Michigan Laws 141.106 – Ordinances; adoption; purpose; approval or disapproval; veto; effective date; referendum; record; authentication; publication
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 141.106
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Governing body: means for a county, the board of commissioners; for a city, the body having legislative powers; for a village, the body having legislative powers; for a township, the township board; for a school district, the board of education; for a port district, the port commission; for a metropolitan district, the legislative body of the district; for a municipal health facilities corporation, the board of trustees; for a nonprofit subsidiary municipal health facilities corporation, the nonprofit subsidiary board; and for an authority, the body in which is lodged general governing powers. See Michigan Laws 141.103
- Ordinance: means an ordinance, resolution, or other appropriate legislative enactment of the governing body of a public corporation. See Michigan Laws 141.103
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- Public corporation: means a county, city, village, township, school district, port district, or metropolitan district of the state or a combination of these if authorized by law to act jointly; an authority created by or under an act of the legislature; or a municipal health facilities corporation or subsidiary municipal health facilities corporation incorporated as provided in the municipal health facilities corporations act, 1987 PA 230, MCL 331. See Michigan Laws 141.103
- public improvement: means the whole or a part of any of these improvements or of any combination of these improvements or any interest or participation in these improvements, as determined by the governing body. See Michigan Laws 141.103
- Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
The governing body of a public corporation by the affirmative vote of a majority of its elected members, at the meeting at which it is introduced or any subsequent meeting, may adopt an ordinance relating to the exercise of the powers granted in this act and to other matters necessary or desirable to effectuate this act, to provide for the adequate operation of a public improvement established under this act, and to insure the security of bonds issued. The adoption shall be subject to applicable statutory or charter provisions in respect to the approval or disapproval of the chief executive or other officer of the public corporation and the adoption of the ordinance over his or her veto, except in case of the adoption of an ordinance under this act by the board of commissioners of a county, it shall not be necessary to submit the ordinance to the governor for approval. An ordinance adopted under this act shall become effective upon its adoption unless otherwise specified in the ordinance. It shall not be subject to a referendum vote of the electors of the public corporation except as provided in section 33. The ordinance shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the governing body of the public corporation as soon as practicable after its passage. The record shall be authenticated by the signatures of the presiding officer and the clerk or other recording officer of the governing body. The ordinance shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries of the public corporation. The publication of the ordinance as a part of the minutes of the meeting at which it was adopted, shall be considered a publication in conformity with this act. Except as otherwise provided in this act, this section shall constitute the sole requirements in respect to the adoption and publication of an ordinance and shall not be limited by a charter or statutory provisions.