Michigan Laws 124.717 – Metropolitan district; formation of metropolitan arts council; conditions; establishment of metropolitan arts council board; powers and duties
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(1) A metropolitan district may form a metropolitan arts council if the district’s county commission does the following:
(a) Adopts a resolution declaring an intent to participate in the formation of that council.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 124.717
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(b) Adopts articles of incorporation in accordance with section 69 and 71.
(2) Upon adoption of the resolutions described in subsection (1), the metropolitan district shall establish a metropolitan arts council board. The board shall consist of not more than 12 members, each of whom is from a county commission district different from the county commission district of all other members.
(3) A metropolitan arts council is a public corporate body with power to sue and be sued in any court of the state.
(4) A metropolitan arts council is an authority under section 6 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
(5) A metropolitan arts council possesses all the powers necessary for carrying out the purposes of its formation. The enumeration of specific powers in this act shall not be construed as a limitation on the general powers of a metropolitan arts council, consistent with its articles.