Michigan Laws 168.389a – Actual costs of election; payment; verified account; disapproval; failure to agree on actual costs
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 168.389a
- Election: means an election or primary election at which the electors of this state or of a subdivision of this state choose or nominate by ballot an individual for public office or decide a ballot question lawfully submitted to them. See Michigan Laws 168.2
- Metropolitan district: means a district incorporated under the metropolitan district act, 1929 PA 312, MCL 119. See Michigan Laws 168.17
- Regular election: means an election held on a regular election date to elect an individual to, or nominate an individual for, elective office in the regular course of the terms of that elective office. See Michigan Laws 168.3
- 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
(1) A metropolitan district shall pay to each county, city, and township that conducts a regular election for the metropolitan district an amount determined in accordance with this section.
(2) If a metropolitan district’s regular election is held in conjunction with another election conducted by a county, city, or township, the metropolitan district shall pay the county, city, or township 100% of the actual additional costs attributable to conducting the metropolitan district’s regular election. If a metropolitan district’s regular election is not held in conjunction with another election conducted by a county, city, or township, the metropolitan district shall pay the county, city, or township 100% of the actual costs of conducting the metropolitan district’s regular election.
(3) The county, city, or township shall present to a metropolitan district a verified account of actual costs of conducting the metropolitan district’s regular election not later than 84 days after the date of the election. The legislative body of the metropolitan district shall pay or disapprove all or a portion of the verified account within 84 days after the metropolitan district receives a verified account of actual costs under this subsection.
(4) If the legislative body of the metropolitan district disapproves all or a portion of a verified account of actual costs under subsection (3), the legislative body of the metropolitan district shall send a notice of disapproval along with the reasons for the disapproval to the county, city, or township. Upon request of a county, city, or township whose verified account or portion of a verified account was disapproved under this section, the legislative body of the metropolitan district shall review the disapproved costs with the county, city, or township.
(5) A legislative body of a metropolitan district, county, city, or township shall use the agreement made between the department of treasury and the secretary of state, as required by section 487, as a basis for preparing and evaluating verified accounts under this section. The secretary of state shall assist a legislative body of a metropolitan district, county, city, or township in preparing and evaluating a verified account under this section. If a county, city, or township and the legislative body of the metropolitan district cannot agree on the actual costs of an election as prescribed by this section, the secretary of state shall determine those actual costs.