Sec. 3.
When formulating a contract under this act, the local units shall consider the following factors:
(a) Composition of the population; population density; land area and land uses; assessed valuation; topography, natural boundaries, and drainage basins; and the past and probable future growth, including population increase and business, commercial, and industrial development in the area to be transferred. Comparative data for the transferring local unit and the portion of the local unit remaining after transfer of the property shall be considered.
(b) The need for organized community services; the present cost and adequacy of governmental services in the area to be transferred; the probable future needs for services; the practicability of supplying such services in the area to be transferred; the probable effect of the proposed transfer and of alternative courses of action on the cost and adequacy of services in the area to be transferred and on the remaining portion of the local unit from which the area will be transferred; the probable change in taxes and tax rates in the area to be transferred in relation to the benefits expected to accrue from the transfer; and the financial ability of the local unit responsible for services in the area to provide and maintain those services.
(c) The general effect upon the local units of the proposed action; and the relationship of the proposed action to any established city, village, township, county, or regional land use plan.
History: 1984, Act 425, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 425 of 1984 - Intergovernmental Conditional Transfer of Property by Contract (124.21 - 124.30)
Section 124.22 - Conditional Transfer of Property; Period; Written Contract; Renewal.
Section 124.23 - Formulation of Contract; Factors.
Section 124.24 - Public Hearing; Notice; Majority Vote Required.
Section 124.25a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.
Section 124.26 - Contract; Provisions.
Section 124.27 - Contract; Additional Provisions.
Section 124.28 - Conditionally Transferred Property; Jurisdiction.
Section 124.29 - Other Method of Annexation or Transfer Prohibited.