Michigan Laws 123.1063 – Community swimming pool authority; joint establishment by two or more municipalities; territory subject to taxation; public corporate body; powers as autonomous entity
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(1) Two or more municipalities may jointly establish a community swimming pool authority if the following requirements are met:
(a) There is a single district in which all or part of the territory of each municipality is located.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 123.1063
- Authority: means a community swimming pool authority created under section 3. See Michigan Laws 123.1061
- Community swimming pool: means an artificial body of water owned or operated by an authority or a district that is used collectively by a number of individuals primarily for the purpose of swimming, wading, recreation, or instruction and includes related equipment, structures, areas, and enclosures intended for the use of individuals using or operating the swimming pool such as equipment, dressing, locker, shower, and toilet rooms. See Michigan Laws 123.1061
- District: means a school district that serves a municipality whose population is not less than 15,000 and whose territory is located in not less than 2 counties, each of which has at least 15% of the municipality's population. See Michigan Laws 123.1061
- Municipality: means a city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 123.1061
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(b) The legislative body of each municipality adopts a resolution providing for the establishment of and participation in the authority pursuant to this act.
(2) The resolution required under subsection (1) shall provide that only that portion of the municipality’s territory located within the district is subject to the levy and collection of the tax authorized in section 13.
(3) A community swimming pool authority established pursuant to this act is a public corporate body and is an authority under section 6 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
(4) An authority shall exercise its powers as an autonomous entity.