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(A) The elective officers of the city are the Mayor, the six Councilmen, and the Municipal Judge.
(B) The appointive officers of the city are the City Manager, the Clerk, the Treasurer, the Assessor, the City Attorney, the Police Chief, the Fire Chief, the Health Officer, and members of city boards.
Editor's note:
The Municipal Court was abolished by M.C.L.A. § 600.9921
(A) To be eligible for election to a city office, a person shall have been continuously an elector of the city for a period of not less than six months immediately preceding the date of his election. A ward Council member shall be a resident of the ward from which elected or chosen.
(B) Notwithstanding any ward residency requirement, the provisions of the amendment to this section shall not apply to those Council members who took office prior to the adoption of this Charter amendment.
(Amended by electors, 11-8-1977; 11-2-2004)
Statutory reference:
Mandatory that Charter provide for qualifications of officers, see M.C.L.A. § 117.3(d)
A person who holds or has held elective office with the city shall not be eligible for employment for which compensation is paid by the city, until two years have elapsed following his resignation or the end of the term for which he was elected or appointed or unless approved by a (2/3) vote of the then members of City Council. The city shall not have power to give any official position to one who is in default to the city, nor to a person who has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude or of an act involving a violation of an oath of office.
(Amended by electors 11-2-2004)
Every officer of the city, before entering upon his duties, shall take the oath or affirmation required by the Constitution of the State of Michigan. The Council may require designated employees to take such oath before entering upon their employment. Oaths of office shall be filed with the Clerk.
Statutory reference:
Oath of public officers, see Mich. Const. 1963, Art. XI, § 1
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