Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 124. Municipalities § 124.713

Sec. 63. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a participating qualified county or qualified city may withdraw from membership in the metropolitan region council if all of the following conditions are met:

(2) If, upon withdrawal, a qualified county or qualified city has unpaid obligations to the metropolitan region council that arose under section 47(2)  1 before withdrawal of the qualified county or qualified city, the obligations shall continue to be imposed in the qualified county or qualified city, to the extent and in an amount needed to satisfy the unpaid obligations, until the obligations are paid or expire, whichever happens first. A qualified county or qualified city that withdraws from a metropolitan region council shall continue to receive services from the council until that qualified county or qualified city is no longer required to satisfy an obligation imposed by the council under section 47(2).

(3) Withdrawal of a qualified county or qualified city from a metropolitan region council shall be evidenced by an amendment to the articles executed by the secretary or, if the council has no secretary, by the chairperson of the council and filed and published in the same manner as the original articles.