Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521)
Section 45.509 - Charter Commission Members; Oath of Office; First Meeting, Notice; Presiding Officer.

Sec. 9.
The members of the charter commission shall file their oath of office with the county clerk prior to the first meeting of the charter commission. The clerk shall give notice, by certified mail, to each member of the commission as to the time and place of the first meeting of the commission, which time shall be not less than 10 days nor more than 20 days after certification of election. The county clerk shall be the acting presiding officer for the commission and shall serve until a permanent presiding officer shall have been chosen from among the members of the commission.
History: 1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 45 - Counties

Act 293 of 1966 - Charter Counties (45.501 - 45.521)

Section 45.501 - Charter County; Body Corporate.

Section 45.501a - Authority of Emergency Financial Manager; Authority and Responsibilities of Local Emergency Financial Assistance Loan Board.

Section 45.502 - Resolution for Submission of Question on Election of Charter Commission; Adoption by County Board of Supervisors.

Section 45.502a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

Section 45.503 - Submission of Question to Qualified Electors.

Section 45.504 - Number of Charter Commissioners to Be Elected; Qualifications of Candidate for Election to Office of Charter Commissioner; Member of County Board of Commissioners as Chief Administrative Officer.

Section 45.505 - Partisan Election of Charter Commission; Nomination of Candidates; Petition or Filing Fee; Primary Election; Composition and Convening of County Apportionment Commission; Rules of Procedure; Quorum; Majority Vote; Establishment of Ch...

Section 45.506 - Compensation for Charter Commissioner; Appropriations to Defray Certain Costs.

Section 45.507 - Passage of Resolution; Transmittal of Copies to City, Village and Township Clerks; Notice of Election, Publication, Posting.

Section 45.508 - Ballots; Form, Content, Preparation.

Section 45.509 - Charter Commission Members; Oath of Office; First Meeting, Notice; Presiding Officer.

Section 45.510 - Charter Commission; Organization; Quorum; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice of Meeting; Record of Meetings; Journal of Proceedings; Availability of Writings to Public; Prohibited Action; Duration of Charter Commission; Ba...

Section 45.511 - Charter Commission; Draft of Proposed Charter, Approval; Dissolution Upon Failure to Agree.

Section 45.511a - Submission of 2 Alternative Charter Proposals; Dissolution of Charter Commission; Approval of Proposed Charters; Differences Between Charter Proposals; Election of County Executive; Selection, Term, and Removal of Chief Administrati...

Section 45.512 - Charter Commission; Vacancies.

Section 45.513 - Charter Commission; Employees and Assistants, Appointment, Compensation; Use of County Departmental Personnel; Powers and Duties; Expenses.

Section 45.514 - County Charter; Mandatory Provisions; Subsection(1)(d) Inapplicable to Certain Counties; Staggered Terms of Office.

Section 45.514a - Satisfaction of Condition With Respect to Transportation Employees; Certification by County Road Agency; Failure of County Road Agency to Make Certification; Maintenance of Website; Posting Information; Definitions.

Section 45.515 - County Charter; Permissible Provisions.

Section 45.515a - Ordinance; Designation of Violation as Civil Infraction; Civil Fine; Act or Omission Constituting Crime.

Section 45.515b - Minimum Staffing Requirement; Adoption of County Charter or Ordinance Prohibited.

Section 45.515c - Retirement System Subject to Protecting Local Government Retirement and Benefits Act.

Section 45.515d - Licensing Requirements Subject to the Local Government Occupational Licensing Act.

Section 45.516 - Proposed Charter; Submission to Governor; Rejection, Revision, Resubmission; Approval; Referendum on Adoption and Election of Officers; Incumbent County Officers, Continuation.

Section 45.517 - Proposed Charter; Publication; Notice of Election.

Section 45.518 - Proposed Charter; Rejection, Revision, Resubmission to Electorate; Dissolution of Charter Commission.

Section 45.519 - Second Charter Commission; Election Procedures; Provisions Governing; Rejection; Dissolution of Commission.

Section 45.520 - Home Rule County Status; When Change Occurs; Incumbent Officers.

Section 45.521 - Home Rule County; Succession to and Vesting of Property; Continuation of Rights, Liabilities, Suits, or Prosecutions; Debts, Liabilities, Tax Rates, and Uncollected Taxes and Assessments.