Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 124. Municipalities § 124.717

Sec. 67. (1) A metropolitan district may form a metropolitan arts council if the district's county commission does the following:

(2) Upon adoption of the resolutions described in subsection (1), the metropolitan district shall establish a metropolitan arts council board. The board shall consist of not more than 12 members, each of whom is from a county commission district different from the county commission district of all other members.

(3) A metropolitan arts council is a public corporate body with power to sue and be sued in any court of the state.

(4) A metropolitan arts council is an authority under section 6 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.

(5) A metropolitan arts council possesses all the powers necessary for carrying out the purposes of its formation. The enumeration of specific powers in this act shall not be construed as a limitation on the general powers of a metropolitan arts council, consistent with its articles.