Michigan Laws 124.470 – Contract with public authority to make payments, appropriations, or contributions; pledge of full faith and credit; tax levy; execution of contract
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(1) Any member of the public authority or a political subdivision may contract with the public authority to make payments, appropriations, or contributions to the public authority of the proceeds of taxes, special assessments, or charges imposed and collected by the political subdivision or out of any other funds legally available.
(2) Any member of the public authority or a political subdivision may pledge its full faith and credit for payment of its contractual obligation to the public authority.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 124.470
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Political subdivision: means a county, city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 124.452
- Public authority: means an authority created under this act. See Michigan Laws 124.452
- 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
- Taxable property: means the property taxable under the general property tax act, Act No. See Michigan Laws 124.452
(3) If the public authority has issued notes or bonds in anticipation of payments, appropriations, or contributions to be made to the public authority pursuant to contract by a member of the public authority or a political subdivision, the political subdivision may levy a tax, subject to all appropriate statutory and constitutional requirements, on all taxable property in the political subdivision to provide sufficient money to fulfill its contractual obligation to the public authority, which tax as to rate or amount will be as provided in section 6 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
(4) Any member or political subdivision desiring to enter into a contract under subsection (1) shall authorize by resolution of its governing body the execution of the contract.
(5) Any political subdivision that forms or becomes a member of the public authority under this act and, before the effective date of the formation or membership, has authorized the levy of a tax to provide money for public transportation purposes or has imposed or collected special assessments or charges for public transportation purposes may levy or impose and collect the tax or special assessment or charge and contract with the public authority to make payments, appropriations, or contributions to the public authority of the proceeds of the taxes, special assessments, or charges, subject to conditions of the original authorization.