Section 42.22 – Ordinance; Publication; Effective Date; Publication of Summary or True Copy; Catch Lines Required; Drafting of Summary.
42.22 Ordinance; publication; effective date; publication of summary or true copy; catch lines required; drafting of summary. Sec. 22. An ordinance passed by a township board shall be published at least once. An ordinance is effective immediately upon its publication, unless a date upon which the ordinance shall become effective, which is subsequent to the […]
Section 42.23 – State Law or Standard Code; Adoption as Township Ordinance by Citation; Publication, Distribution, Charge.
42.23 State law or standard code; adoption as township ordinance by citation; publication, distribution, charge. Sec. 23. The township board may adopt any provision of state law or any detailed technical regulations as a township ordinance or code by citation of such provision of state law or by reference to any recognized standard code, official […]
Section 42.24 – Submission of Itemized Estimates of Anticipated Expenditures; Preparation and Submission of Budget Proposal; Time.
42.24 Submission of itemized estimates of anticipated expenditures; preparation and submission of budget proposal; time. Sec. 24. On or before 150 days prior to the commencement of the fiscal year, each township officer shall submit to the supervisor, or to the township superintendent if such officer has been appointed, an itemized estimate of the anticipated […]
Section 42.13a – Free Public Library; Establishment or Reestablishment and Maintenance; Conditions; Ordinance; Resolution; Board of Directors; Appointment of Library Advisory Committee; Rules and Regulations; State Aid.
42.13a Free public library; establishment or reestablishment and maintenance; conditions; ordinance; resolution; board of directors; appointment of library advisory committee; rules and regulations; state aid. Sec. 13a. (1) The township board of a charter township may do either of the following: (a) Establish and maintain a free public library if the charter township is in […]
Section 42.14 – Charter Township; Power to Acquire Property; Approval of Electors.
42.14 Charter township; power to acquire property; approval of electors. Sec. 14. Each charter township shall have power to acquire property for public purposes by purchase, gift, condemnation, lease, construction, or otherwise, and to maintain and operate public buildings, parks, and facilities needed in the performance of the powers and functions, expressed and implied, granted, […]
Section 42.14a – Bonds for Public Improvements; Issuance; Approval Required; Exceptions; Limitation on Net Indebtedness; Computation of Net Indebtedness; Bonds Subject to MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821; Computation of Net Indebtedness.
42.14a Bonds for public improvements; issuance; approval required; exceptions; limitation on net indebtedness; computation of net indebtedness; bonds subject to MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821; computation of net indebtedness. Sec. 14a. (1) The township may borrow money and issue bonds on the credit of the township for the purpose of constructing or otherwise acquiring a public […]
Section 42.15 – Ordinances to Provide for Peace, Health, and Safety; Licenses, Granting, Fees, Bonds.
42.15 Ordinances to provide for peace, health, and safety; licenses, granting, fees, bonds. Sec. 15. (1) The township board of any charter township may enact ordinances considered necessary to provide for the public peace and health and for the safety of persons and property in the charter township, and may, except as otherwise provided in […]
Section 42.16 – Streets, Alleys, Bridges and Public Places; Regulation of Use; Record of Ordinances, Filing.
42.16 Streets, alleys, bridges and public places; regulation of use; record of ordinances, filing. Sec. 16. Except insofar as limited by state law and the provisions of this act, the township board shall have power to establish and vacate and use, and to control and regulate the use of the streets, alleys, bridges, and public […]
Section 42.17 – Construction of Buildings; Powers and Liabilities of Charter Townships as to Public Health and Safety.
42.17 Construction of buildings; powers and liabilities of charter townships as to public health and safety. Sec. 17. Charter townships shall have and possess and may exercise the same powers and shall be subject to the same liabilities as are possessed by cities to regulate the construction of buildings for the preservation of public health […]
Section 42.18 – Joint Action With Other Governmental Unit or Agency.
42.18 Joint action with other governmental unit or agency. Sec. 18. Each charter township may join with any governmental unit or agency, or with any number or combination thereof, by contract or otherwise as may be permitted by law, to perform jointly, or by one or more, for or on behalf of the other or […]