Section 47.4a – Repealed. 2005, Act 246, Imd. Eff. Dec. 1, 2005.
47.4a Repealed. 2005, Act 246, Imd. Eff. Dec. 1, 2005. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to operation of county auditors operating under special or local act.
Section 47.5 – Board of County Auditors; Appointment, Election, Terms, Vacancies, Eligibility.
47.5 Board of county auditors; appointment, election, terms, vacancies, eligibility. Sec. 5. The board of commissioners of any county may appoint a board of county auditors of not to exceed 3 members, 1 of whom the county board of commissioners shall designate as chairperson of the board of county auditors. If the board of county […]
Section 47.6 – Board of County Auditors; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice of Meeting; Chairperson to Preside; Duties of Clerk; Availability of Certain Writings to Public; Quorum; Office; Compensation and Expenses.
47.6 Board of county auditors; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; chairperson to preside; duties of clerk; availability of certain writings to public; quorum; office; compensation and expenses. Sec. 6. The business which the board of county auditors may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance […]
Section 47.7 – Board of County Auditors; Meetings, Time and Place; County Clerk, Custodian of Records; Additional Compensation.
47.7 Board of county auditors; meetings, time and place; county clerk, custodian of records; additional compensation. Sec. 7. The said board of county auditors shall meet for the transaction of business in the office of the clerk of said county, or in some convenient room in the court house of said county, and when said […]
Section 47.8 – Board of County Auditors; Audit of Claims Against County, Payment; Violation of Section, Penalty.
47.8 Board of county auditors; audit of claims against county, payment; violation of section, penalty. Sec. 8. No claim against any county adopting the provisions of this act, including all claims incurred by the county drain commissioner, shall be paid by the treasurer of said county until it shall have been duly audited and allowed […]
Section 47.9 – Board of County Auditors; Powers and Duties.
47.9 Board of county auditors; powers and duties. Sec. 9. The said board shall have power, and it is hereby expressly authorized and directed: First, To audit all claims which are chargeable against the said county, as in section 8 above provided, and to draw warrants therefor, duly signed by its chairman and countersigned by […]
Section 47.10 – Repealed. 1983, Act 87, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1983.
47.10 Repealed. 1983, Act 87, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1983. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to the bills of a county justice of the peace.
Section 47.11 – Board of County Auditors; Members’ Interest in Contracts Prohibited.
47.11 Board of county auditors; members’ interest in contracts prohibited. Sec. 11. No member of said board of auditors shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract with said county which may involve the expenditure of any county money, or in the sale of supplies to said county, or in the performance of any […]
Section 47.12 – Board of County Auditors; County Prosecuting Attorney as Legal Advisor, Duties.
47.12 Board of county auditors; county prosecuting attorney as legal advisor, duties. Sec. 12. The prosecuting attorney for the said county shall, without any compensation other than his regular salary, be the legal advisor of said board of auditors and shall, on the request of any member thereof, render an opinion in writing on the […]
Section 47.13 – Violations; Penalties.
47.13 Violations; penalties. Sec. 13. (1) A member of the board of auditors who conspires with a claimant or another person to defraud the county, or wilfully or grossly neglects the duties of the member’s office, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in section 8. (2) Except as provided in subsections (3) […]