Michigan Statutes

Chapter 46 - COUNTY BOARDS OF COMMISSIONERS

Act 9 of 1972 - Repealed-ELDERLY PERSONS CENTERS (46.261 - 46.261)
Act 11 of 1929 - COUNTY-OWNED FAIRGROUNDS (46.151 - 46.153)
- Section 46.151 - Fair; management and control by board of supervisors.
- Section 46.152 - Fair board; appointment by board of supervisors.
- Section 46.153 - Fair; rules and regulations for management and control; admission charge, tax levy.
Act 12 of 1921 (1st Ex. Sess.) - FAIR PROPERTY HELD IN TRUST; MORTGAGE (46.121 - 46.121)
- Section 46.121 - Fair property held in trust; mortgage by board of supervisors.
Act 13 of 1927 - FAIR PROPERTY HELD IN TRUST; PURCHASE (46.131 - 46.131)
- Section 46.131 - Fair property held in trust; purchase by board of supervisors.
Act 15 of 1942 (2nd Ex. Sess.) - COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION (46.301 - 46.303)
- Section 46.301 - Fire protection in counties over 5,000; powers of board of supervisors; contracts with townships.
- Section 46.302 - Fire protection; appropriations from county general fund.
- Section 46.303 - Declaration of necessity.
Act 36 of 1917 - COUNTY-OWNED FAIRGROUNDS (46.141 - 46.141)
- Section 46.141 - Fairgrounds; appropriations by board of supervisors for improvements.
Act 58 of 1909 - CLAIMS AGAINST COUNTIES (46.71 - 46.77)
- Section 46.71 - Claims against counties; adjustment, allowance and authorization of payment by board of supervisors.
- Section 46.72 - Disallowance of claims; appeal to circuit court, notice; bond, costs.
- Section 46.73 - Appeal; county clerk, notice to prosecutor; return of proceedings, filing.
- Section 46.74 - Appeal; county clerk, entry of action; pleadings; procedure.
- Section 46.75 - Appeal; parties to proceeding, affidavit of interest; recoveries; costs, attorney fees.
- Section 46.76 - Appeal; entry of judgment, payment; final determination.
- Section 46.77 - Appeal; duty of prosecuting attorney.
Act 58 of 1945 - COUNTY PARKING LOTS (46.201 - 46.201)
- Section 46.201 - Parking lots; maintenance and regulation; civil sanctions; provisions inapplicable to county or regional park; violation as nuisance; abatement; processing violation as civil infracti
Act 60 of 1923 - Repealed-PUBLIC MARKET (46.101 - 46.104)
Act 86 of 1863 - UNCALLED FOR ORDERS (46.81 - 46.82)
- Section 46.81 - Uncalled for orders; cancellation, authority of board of supervisors.
- Section 46.82 - Uncalled for orders; record, contents.
Act 88 of 1913 - ADVERTISEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ADVANTAGES (46.161 - 46.161)
- Section 46.161 - Advertisement of state or county agricultural, industrial, trade or tourist advantages; tax levy or appropriation by board of supervisors.
Act 156 of 1851 - COUNTY BOARDS OF COMMISSIONERS (46.1 - 46.32)
- Section 46.1 - County board of commissioners; meetings; time; place; conducting business at public meeting; closed sessions; notice of meetings.
- Section 46.10 - Special meetings; request; notice.
- Section 46.10b - Violation of ordinances; penalty; designation as civil infraction; act or omission constituting crime.
- Section 46.10c - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
- Section 46.11 - Powers of county board of commissioners.
- Section 46.11a - Armistice day celebration; appropriation by board of supervisors.
- Section 46.11b - Contract or agreement to purchase lands, property, or equipment; installment payments; limitations.
- Section 46.11c - Energy conservation improvements; resolution; payment; acquisition by contracts or notes; requirements; reports; forms.
- Section 46.12 - Repealed. 1998, Act 97, Imd. Eff. May 15, 1998.
- Section 46.12a - Insurance; pension or retirement plan; effect of collective bargaining agreement; reemployment of retirant; adjusted pension or retirement benefit; payment of benefits subject to elig
- Section 46.12b - Local councils of veterans' affairs; appropriation by board of supervisors for operation.
