Section 42.20 – Legislation to Be Ordinance or Resolution; Form, Passage, Amendment, Recording, Authentication, and Compilation of Ordinances.
42.20 Legislation to be ordinance or resolution; form, passage, amendment, recording, authentication, and compilation of ordinances. Sec. 20. (1) Legislation of a charter township shall be by ordinance or by resolution. A resolution shall be limited to matters required or permitted to be done by resolution by this act or by state or federal law […]
Section 42.9 – Township Officers; Powers and Duties; Additional Officers, Limitations.
42.9 Township officers; powers and duties; additional officers, limitations. Sec. 9. The township supervisor, township clerk, township treasurer, justices of the peace, and constables in each charter township shall have and perform the duties and functions required of such officers by state law. The township board may, by resolution, upon the recommendation of the supervisor, […]
Section 42.21 – Violation of Ordinances; Sanction; Designation as Civil Infraction; Act or Omission Constituting Crime; Penalty; Distribution of Fines.
42.21 Violation of ordinances; sanction; designation as civil infraction; act or omission constituting crime; penalty; distribution of fines. Sec. 21. (1) The township board shall provide in each ordinance a sanction for violation of the ordinance. (2) Consistent with any of the following statutes, the township board may adopt an ordinance that designates a violation […]
Section 42.10 – Township Superintendent; Appointment; Delegation of Powers and Duties of Township Supervisor.
42.10 Township superintendent; appointment; delegation of powers and duties of township supervisor. Sec. 10. The township board in each charter township shall have power to appoint a township superintendent and may delegate to him any or all of the following functions and duties which functions and duties, unless so delegated, shall be exercised by the […]
Section 42.21a – Police Officers; Right to Pursue, Arrest, and Detain Person Outside of Charter Township Limits.
42.21a Police officers; right to pursue, arrest, and detain person outside of charter township limits. Sec. 21a. If a person has committed a civil infraction violation under the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, within a charter township, or […]
Section 42.10a – Township Manager; Employment; Service; Duties.
42.10a Township manager; employment; service; duties. Sec. 10a. If a township has not appointed a township superintendent under section 10, the township board may employ a township manager who shall serve at the pleasure of the township board and perform such duties lawfully delegated to the manager by the township board. The duties may include […]
Section 42.21b – Police Officer or Constable; Authority to Execute Bench Warrant.
42.21b Police officer or constable; authority to execute bench warrant. Sec. 21b. A police officer of a charter township or, if authorized by the township board, a constable of a charter township has the same authority within the charter township as a deputy sheriff to execute a bench warrant for arrest issued by a court […]
Section 42.11 – Township Superintendent; Tenure; Qualifications; Residency Requirements; Waiver.
42.11 Township superintendent; tenure; qualifications; residency requirements; waiver. Sec. 11. (1) The township superintendent shall hold office at the pleasure of the township board and shall be selected by the township board on the basis of training and ability alone, without regard to his or her political or religious preference. (2) An individual who is […]
Section 42.21c – Regulation of Recreational Trailway; Posting of Ordinance; Violation as Municipal Civil Infraction; Penalty.
42.21c Regulation of recreational trailway; posting of ordinance; violation as municipal civil infraction; penalty. Sec. 21c. (1) An ordinance regulating a recreational trailway is not effective unless it is posted and maintained near each gate or principal entrance to the trailway. (2) The operation of a vehicle on a recreational trailway at a time, in […]
Section 42.11a – Township Assessors; Appointment, Powers and Duties, Compensation.
42.11a Township assessors; appointment, powers and duties, compensation. Sec. 11a. In any charter township, in addition to the supervisor, the charter township board may provide for the appointment of assessors, not exceeding 2, for such charter township. Such assessors, when appointed, shall be clothed with all the powers and duties of supervisors in the assessment […]