CHARTER
Section
Chapter 1. Name and General Provisions
Sec. 1.1. Name
Sec. 1.2. Boundaries
Sec. 1.3. Wards
Sec. 1.4. Records to be public
Sec. 1.5. Public records as evidence
Sec. 1.6. Definitions and interpretations
Sec. 1.7. Official performance
Sec. 1.8. Penalties for violations of Charter
Sec. 1.9. Chapter and section headings
Sec. 1.10. Amendments
Sec. 1.11. Severability of Charter provisions
Chapter 2. Municipal Powers and Liabilities
Sec. 2.1. General powers
Chapter 3. Officers
Sec. 3.1. City officers
Sec. 3.2. Eligibility for elective city office
Sec. 3.3. Persons ineligible for city office or employment
Sec. 3.4. Notice of election or appointment
Sec. 3.5. Compensation of officers
Sec. 3.6. Oath of office
Sec. 3.7. Surety bonds
Sec. 3.8. Giving of surety by officers and employees forbidden
Sec. 3.9. Vacancies in office
Sec. 3.10. Resignations
Sec. 3.11. Removal from offices
Sec. 3.12. Recall
Sec. 3.13. Filling vacancies
Sec. 3.14. Delivery of office to successor
Chapter 4. The Council
Sec. 4.1. The City Council
Sec. 4.2. Election and qualifications of Councilmen
Sec. 4.3. Compensation of Mayor and Councilmen
Sec. 4.4. Functional duties of the Mayor
Sec. 4.5. Organization of the Council
Sec. 4.6. Mayor pro tempore
Sec. 4.7. Meetings of the Council
Sec. 4.8. Relationship of Council to administrative service
Sec. 4.9. Health functions of the Council
Chapter 5. City Legislation
Sec. 5.1. Former city legislation preserved
Sec. 5.2. City code
Sec. 5.3. Introduction, consideration, style, and recording of ordinances
Sec. 5.4. Publication of ordinances
Sec. 5.5. Effective date of ordinances
Sec. 5.6. Penalties
Sec. 5.7. Reserved
Sec. 5.8. Initiative and referendum
Sec. 5.9. Initiative or referendum petitions
Sec. 5.10. Same – Council procedure
Sec. 5.11. Same – submissions to electors
Sec. 5.12. Same – status of ordinances adopted
Sec. 5.13. Same – ordinance suspended
Chapter 6. The Administrative Service
Sec. 6.1. The administrative officers
Sec. 6.2. Administrative officers – appointment, terms, and compensation
Sec. 6.3. City Manager
Sec. 6.4. City Clerk
Sec. 6.5. City Auditor
Sec. 6.6. City Attorney
Sec. 6.7. City Treasurer
Sec. 6.8. Deputies of the Clerk, Treasurer
Sec. 6.9. Assessor
Sec. 6.10. Public works
Sec. 6.11. Police Department
Sec. 6.12. Fire Department
Sec. 6.13. Parks and recreation
Sec. 6.14. City planning
Sec. 6.15. Citizen participation
Sec. 6.16. Additional administrative powers and duties
Sec. 6.17. Library
Sec. 6.18. Employee welfare benefits
Chapter 7. General Finance
Sec. 7.1. Fiscal year
Sec. 7.2. Budget procedure
Sec. 7.3. Public inspection of budget proposal
Sec. 7.4. Adoption of budget
Sec. 7.5. Budget control
Sec. 7.6. Special accounts
Sec. 7.7. Withdrawals of city moneys
Sec. 7.8. Notice to city of claim for injuries
Sec. 7.9. Depositories
Sec. 7.10. Independent audit
Sec. 7.11. Annual report
Chapter 8. Taxation
Sec. 8.1. Power to tax – tax limit
Sec. 8.2. Subjects of taxation – tax procedure
Sec. 8.3. Exemptions
Sec. 8.4. Tax day
Sec. 8.5. Personal property – jeopardy assessment
Sec. 8.6. Preparation of the assessment roll
Sec. 8.7. Board of Review
Sec. 8.8. Duties and functions of Board of Review
Sec. 8.9. Meetings of Board of Review
Sec. 8.10. Notice of meetings and hearings
Sec. 8.11. Certification of roll
Sec. 8.12. Validity of assessment roll
Sec. 8.13. Clerk to certify levy
Sec. 8.14. City tax roll
Sec. 8.15. Taxes a debt and lien
Sec. 8.16. Tax roll certified for collection
Sec. 8.17. Tax payment date
Sec. 8.18. Taxes due – notification thereof
Sec. 8.19. Tax payment schedule
Sec. 8.20. Failure or refusal to pay personal property tax
Sec. 8.21. State, county, and school taxes
Sec. 8.22. Protection of city lien
