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Act 425 Conditional Land Transfers
Act 51 and the MI Transportation Fund
Campaigning by Public Officials – PA 269 Dos and Don’ts
Charitable Solicitations in Public Roadways
Charters
- Charter Amendment: HRC Initiatory Petition
- Charter Amendment: HRC Legislative Body Resolution
- Charter Revision
County Tax Reimbursement to Local Units – Rafaeli Case – Updated March 2021
Default – General Law Village Officials
Economic Development – updated February 2019
- Economic Development Tools: Corridor Improvement Authority
- Economic Development Tools: Downtown Development Authority
- Economic Development Tools: Financing Tools
- Economic Development Tools: Local Development Financing Authority
- Economic Development Tools: Neighborhood Improvement Authority
- Economic Development Tools: Waterfront Tax Increment Financing
Embezzlement – Preventing Fraud
Ethics
- Ethics: Contracts of Public Servants with Public Entities
- Ethics: Incompatible Public Offices
- Ethics: Misconduct in Office by Public Officers
- Ethics: Standards of Conduct for Public Officers/Employees
E-mail and Retention of Records
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- Freedom of Information Act: 2014 Changes (Related: FOIA packet)
- Freedom of Information Act: General Questions
- Freedom of Information Act: Policy and Definitions
- Freedom of Information Act: Responding to Emily FOIA Updated 2019!
- Freedom of Information Act: Statutory Exemptions
General Law Village
- General Law Village: Annexation
- General Law Village: Procedural Questions
- General Law Village: Residency for Elected Officials NEW!
- General Law Village: Sale of Real Property
Golf Carts and ORVs/ATVs on Local Streets
Gun Regulation—Local Government
Headlee Roll Back and Headlee Override Updated for 2024
Holiday Displays/Nativity Scenes NEW!
Incorporation from a Village to a City
Investment Policies for Surplus Funds
Liquor Licenses for Redevelopment NEW!
Master Plan—Mastering the Updating Process
Marihuana
- Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (2016)
- Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act Q&A
- Comparing MMFLA to Recreational Marihuana Proposal
Metro Act and DAS/Small Cell Antenna in our Rights of Way
METRO Act – Metropolitan Extension Telecommunication Rights-of-Way Oversight (Related: Distribution of Telecomm Fees under PA 48 of 2002)
MISS DIG Underground Facility Damage & Prevention Safety Act (PA173 of 2013)
Mobile Home Rental Housing Inspections
Municipal Expenditures (Related: Determining Lawful Expenditures & Municipal Finance)
Municipal Liens – updated June 2018
Open Meetings Act
- Open Meetings Act: Calling Closed Meetings
- Open Meetings Act: Closed-Meeting Minutes
- Open Meetings Act: Definitions and Requirements
- Open Meetings Act: Email Quorum Violation
- Open Meetings Act: Posting Requirements
Court of Appeals Opinion
Markel v Mackley (November 1, 2016)
The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that email deliberations among a quorum of public body members violates the Open Meetings Act.
Other Post Employment Benefit (OPEB) Obligations NEW!
PA 33 Police and Fire Protection Act—2022 Changes
PA 312—Compulsory Arbitration of Labor Disputes in Police and Fire Departments
Planning Commission – Residency Requirements
Police Employment Separation Records NEW!
Public Employment Relations Act (PERA)
Records Retention—Local Government Public Records
Rental Housing Inspection Law – updated June 2019
Residency Act (Act 212 of 1999)
Sign Regulations (Reed v Town of Gilbert)
Social Districts NEW!
Social Security Number Privacy Act
Taxicabs (Limousines and TNCs) – No Fees/Licensing
Water and Sewer Liens – updated June 2018
Work Sessions – Use by Legislative Bodies
Zoning: Nonconforming Buildings and Uses
Contact: Information Services
Phone: 734.662.3246 or E-mail: [email protected]