Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)
Section 117.28a - Municipal Courts in Cities in Certain Counties; Civil Jurisdiction.

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 117 - Home Rule Cities

Act 279 of 1909 - The Home Rule City Act (117.1 - 117.38)

Section 117.1 - Body Corporate.

Section 117.1a - Short Title.

Section 117.1b - Emergency Financial Manager; Authority and Responsibilities.

Section 117.2 - Saving Clause.

Section 117.3 - Mandatory Charter Provisions.

Section 117.3a - Abolishment of At-Large City Council; Election of Members From Single-Member Election Districts; Ballot Question; Approval; Determination of City Council President; Adoption of Apportionment Plan by Commission; Qualifications of Cand...

Section 117.3b - Terms of Office; Staggered Terms; Resolution; Initial Terms; Applicability of Subsection (1).

Section 117.4 - Conduct of Racing Event Under MCL 257.1701 Et seq.; Powers and Duties.

Section 117.4a - Borrowing Money and Issuing Bonds; Net Indebtedness; Limitation; Computation; Borrowing in Case of Fire, Flood, or Other Calamity; Incurring Obligation for Construction, Renovation, or Modernization of Hospital; Bonds as Obligation o...

Section 117.4b - Refunds; Bonds; Sewers; Waterworks; Lighting; Permissible Charter Provisions.

Section 117.4c - Permissible Charter Provisions.

Section 117.4d - Permissible Charter Provisions; Assessing Costs of Public Improvement and Boulevard Lighting System; Definitions.

Section 117.4e - Public Property; Condemnation of Private Property; Permissible Charter Provisions.

Section 117.4f - Permissible City Charter Provisions.

Section 117.4g - Rapid Transit System; Permissible Charter Provisions.

Section 117.4h - Public Ways; Permissible Charter Provisions.

Section 117.4i - Permissible Charter Provisions.

Section 117.4j - City Departments; Special Acts; Municipal Powers; Permissible Charter Provisions.

Section 117.4k - Civic, Artistic, and Cultural Activities; Public Funds.

Section 117.4l - Ordinance; Designation as Civil Infraction or Blight Violation; Civil Fine; Act or Omission Constituting Crime.

Section 117.4m - Ordinance Regulating Recreational Trailway; Posting; Violation as Municipal Civil Infraction; Penalty.

Section 117.4n - Medical Facility for Public Purpose; Establishment, Operation, or Maintenance by Private Nonprofit Corporation.

Section 117.4o - Formation of Nonprofit Corporation by City.

Section 117.4p - City With Population More Than 600,000 or Discharge of $1,000,000,000.00 in Pension Liabilities; Defined Benefit Plan; Retirement Benefits for Employees Hired After July 1, 2023; Health Care Insurance Benefits; Certification of Compl...

Section 117.4q - Administrative Hearings Bureau; Establishment; Administrative Hearings; Procedures; Appeal; Effect of Nonpayment of Civil Fine or Costs; "Person" Defined.

Section 117.4r - Nonpayment of Civil Fine or Costs or Installment Payment by Defendant; Lien; Recording; Enforcement; Priority; Collection of Judgment; Duration of Lien; Default; Limitation on Commencement of Enforcement Action.

Section 117.4s - Population More Than 600,000; Chief Financial Officer.

Section 117.4t - Population More Than 600,000; Requirements; Appropriations.

Section 117.4u - Retirement Benefits Subject to Protecting Local Government Retirement and Benefits Act; "Retirement Benefit" Defined.

Section 117.5 - Prohibited Powers.

Section 117.5a - Membership in Certain Societies Not to Affect Employment.

Section 117.5b - Code of Municipal Ordinances; Publication.

Section 117.5c - Local Officers Compensation Commission; Creation; Purpose; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members; Vacancies; Determination of Salaries; Expenses; Meetings; Quorum; Concurrence of Majority Required; Election of Chairperson...

Section 117.5d - Locomotives; Enforceability of Ordinance Prescribing Maximum Speed Limit.

Section 117.5e - Municipal Water or Sewage System; Annual Audit; Public Hearing Before Proposed Rate Increase.

Section 117.5f - Energy Conservation Improvements; Acquisition or Financing; Resolution; Payment; Scope of Improvements; Acquisition of Improvements by Contract, Lease-Purchase Agreement, or Notes; Reports; Forms; Terms of Lease-Purchase Agreement.

Section 117.5g - Flood Control Project.

Section 117.5h - Regulation or Prohibition of Public Nudity; “Public Nudity” Defined.

Section 117.5i - Snow Removal From Streets, Mosquito Abatement, and Security Services Provided by Private Contractors; Special Assessment.

Section 117.5j - Sewer Separation; Authorization; Ordinance; Special Assessment.

Section 117.5k - Public-Private Agreement for Public Bridge Facility; Requirements; User Fee; Scope of Section; Hearing; Definitions.

Section 117.6 - Incorporation, Consolidation, or Alteration of Boundaries; Petition; Signatures; Deposit; Enumeration.

Section 117.7 - Incorporation, Consolidation or Alteration of Boundaries; Fifth Class Cities; Population Requisites; Representation on Board of Supervisors.

