Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 141. Municipal Financing § 141.1546

Sec. 6. (1) Within 10 days after receipt of the report under section 5,  1 the governor shall make 1 of the following determinations:

(2) Before making a determination under subsection (1), the governor, in his or her sole discretion, may provide officials of the local government an opportunity to submit a written statement concerning their agreement or disagreement with the findings and conclusion of the review team report under section 5. If the governor determines pursuant to subsection (1) that a financial emergency exists, the governor shall provide the governing body and chief administrative officer of the local government with a written notification of the determination, findings of fact utilized as the basis upon which this determination was made, a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the factual findings, and notice that the chief administrative officer or the governing body of the local government has 7 days after the date of the notification to request a hearing conducted by the state financial authority or the state financial authority's designee. Following the hearing, or if no hearing is requested following the expiration of the deadline by which a hearing may be requested, the governor, in his or her sole discretion based upon the record, shall either confirm or revoke, in writing, the determination of the existence of a financial emergency. If confirmed, the governor shall provide a written report to the governing body and chief administrative officer of the local government of the findings of fact of the continuing or newly developed conditions or events providing a basis for the confirmation of a financial emergency and a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting these factual findings. In addition, a copy of the report shall be provided to each state senator and state representative who represents that local government. The report shall be posted on the department of treasury's website within 7 days after the report is provided to the governing body and chief executive officer of the local government.

(3) A local government for which a financial emergency determination under this section has been confirmed to exist may, by resolution adopted by a vote of 2/3 of the members of its governing body elected and serving, appeal this determination within 10 business days to the Michigan court of claims. A local government may, by resolution adopted by a vote of 2/3 of the members of its governing body elected and serving, waive its right to appeal as provided in this subsection. The court shall not set aside a determination of financial emergency by the governor unless it finds that the determination is either of the following: