(1) A participating municipality in which the tax authorized by section 13 is in effect may withdraw from an authority if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
  (a) Not less than 2 months before the next regularly scheduled election of the municipality, the legislative body of the municipality adopts a resolution to withdraw from the authority on a date specified in the resolution. The date specified shall be not less than 6 months after the next regularly scheduled election of the municipality.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 123.1077

  • Articles: means the articles of incorporation of an authority. See Michigan Laws 123.1061
  • Authority: means a community swimming pool authority created under section 3. See Michigan Laws 123.1061
  • Board: means the board of directors of the authority. 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
  • Participating municipality: means a municipality that has adopted a resolution providing for the establishment of and the municipality's participation in an authority. 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) Notice of an election on the resolution is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality not less than 10 days before the next regularly scheduled election of the municipality following adoption of the resolution.
  (c) The resolution is approved by a majority of the electors of the municipality that reside within the district voting on the resolution at the next regularly scheduled election of the municipality following adoption of the resolution.
  (d) After approval of the resolution by the electors, the clerk of the municipality files with the secretary of state a copy of the official canvass statement and a certified copy of the resolution and files with the board a copy of the official canvass statement and a number of certified copies of the resolution sufficient for distribution to the legislative body of each of the participating municipalities.
  (e) Payment or the provision for payment to the authority or its creditors of all obligations of the municipality seeking to withdraw is made.
  (2) A tax authorized by section 13 before the adoption of the resolution to withdraw shall be levied in the municipality for its original purpose but only for the period of time originally authorized and only so long as the board continues in existence. In addition, a municipality that withdraws from an authority shall continue to receive community swimming pool services so long as the tax authorized to be levied by section 13 before the withdrawal of the municipality continues to be levied in the municipality and the community swimming pool remains in operation.
  (3) A participating municipality in which no tax authorized by section 13 is in effect may withdraw from an authority if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
  (a) The legislative body of the municipality adopts a resolution to withdraw from the authority on a date specified in the resolution. The withdrawal date shall follow the date of the resolution by not less than 1 year.
  (b) The clerk of the municipality files with the secretary of state a certified copy of the resolution and files with the board a number of certified copies of the resolution sufficient for distribution to the legislative bodies of each of the participating municipalities.
  (c) Payment or the provision for payment to the authority or its creditors of all obligations of the municipality seeking to withdraw is made.
  (4) After the withdrawal of a municipality, the articles of incorporation shall be amended to reflect the withdrawal.