Incorporation of village as city; population and other incorporation requirements; initiation; submittal to electors; election of charter commissioners; effective date of incorporation; stay of proposed change of boundaries after incorporation approved by electors; division of assets and liabilities.
MCL 123.1010a
in effect123.1010a. Incorporation of village as city; population and other incorporation requirements; initiation; submittal to electors; election of charter commissioners; effective date of incorporation; stay of proposed change of boundaries after incorporation approved by electors; division of assets and liabilities.
Sec. 10a.
(1) In compliance with section 20 of article 7 of the state constitution of 1963, if all the territory of an organized township is included within the boundaries of a village or villages, the village or villages, without boundary changes, may be incorporated as a city or cities as provided in this section. The incorporation shall include all the territory within the boundaries of a village notwithstanding that the village includes territory within another organized township a part of which township lies without the boundaries of the village.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, incorporation under this section is not governed by the population and other incorporation requirements of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being sections 117.1 to 117.38 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(3) Incorporation under this section is initiated by a resolution of the village council which resolution shall call for a referendum on the incorporation. The proposed incorporation shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the village at the next regular village election occurring not less than 40 days after adoption of the resolution. If the next regular village election will not occur within 90 days, the resolution may fix a date preceding the next regular village election for a special election on the proposed incorporation.
(4) The resolution proposing incorporation may also call for an election of charter commissioners as provided in Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended.
(5) Incorporation under this section is effective when a charter is adopted and filed as provided in Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended.
(6) After an incorporation under this section is approved by a majority of the electors voting on the question, a proposed change of boundaries by incorporation, consolidation, or annexation shall be stayed until proceedings under this section are finished.
(7) Assets and liabilities of the township, townships, or parts of townships affected by the incorporation of a city shall be divided on the effective date of incorporation as provided in section 14 of Act No. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, being section 117.14 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Add. 1982, Act 457, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1982
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