Sec. 8.23. Collection of delinquent taxes
Sec. 8.24. Disposition of real property held by city for taxes
Chapter 9. Special Assessments
Sec. 9.1. General power relative to special assessments
Sec. 9.2. Detailed procedure to be fixed by ordinance
Sec. 9.3. Reconsideration of petitions
Sec. 9.4. Condemnation costs
Sec. 9.5. Limitation on suits and actions
Sec. 9.6. Lien and collection of special assessments
Sec. 9.7. Special assessment accounts
Sec. 9.8. Certain postponements of payments
Sec. 9.9. All real property liable for special assessments
Sec. 9.10. Hazards and nuisances
Chapter 10. Borrowing Power
Sec. 10.1. Municipal borrowing power
Sec. 10.2. Limitations upon borrowing power
Chapter 11. Supervisors
Sec. 11.1. Number of supervisors
Sec. 11.2. Temporary absences or inability to serve
Sec. 11.3. Duties of city supervisors
Sec. 11.4. Compensation of supervisors
Chapter 12. Municipal Court
Sec. 12.1. Municipal Court created
Sec. 12.2. Associate Municipal Judge
Sec. 12.3. Legal practice of judge
Sec. 12.4. Compensation of Municipal Judge
Sec. 12.5. Jurisdiction of Municipal Court
Sec. 12.6. Court Clerk
Sec. 12.7. Bonds of Municipal Judge
Sec. 12.8. Constable – Court Officer
Sec. 12.9. Violations Bureau
Sec. 12.10. Warrants for arrest
Chapter 13. Elections
Sec. 13.1. Regular city elections
Sec. 13.2. Special elections
Sec. 13.3. Qualifications of electors
Sec. 13.4. Election procedure
Sec. 13.5. Election Commission
Sec. 13.6. Nominating petitions
Sec. 13.7. Approval of petitions
Sec. 13.8. Affidavit of qualification for office
Sec. 13.9. Form of ballots
Sec. 13.10. Delivery of registration books and supplies
Sec. 13.11. Absentee ballots
Sec. 13.12. Canvass of votes
Sec. 13.13. Persons elected – tie vote
Sec. 13.14. Recount
Chapter 14. Utility Franchiser and Municipal Ownership
Sec. 14.1. Public utility franchises
Sec. 14.2. Limitations on the granting of franchises
Sec. 14.3. Procedure for granting franchises
Sec. 14.4. Sale or assignment of franchises
Sec. 14.5. Plans of facilities in streets and public places
Sec. 14.6. General powers respecting municipal utilities and services
Sec. 14.7. Administration and operation of municipal utilities
Sec. 14.8. Utility charges – collections
Sec. 14.9. Annual audit
Sec. 14.10. Annual reports
Sec. 14.11. Purchase of electricity, water, sewage disposal service.
Sec. 14.12. Disposal of plants
Chapter 15. Contracts
Sec. 15.1. Contracting authority of Council
Sec. 15.2. Purchase and sale of personal property
Sec. 15.3. Limitations on contractual power
Sec. 15.4. Business dealings with city
Appendix
Sec. 1. Purpose
Sec. 2. Boundaries of the City of Charlotte
Schedule
Sec. 1. Purpose and status of schedule chapter
Sec. 2. Election to adopt Charter
Sec. 3. Form of ballots
Sec. 4. Effective date of Charter
Sec. 5. [Continuation of Officers – Election]
Sec. 6. Council meetings
Sec. 7. Administrative officers
Sec. 8. First Board of Review
Sec. 9. City supervisors
Sec. 10. Municipal Judge
Sec. 11. Compensation of officers
Sec. 12. Council action
Sec. 13. New State Constitution
Sec. 14. Vested rights and liabilities
Sec. 15. Persons eligible for office or employment
Resolution of Adoption
Amendment to the Proposed Charter of the City of Charlotte
Editor's note:
Printed herein is the Home Rule Charter of the City of Charlotte, Michigan, adopted by the electors on April 2, 1962. Amendments are indicated by a history note in parentheses following the amended section. Obvious misspellings have been corrected without notation. Words added for clarity are enclosed in brackets.
Statutory reference:
Home rule cities generally, see M.C.L.A. §§ 117.1 et seq.;
Power to amend or adopt Charter, see Mich. Const. 1963, Art. VII, § 22