- Section 46.12c - Assessment of metallic mining properties; appointment of county representative by board of supervisors; information confidential.
- Section 46.12d - Transfer of functions of governmental unit to county; service credit for retirement benefit purposes.
- Section 46.12e - Transfer of county employees to state; employees' retirement benefits.
- Section 46.13 - Board of supervisors; division of county into state legislature representative districts.
- Section 46.13a - County purchasing agent and other county representatives, agents and employees; appointment by board of supervisors.
- Section 46.13b - County controller or board of auditors; appointment by board of supervisors, compensation, tenure, removal; controller as chief accounting officer, powers and duties.
- Section 46.14 - Vacating, dividing, or altering township, establishing new township, or organizing or consolidating townships; application; map; certified statement; indebtedness to state; tax levy.
- Section 46.15 - Posting and publishing notice of intended application.
- Section 46.16 - Establishment of new township; designating name, first annual meeting, and electors; powers and duties of electors; conducting business at public meeting; notice and location of first
- Section 46.16a - Definitions.
- Section 46.16b - Proceedings for consolidation of 2 or more townships; petition; rejection; return of petition; submission of proposition to vote of electors; date for election.
- Section 46.16c - Notice of date for election and question to be submitted; arrangement for election; form of ballot; election expenses; canvass; return of results; approval of consolidation by resolut
- Section 46.16d - Coordinating committee; duty; composition; election of members; eligibility.
- Section 46.16e - Coordinating committee; duties generally.
- Section 46.16f - Ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation of affected township.
- Section 46.16g - Succession of consolidated township to property, money, rights, credits, and records, files, books, and papers; rights, liabilities, suits, or prosecutions; tax or assessment.
- Section 46.16h - Bonded indebtedness and pledge of full faith and credit or limited full faith and credit; special assessment district; millage levy.
- Section 46.16i - Charter township; charter; continuation of incorporated village.
- Section 46.16j - Rights of township employees; layoff status; determination of necessary positions; collective bargaining; labor agreements; pension or retirement system; representative of employees o
- Section 46.17 - County seat; removal; relocation.
- Section 46.18, 46.19 - Repealed. 2004, Act 85, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 2004.
- Section 46.1a - Emergency financial manager; authority and responsibilities.
- Section 46.2 - Board of supervisors; authority to offer rewards; appointment of county paid attendants and county jail attendants; compensation; bonds.
- Section 46.20 - Money raising; referendum, notice, ballots.
- Section 46.21 - Construction of bridges over or across navigable streams; removal of obstructions; enforcement.
- Section 46.22 - Tax levy and remittance to conservation district.
- Section 46.23 - Construction of bridges; petition, contents; notice; proceedings.
- Section 46.24 - Construction of bridges over unnavigable streams; authority of board of supervisors.
- Section 46.25 - Construction, alteration or discontinuance of state or territorial roads; authority of board of supervisors.
- Section 46.26 - Construction, alteration or discontinuance of roads; petition, road survey, declaration of board of supervisors.
- Section 46.27 - Construction, alteration or discontinuance of roads; road survey minutes, recording.
- Section 46.28 - Construction, alteration or discontinuance of roads; aggrieved landowner, petition, jury trial, proceedings; verdict, notice; apportionment of damages; bond, costs; resubmission.
- Section 46.29 - Board of supervisors; orders, resolutions and determinations; recording.
- Section 46.3 - County board of commissioners; quorum; voting; electrical roll call system; electing chairperson and vice-chairperson; powers and duties of chairperson; signing documents; eligibility o
- Section 46.30 - Interest of member in contract or business transaction prohibited; prohibition inapplicable to appointments and employment.
- Section 46.30a - County board of commissioners; member ineligible for other county appointment or employment; liability for compensation; action for recovery of compensation; disposition of moneys rec
- Section 46.30b - County board of commissioners; compensation of chairperson; advancing funds to county officer for anticipated expenses; accounting; return of unused funds.
- Section 46.31 - Neglecting or refusing to perform duties; violations; penalties.
