Status of Schedule Chapter:
Election to Adopt This Charter:
Section 18.2 This charter shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the City of Reed City at the regular municipal election to be held on April 1, 1957. This election shall be conducted by the officers under the existing charter charged with the conduct and supervision of elections, and shall follow the election procedure and be canvassed in the manner provided in the existing city charter.
Form of Ballot:
Instructions: A cross (X) in the square G before the word "Yes" is in favor of the proposed charter, and a cross (X) in the square G before the word "No" is against the proposed charter.
Shall the proposed charter for the City of Reed City drafted by the Charter Commission elected on May 28, 1956, be adopted?
G Yes
G No
Effective Date of This Charter:
First Officers Under Charter:
(a) The Mayor, each member of the Council and the Justices of the Peace, who held office at the time that this charter became law as the charter of the City of Reed City shall continue in the office so held by them for the balance of the term of office to which they were elected. Thereafter, their successors shall be elected and shall qualify for, assume, and hold offices to which they have been elected or appointed in accordance with the provisions of this charter.
(b) The Mayor and the Councilmen of the City of Reed City who held such offices at the time this charter became law as the charter of the city, shall constitute the Council of the City of Reed City subject to the provisions of this charter, until such time as the terms of office to which they were elected or appointed shall expire and their successors in office have been elected or appointed and have assumed the duties of such office as provided in this charter.
(c) The City Clerk, Treasurer, Supervisors and Constables who held office at the time this charter became law as the charter of the City of Reed City shall continue in the office for the balance of the term of office to which they were elected. Thereafter, their successors shall be appointed in accordance with the provision of this charter.
Continuation of Appointed Officers and Employees:
Section 18.6 Except as otherwise provided herein, after the effective date of this charter all appointive officers and all employees of the city shall continue in that city office or employment which corresponds to the city office or employment which they held prior to the effective date of the charter as though they had been appointed or employed in the manner provided in this charter, and they shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of this charter; except that the terms of office of all members of the Board of Review shall terminate as provided in Section 18.7, and except that any officer or employee who holds a position which this charter provides be held at the pleasure of the appointing officer or body shall hold such position only at such pleasure regardless of the term for which originally appointed.
First Board of Review:
Section 18.7 The terms of all members of the Board of Review existing under the previous charter of the city shall expire on May 7, 1957. On May 7, 1957, the Council shall appoint a Board of Review of three freeholders who meet the qualifications for such office provided in this charter, and shall fix their compensation. One such member shall be designated to serve for a term expiring in May, 1958, one for a term expiring in May, 1959, and one for a term expiring in May, 1960.
Interim Financial Provision:
Section 18.8 The Council shall, at its first meeting on May 7, 1957, by resolution continue as city appropriations the unencumbered balances of the appropriations made pursuant to the previous charter until June 30, 1957, and these appropriations shall then be deemed to be city appropriations and the fiscal year under the previous charter shall be completed by the city as though no governmental change had been made. At the close of business on June 30, 1957, the balances of all appropriations not encumbered shall, subject to statutory restrictions, revert to the general fund of the city for reappropriation during the next fiscal period.
The period from July 1, 1957 to June 30, 1958, inclusive, shall constitute a special interim fiscal budget and tax period to accomplish the transition from the previously existing fiscal period. A budget for such special fiscal period shall be prepared, adopted and administered in accordance with Section 8.2 to 8.5, inclusive, except that the City Manager shall submit the budget to the Council on or before June 11, 1957, and the budget shall be adopted not later than June 25, 1957. At the time of the adoption of the budget, the Council shall appropriate the money needed for municipal purposes for the three-month interim fiscal period and shall provide a tax levy of the amount necessary to be raised by taxes upon real and personal property for such purposes. Such levy shall not exceed one-fourth of the annual limit of one and one-half per cent of the assessed value of all real and personal property subject to taxation in the city. Such levy shall be spread on the tax roll which becomes due and payable on July 1, 1957, in addition to the regular taxes for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1957, and the amounts of taxes for these two levies may be combined for the purpose of convenience in spreading of the roll and preparation of the tax bills. Taxes for the interim period shall be collected in all respects as provided in this charter for the collection of city taxes. There shall be an audit of this interim fiscal period in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.7.
Approved Jan. 29, 1957. G. MENNEN WILLIAMS, Governor.