Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.737 (2026)

Powers of county; administration by board of public works.

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COUNTY DEPARTMENT AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

Act 185 of 1957

123.737 Powers of county; administration by board of public works.

Sec. 7.

A county establishing a department of public works shall have the following powers to be administered by the board of public works subject to any limitations thereon:

(a) To acquire a water supply system within 1 or more areas in the county and to improve, enlarge, extend, operate, and maintain the system.

(b) To acquire a sewage disposal system within 1 or more areas in the county and to improve, enlarge, extend, operate, and maintain the system.

(c) To acquire a refuse system within 1 or more areas in the county and to improve, enlarge, extend, operate, and maintain the system.

(d) To make lake improvements within 1 or more areas in the county and to improve, enlarge, extend, operate, and maintain the improvements.

(e) To acquire an erosion control system within 1 or more areas in the county and to improve, enlarge, extend, operate, and maintain the improvements.

History: 1957, Act 185, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1957 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 63, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1967 ;-- Am. 1970, Act 234, Imd. Eff. Dec. 3, 1970 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 200, Imd. Eff. July 9, 1974

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2010–2010 · leading case: Dextrom v. Wexford Cnty., 789 N.W.2d 211 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010).

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Dextrom v. Wexford Cnty., 789 N.W.2d 211 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). “The term “refuse system” means “disposal, including all equipment and facilities for storing, handling, processing, and disposing of refuse, including plants, works, instrumentalities, and properties, used or useful in connection with the salvage or disposal of refuse and used…”

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