- Section 46.32 - Construction of act.
- Section 46.3a - Recording names and votes of members; exception; public inspection of record.
- Section 46.4 - County clerk; duties as clerk of board of supervisors.
- Section 46.5 - Deposit of books, records, and accounts with clerk; writings available to public; designating amounts audited and allowed, and charges therefor.
- Section 46.6 - Accounts of county treasurer; annual examination by board of supervisors.
- Section 46.7 - Repair of courthouse, jail, and public buildings and offices; financing.
- Section 46.8 - Convicts' cells; preparation, duty of board of supervisors.
- Section 46.9 - Report of board proceedings; report of receipts and expenditures; annual report; publication; public inspection and copying.
Act 158 of 2009 - FARMERS MARKET OR FLEA MARKET (46.191 - 46.193)
- Section 46.191 - Farmers market or flea market; establishment; authorization by county board of commissioners.
- Section 46.193 - Control; regulations.
Act 159 of 1923 - Repealed-COUNTY CENTENNIAL (46.211 - 46.212)
Act 176 of 1937 - PERSONS INJURED ON HIGHWAYS (46.251 - 46.252)
- Section 46.251 - Transportation of persons injured on highways; declaration of necessity.
- Section 46.252 - Transportation of persons injured on highways; cost, payment by county, reimbursement.
Act 182 of 1943 - FINANCE COMMITTEE; COUNTIES LESS THAN 75,000 (46.51 - 46.54)
- Section 46.51 - Finance committee of board of supervisors in counties under 75,000; appointment, terms, vacancies.
- Section 46.52 - Finance committee; compensation and expenses.
- Section 46.53 - Finance committee; powers and duties.
- Section 46.54 - Construction of act.
Act 189 of 1911 - PURCHASE OF REVERSIONARY INTERESTS (46.91 - 46.91)
- Section 46.91 - Purchasing reversionary interest in real estate transferred to county; payment; expenditure limitation; exception.
Act 190 of 1867 - MUTILATED ARCHIVES (46.241 - 46.243)
- Section 46.241 - Mutilated archives; preservation, copying and binding.
- Section 46.242 - Preservation of mutilated archives; supervision by county treasurer; employment of copyist, oath; certification of copies.
- Section 46.243 - Copies of archives; admissible as evidence.
Act 228 of 1911 - Repealed-FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS (46.111 - 46.111)
Act 254 of 1919 - COUNTY HISTORICAL MATERIAL (46.231 - 46.231)
- Section 46.231 - Advancing historical interests of county; activity or project; appropriation by county board of commissioners.
Act 261 of 1965 - COUNTY AND REGIONAL PARKS (46.351 - 46.367)
- Section 46.351 - County parks and recreation commission; creation; membership; terms; vacancy; commission as county agency; rules and regulations; compensation.
- Section 46.352 - Regional parks and recreation commission; creation; membership; terms; vacancies; compensation.
- Section 46.353 - County commission and regional commission; election and terms of officers; treasurer; quorum; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; bylaws; contracts.
- Section 46.354 - County commission; appropriation for expenses.
- Section 46.355 - Regional commission; appropriation or tax levy; annual budget, approval, effect.
- Section 46.356 - County and regional commissions; study of facilities and needs, plan.
- Section 46.357 - Filing of records, proposals, plans, and programs; availability of certain writings to public.
- Section 46.358 - County and regional commissions; acquisition of property.
- Section 46.359 - County and regional commissions; condemnation of private property.
- Section 46.359a - County and regional commissions; condemnation of property in another county.
- Section 46.360 - County and regional commission; acceptance of gifts and bequests, grants-in-aid.
- Section 46.361 - County and regional commissions; development and operation of facilities.
- Section 46.362 - County and regional commissions; custody, control and management of property.
- Section 46.363 - County and regional commissions; installation and maintenance of roads and parking facilities.
- Section 46.364 - County and regional commissions; rules; violation of rules as misdemeanor; penalty; prohibited operation of vehicle as municipal civil infraction; enforcement; park rangers; police se
- Section 46.365 - County and regional commissions; charges and fees, collection, payment to county treasurer, uses.
