Section 119.9 - Amendment of charter; manner; form.
THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 312 of 1929
119.9 Amendment of charter; manner; form.
Sec. 9.
Except as provided in section 9a, a metropolitan district charter passed pursuant to this act may be amended in the manner following: An amendment may be proposed by the legislative body of the district on a 3/5 vote of the members or by an initiatory petition as provided in this act, and if the amendment is proposed by the legislative body of the district then the amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the city, village, or township comprising the district as provided in this act at the next primary, regular, or special election held in the city, village, or township which shall occur not less than 30 days after the proposal of the amendment, and if the amendment is proposed by the initiatory petition as provided in this act, then the amendment shall be submitted to the electors of the city, village, or township as provided in this act at the next primary, regular, or special election held in the district which shall occur not less than 40 days after the filing of the petitions. The form in which the proposed amendment to a district charter shall be submitted on the ballot unless provided for in the initiatory petition shall be determined by resolution by the legislative body, and when provided for by the initiatory petition, the legislative body may add that explanatory matter as it considers advisable.
History: 1929, Act 312, Eff. Aug. 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 2283 ;-- CL 1948, 119.9 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 134, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 1979