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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 7. (1) A board shall draft articles of incorporation and bylaws for the administration of the authority.
(2) An authority's articles shall state the following:
(a) The name of the authority.
(b) The name of each participating municipality.
(c) The name of the district.
(d) The purposes for which the authority is formed.
(e) The powers, duties, and limitations of the authority and its board.
(f) Any other matters that the board considers advisable.
(3) The articles of an authority shall be adopted and may be amended by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members serving on the board.
(4) Before the articles or amendments to the articles are adopted, the articles or amendments to the articles shall be published at least once in a newspaper generally circulated within the participating municipalities.
(5) The adoption of articles or amendments to the articles by the board shall be evidenced by an endorsement on the articles or amendments by the secretary of the board in a form substantially as follows:
“These articles of incorporation (or amendments to the articles of incorporation) were adopted by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members serving on the board of the __________ community swimming pool authority at a meeting duly held on the ___ day of __________, A.D., ___.”.
(6) Upon adoption of the articles or amendments to the articles by the board, a printed copy of the articles or the amended articles shall be filed with the secretary of the district, the clerk of each participating municipality, and the secretary of state.
(7) An authority is established when its articles of incorporation are adopted by the board and are filed with the secretary of state.
(8) The geographical boundaries of an authority are coterminous with the geographical boundaries of the district within each participating municipality and become fixed when the authority is established. After an authority is established, its geographical boundaries shall not automatically change as a result of a change in a district's geographical boundaries. After an authority is established, its geographical boundaries may only be altered by a majority vote of the board.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 123. Local Government § 123.1067 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mi/chapter-123-local-government/mi-comp-laws-123-1067/
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