Section 71.7 – Water Works; Ordinances.
71.7 Water works; ordinances. Sec. 7. The council may enact such ordinances, and adopt such resolutions, as may be necessary for the care, protection, preservation, and control of the water works, and all the fixtures, appurtenances, apparatus, buildings, and machinery connected therewith or belonging thereto, and to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter, […]
Section 71.8 – Water Works; Location Outside Corporate Limits; Control by Council.
71.8 Water works; location outside corporate limits; control by council. Sec. 8. If the council considers it in the public interest, the village may purchase or construct and may maintain a water works beyond the corporate limits of the village. In such case the council may enforce beyond the corporate limits of the village, have […]
Section 71.9 – Water Works; Use of Street or Highway.
71.9 Water works; use of street or highway. Sec. 9. For the purpose of operating or constructing and maintaining such water works, the village may, after obtaining appropriate rights as provided by law, use the ground or soil under any street, highway, or road for the purpose of introducing water into and through any and […]
Section 71.10 – Water Works; Condemnation.
71.10 Water works; condemnation. Sec. 10. If it shall be necessary, in the judgment of the council, to appropriate private property for the construction, maintenance, or operation of water works, the right to occupy and hold the same and the ownership or easement rights may be acquired by the village in the manner provided by […]
Section 71.11 – Water Supply Contract; Use of Streets, Wharves, and Public Grounds.
71.11 Water supply contract; use of streets, wharves, and public grounds. Sec. 11. The council may contract from year to year, or for a period not exceeding 10 years, with a person to supply the village with water and may grant to the person the right to the use of the streets, alleys, wharves, and […]
Section 71.12 – Street Administrator; Duties.
71.12 Street administrator; duties. Sec. 12. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance adopted under section 8 of chapter V, as directed by the council, the street administrator designated under section 13 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.663, shall perform, or cause to be performed under his or her supervision, labor, repairs, and improvements upon the highways, […]
Section 70.14 – Police Officers; Powers, Duties, and Authority.
70.14 Police officers; powers, duties, and authority. Sec. 14. The council shall adopt rules for the government of the police, prescribe the powers and duties of police officers and other personnel, and invest them with authority necessary for the preservation of quiet and good order in the village. The police shall suppress riots, disturbances, and […]
Section 71.13 – Street Administrator; Report.
71.13 Street administrator; report. Sec. 13. The street administrator shall provide the council, in writing and on oath once in each month, an exact report of all labor performed by the street administrator, or under his or her supervision, and the charges therefor; the amount of material used, and the expense thereof; the street or […]
Section 70.15 – Police Chief; Nomination; Appointment; Service; Duties.
70.15 Police chief; nomination; appointment; service; duties. Sec. 15. The president may nominate and the council may appoint a chief of police of the village. The police chief shall serve at the pleasure of the council, unless the council has agreed to some other condition of appointment, and is subject to the direction of the […]
Section 71.14 – Department of Public Works; Performance of Duties of Administrator; Director.
71.14 Department of public works; performance of duties of administrator; director. Sec. 14. The council by ordinance may establish a department of public works to perform the duties of the street administrator and other duties authorized by this act or by the council. The ordinance shall provide that the president shall nominate and the council […]