- Section 46.366 - County and regional commission; employment of personnel, executive officer.
- Section 46.367 - Park and recreational places; revenue bonds; resolution; issuance of bonds or notes; negotiability; interest; tax exemption; limitations; applicable law; amount of borrowings.
Act 261 of 1966 - APPORTIONMENT OF COUNTY BOARDS OF COMMISSIONERS (46.401 - 46.416)
- Section 46.401 - County apportionment commission; apportionment of county into county commissioner districts.
- Section 46.402 - Number of county commissioners based on county population.
- Section 46.403 - County apportionment commission; membership; convening apportionment commission; adopting rules of procedure; quorum; action by majority vote; conducting business at public meeting; n
- Section 46.404 - County commissioner districts; guidelines for apportionment.
- Section 46.405 - Apportionment plan; filing by county apportionment commission; access.
- Section 46.406 - Apportionment plan; petition for review.
- Section 46.407 - Apportionment plan; failure of apportionment commission to submit; submission by registered voter.
- Section 46.408 - Official apportionment plan.
- Section 46.409 - County board of commissioners; number per district; prohibited representation.
- Section 46.410 - County commissioners; terms.
- Section 46.411 - Candidate for office of county commissioner; qualifications; nomination; filing fee; eligibility.
- Section 46.411a - County board of commissioners; candidates for office, filing fees, returns and forfeitures.
- Section 46.411b - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
- Section 46.412 - Vacancy in office of commissioner; appointment; special election.
- Section 46.414 - Repeal; effective date; validity of actions.
- Section 46.415 - County board of commissioners; compensation and mileage reimbursement of members.
- Section 46.416 - References to county supervisors deemed to mean county commissioners.
Act 270 of 1968 - Repealed-BASE CLOSURE COMMITTEE (46.271 - 46.281)
Act 279 of 1917 - Repealed-MARKING OF HISTORICAL PLACES (46.221 - 46.221)
Act 301 of 1923 - FINANCE COMMITTEE; COUNTIES NOT LESS THAN 75,000 (46.61 - 46.63)
- Section 46.61 - Finance committee of board of supervisors in counties over 75,000; appointment, terms, vacancies.
- Section 46.62 - Finance committee; compensation and expenses.
- Section 46.63 - Finance committee; powers and duties.
Act 342 of 1939 - COUNTY PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1939 (46.171 - 46.188)
- Section 46.171 - Establishment of water, sewer, and sewage disposal improvements and services; establishment of garbage and rubbish collection and disposal facilities and services; definitions.
- Section 46.171a - County public improvements; short title.
- Section 46.172 - County public improvements; contracts with governmental units, loans.
- Section 46.173 - County agency; designation; powers and duties.
- Section 46.174 - Establishment of rates, charges, or assessments.
- Section 46.174a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
- Section 46.175 - Agreements; rates, charges, or assessments as lien.
- Section 46.175a - Contracts authorized; methods of raising funds.
- Section 46.175b - Resolution authorizing execution of contract; notice; approval of contract; petition for referendum; special election; verification of signatures; refunding of outstanding bonds.
- Section 46.175c - Bonds generally.
- Section 46.176 - Board of review; designation by board of supervisors; hearing, review, and adjustment of rates, charges and assessments; meetings, time and place, notice.
- Section 46.177 - Self-liquidating revenue bonds.
- Section 46.178 - Administrative expenses; revolving fund.
- Section 46.179 - Advancements and loans to governmental units; conditions, provision for payment; maximum.
- Section 46.180 - Audit of financial records and accounts; disbursement of funds.
- Section 46.181 - Collection service charge; enforcement.
- Section 46.182 - Public improvements; permit from city or village legislative body not required.
- Section 46.183 - Construction of act.
- Section 46.184 - County agency; purchase, acceptance or condemnation of property; provisions applicable.
- Section 46.185 - Authority of act additional.
- Section 46.186 - Township board; action on behalf of partially incorporated city, effect.
- Section 46.187 - Joint action by adjoining counties; administrative agency, establishment, powers and duties; issuance of bonds.
- Section 46.188 - Validation of prior actions and bonds.