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Act 425 Conditional Land Transfers
Act 51-Michigan Transportation Fund
Adopting the Michigan Vehicle Code and Uniform Traffic Code
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: Step by Step
Commercial Redevelopment Act – updated 2024
Commercial Rehabilitation Act – updated 2024
County Tax Reimbursement to Local Units – Rafaeli Case – Updated March 2021
Default – General Law Village Officials
Economic Development – updated 2024
- 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 2024
- 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 2024
Holiday Displays/Nativity Scenes – New!
Incorporation from a Village to a City – updated 2024
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 2024
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 – updated 2024
- 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
PA 33 Police and Fire Protection Act—2022 Changes
PA 152—Caps on Medical Benefit Contributions – updated 2024
PA 312—Compulsory Arbitration of Labor Disputes in Police and Fire Departments
Planning Commission – Residency Requirements
Police Employment Separation Records – New!
Records Retention—Local Government Public Records
Rental Housing Inspection Law – updated 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 2024
Work Sessions – Use by Legislative Bodies
Zoning: Nonconforming Buildings and Uses
Contact: Information Services
Phone: 734.662.3246 or E-mail: [email protected]