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Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 121. Charter Water Authority § 121.26

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 26. (1) Any municipality which did not join in the incorporation of an authority may become a part thereof by:

(a) The adoption of a resolution by the legislative body of the municipality indicating its intent to become a part of the authority, a certified copy of which resolution shall be forwarded to the secretary of the board of commissioners of the authority;

(b) The adoption of a resolution by the board of commissioners of the authority approving the addition of the municipality to the authority as a part thereof and specifying the terms and conditions of admittance. The resolution shall require a 2/3 majority of the total authorized votes of the board of commissioners; and

(c) The submission of the question of joining the authority to a vote of the qualified electors of the municipality at any general or special election called for such purpose.

(2) The question submitted shall be in substantially the form provided in section 2 of this act,  1 except the name of the incorporated authority may be expressed in the ballot. The proposition shall be deemed to have carried if a majority of the qualified electors in the municipality voting thereon vote in favor of the proposition.

(3) Proof of the foregoing requirements shall be filed with the secretary of state and the county clerk of the county in which the municipality is located. The municipality, from the date of such filing, shall be deemed a part of the authority and subject to the provisions of this act.

1 M.C.L.A. § 121.2.
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