Sec. 5.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, all legislative authority and powers of each charter township shall be vested in and shall be exercised and determined by a township board of 7 members composed of the supervisor, the township clerk, the township treasurer, and 4 trustees who shall be electors in the township. If the provisions of this act are adopted, the township board as constituted at the time of the adoption of this act shall constitute the township board until the first general election at which township officers are elected after the adoption of this act. All members of the township board shall be elected under the provisions of the Michigan election law, Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1954, being sections 168.1 to 168.992 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. If 2 additional trustees are required to be elected, they shall be elected at the next general election. If the next general election is not a regular township election, each additional trustee shall hold office until a successor is elected at the next regular township election and qualifies for office.
(2) The elected township board described in subsection (1) shall be the successor to the prior township board of the township and shall possess the powers and perform the duties of township boards in townships in addition to the powers granted by law to charter townships. As a member of the township board, the supervisor shall be the presiding and executive officer of the board and shall have an equal voice and vote in the proceedings of the board. The supervisor shall authenticate by his or her signature any instruments which the board and the laws of the state or the federal government may require. If the supervisor is absent from a meeting of the township board, the board shall appoint 1 of its members president pro tem for that meeting. The township clerk shall be clerk of the township board and shall keep a full record of all the proceedings of the township board. In the absence of the clerk, the board shall appoint 1 of its members as temporary clerk for that meeting.
History: 1947, Act 359, Eff. Oct. 11, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 42.5 ;-- Am. 1949, Act 70, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 1953, Act 188, Eff. Oct. 2, 1953 ;-- Am. 1954, Act 169, Eff. Aug. 13, 1954 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 163, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 17, 1986
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 42 - Charter Townships
Act 359 of 1947 - The Charter Township Act (42.1 - 42.34)
Section 42.1a - Emergency Financial Manager; Authority and Responsibilities.
Section 42.1b - Minimum Staffing Requirement; Adoption of Ordinance Prohibited.
Section 42.2a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.
Section 42.6 - Charter Township Board; Compensation and Expenses of Members.
Section 42.9 - Township Officers; Powers and Duties; Additional Officers, Limitations.
Section 42.10a - Township Manager; Employment; Service; Duties.
Section 42.11 - Township Superintendent; Tenure; Qualifications; Residency Requirements; Waiver.
Section 42.11a - Township Assessors; Appointment, Powers and Duties, Compensation.
Section 42.14 - Charter Township; Power to Acquire Property; Approval of Electors.
Section 42.18 - Joint Action With Other Governmental Unit or Agency.
Section 42.19 - Ordinances, Resolutions, Rules and Regulations of Former Township; Continuation.
Section 42.21b - Police Officer or Constable; Authority to Execute Bench Warrant.
Section 42.25 - Budget Proposal; Contents; Commencement of Fiscal Year.
Section 42.26 - Budget; Notice, Public Hearing, Prior Public Inspection.