Section 117.8 - Incorporation, Consolidation, or Alteration of Boundaries; Petition; Filing; Resolution; Adoption.

Section 117.8a - Incorporation, Consolidation or Alteration of Boundaries; Filing Substitute Petition; Action by Supervisors.

Section 117.9 - Incorporation, Consolidation, or Change of Boundaries; Governing Law; Affected District; Petition or Resolution for Annexation; Voting; Duties of Commission.

Section 117.9a - Annexation of Township Remnant Territory to Home Rule City; Procedure.

Section 117.9b - Detachment of Territory From City; Conditions; Intergovernmental Agreement Imposing Conditions on Detachment; Reannexation to Detaching City; Detached Territory Not Subject to Annexation.

Section 117.9c - Repealed. 1986, Act 64, Eff. July 1, 1986.

Section 117.10 - Certified Copies of Petition and Resolution; Transmittal; Election Notices.

Section 117.11 - Petition for Incorporation, Consolidation, or Change of Boundaries; Affidavit; Filing With Secretary of State; Certification; Notice; Election.

Section 117.12 - Election Returns; Canvass; Village Clerk, Duties.

Section 117.13 - Effective Date of Incorporation, Consolidation, Attachment or Detachment; Certificate of Board of County Canvassers; Representation, Transfer of Property, Governmental Function.

Section 117.14 - Incorporation or Annexation.

Section 117.14a - Petition for Vacating Incorporation; Initiation; Election; Certification; Assets, Disbursement; Debts and Obligations.

Section 117.14b - Relocation of Common Boundaries.

Section 117.15 - Election on Question of Intent to Incorporate or Consolidate; Electors as Members of Charter Commission; Notice; Preparation, Form, and Contents of Ballot; Expenses; Procedure; Canvass; Certification of Election; Oath; Vacancies; Quo...

Section 117.15a - Incorporation; Expenses of Charter Commission; Payment.

Section 117.16 - Incorporation; Rejection of Charter; De Facto Mayor; Duties; Resubmission of Charter, Procedure; Effect of Nonadoption Within 3 Years of Election to Incorporate.

Section 117.17 - Incorporation; New Charter Commission, Petition, Procedure, Eligibility, Duties, Expenses; Control of Territory Pending Adoption; Date of Incorporation; Voting Franchise.

Section 117.18 - Incorporation; Revision of Charter, Procedure, Commission, Advisory Vote; Incorporation of Provision in Original Charter Granted by Legislature.

Section 117.19 - Charter; Duty of Legislative Body.

Section 117.20 - Charter Commission; First Meeting; Duties of City Clerk; Powers and Duties of Commission; Roll Call; Vacancy; Compensation; Quorum; Public Sessions.

Section 117.21 - Charter Amendment; Procedure.

Section 117.22 - Charter Amendment; Submission to Governor, Approval; Re-Consideration.

Section 117.23 - Publication of Proposed Charter and Amendments; Submission of Charter and Separate Propositions to Electors; Adoption; Ballot.

Section 117.24 - Charters or Amendments; Filing; Effective Date.

Section 117.25 - Initiatory Petition; Filing With City Clerk; Contents; Verification; Signatures and Inscriptions; Perjury and Other Felonies; Punishment; Canvass; Certifying Sufficiency or Insufficiency of Petition; Causing Proposed Amendment to Be...

Section 117.25a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

Section 117.26 - Elections; General Provisions; Applicability of MCL 168.641.

Section 117.27 - Repealed. 1966, Act 261, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967.

Section 117.27a - Apportionment of Wards; Definitions.

Section 117.27b - Board of Review; Appointment of Members, Functions.

Section 117.28 - Charter Change; Laws in Force; Justice and Police Courts, Justices, Charter Provisions, Ordinances.

Section 117.28a - Municipal Courts in Cities in Certain Counties; Civil Jurisdiction.

Section 117.28b - Municipal Courts in Cities in Certain Counties; Attorney Fees Based on Amount of Judgment.

Section 117.29 - Recovery and Enforcement of Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures; Violations; Administrative Hearings.

Section 117.30 - Appeal to Circuit Court; Recognizance or Bond.

Section 117.31 - Disposition of Fines.

Section 117.32 - Constables; Election or Appointment; Powers and Duties; Salary; Fees; Provisions Inapplicable to Certain Cities; Compliance With Minimum Employment Standards.

Section 117.33 - Constables; Election, Qualification, and Compensation.

Section 117.34 - Police Officers; Powers.

Section 117.34a - Police Officer or Constable; Authority to Execute Bench Warrant.

Section 117.35 - Acquisition of Property; Condemnation or Purchase Proceedings.

Section 117.35a - General Obligation Bonds; Issuance; Conditions.

Section 117.36 - Charter Provisions; Conflict.

Section 117.36a - Financial Recovery Bonds; Amounts; Terms and Conditions; Net Indebtedness of City; Limitations; City With Population Less Than 10,000; "Third-Party Tax Collector" Defined; Refund; Deposit of Revenues Into Separate Account for Paying...

Section 117.37 - Saving Clause.

Section 117.38 - Construction of Act.