipal Ordinances; Publication.
117.5b Code of municipal ordinances; publication. Sec. 5b. Each city shall have power, whether provided in its charter or not, to codify, recodify and continue in code its municipal ordinances, in whole or in part, without the necessity of publishing the entire code in full. The ordinance adopting the code, as well as subsequent ordinances […]
Section 117.1 – Body Corporate.
117.1 Body corporate. Sec. 1. Each organized city shall be a body corporate. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;– CL 1915, 3304 ;– CL 1929, 2228 ;– CL 1948, 117.1 Constitutionality: 1911 PA 203, which amended the title of this act and MCL 117.2, 117.4, 117.5, 117.18, 117.19, 117.20, 117.21, 117.25, and […]
Section 117.1a – Short Title.
117.1a Short title. Sec. 1a. This act shall be known and may be cited as “the home rule city act”. History: Add. 1945, Act 15, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;– CL 1948, 117.1a ;– Am. 1994, Act 89, Eff. Oct. 1, 1994
Section 117.1b – Emergency Financial Manager; Authority and Responsibilities.
117.1b Emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities. Sec. 1b. Notwithstanding any provision of this act, if an emergency financial manager has been appointed under the local government fiscal responsibility act, Act No. 101 of the Public Acts of 1988, being sections 141.1101 to 141.1118 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, with respect to a city governed […]
Section 117.2 – Saving Clause.
117.2 Saving clause. Sec. 2. Each city now existing shall continue with all its present rights and powers until otherwise provided by law. History: 1909, Act 279, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909 ;– Am. 1911, Act 203, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;– CL 1915, 3305 ;– CL 1929, 2229 ;– CL 1948, 117.2 Compiler’s Notes: Act […]
Section 117.3 – Mandatory Charter Provisions.
117.3 Mandatory charter provisions. Sec. 3. Each city charter shall provide for all of the following: (a) The election of a mayor, who shall be the chief executive officer of the city, and of a body vested with legislative power, and for the election or appointment of a clerk, a treasurer, an assessor or board […]