INTERGOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTS BETWEEN MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
Act 35 of 1951
124.1 Definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Municipal corporation" means a county, charter county, county road commission, township, charter township, city, village, school district, intermediate school district, community college district, metropolitan district, court district, public authority, or drainage district as defined in the drain code of 1956, Act No. 40 of the Public Acts of 1956, being sections 280.1 to 280.630 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or any other local governmental authority or local agency with power to enter into contractual undertakings. For purposes of sections 5 to 12b, "municipal corporation" includes a public transportation corporation.
(b) "Public transportation corporation" means a nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to the nonprofit corporation act, Act No. 162 of the Public Acts of 1982, being sections 450.2101 to 450.3192 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, to which 1 of the following applies:
(i) The primary purpose of the nonprofit corporation is providing public transportation services.
(ii) The nonprofit corporation receives funding from the specialized services assistance program under section 10e of Act No. 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, being section 247.660e of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(c) "Public transportation" means that term as defined in section 10c of Act No. 51 of the Public Acts of 1951, being section 247.660c of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History: 1951, Act 35, Imd. Eff. May 8, 1951 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 138, Imd. Eff. Apr. 27, 1982 ;-- Am. 1988, Act 36, Eff. July 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 289, Imd. Eff. June 19, 1996
Notes of Decisions
Bannan v. City of Saginaw, 420 Mich. 376 (Mich. 1985).
· cites it 16× “D-1, ch 5, art 1, §§ 124.1, 124.2 (emphasis added). Each of the plaintiffs retired at or after age 55 pursuant to § 124.”
Bannan v. City of Saginaw, 328 N.W.2d 35 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982).
· cites it 6× “This provision is expressed in plain language, and would seem logical in view of § 124.1 which permits a member to retire as a result of a duty related disability after attaining age 55 without the offsetting provision of § 129.”
Detroit Police Officers Ass'n v. City of Detroit, 404 N.W.2d 595 (Mich. 1987).
· cites it 4× “35 of the Public Acts of 1951, as amended, being sections 124.1 to 124.4 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, which shall provide that the city of Detroit provide courtroom security in the recorder's court in the city of Detroit only until September 30, 1983, or until all of the…”
Chestonia Twp. v. Star Twp., 702 N.W.2d 631 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005).
· cites it 2× “” Both the 1985 agreement and the 1999 agreement were entered into pursuant to MCL 124.1 et seq., which authorizes and prescribes, in part, intergovernmental contracts between municipal corporations.”
Hatton v. City of Saginaw, 406 N.W.2d 871 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987).
“A pension upon retirement is provided for in SAC § 124.1. SAC § 124.2 provides: A member who retires prior to his attainment of age 55 years on account of disability, as provided in Section 123, shall receive a disability pension computed according to subsection 118.”
Holland-West Ottawa-Saugatuck Consortium v. Holland Educ. Ass'n, 501 N.W.2d 261 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993).
· cites it 2× “However, the intergovernmental contracts act, MCL 124.1 et seq., MSA 5.4081 et seq., allows school districts to join together by contract to perform a service that each would have the power to perform separately.”
Cnty. Of Ingham V Mi Cnty. Road Comm'n Self-Ins. Pool (Mich. 2021).
· cites it 3× “5(6) of the intergovernmental contracts act, MCL 124.1 et seq. The Court further stated that when a road commission withdraws from the Pool because it was dissolved, excluding a county from any surplus distribution would penalize the county for exercising its right to dissolve…”
Cnty. of Ingham v. Mi Cnty. Road Comm'n Self-Ins. Pool (Mich. 2021).
· cites it 3× “5(6) of the intergovernmental contracts act, MCL 124.1 et seq. The Court further stated that when a road commission withdraws from the Pool because it was dissolved, excluding a county from any surplus distribution would penalize the county for exercising its right to dissolve…”
Cnty. of Ingham v. Mi Cnty. Road Comm'n Self-Ins. Pool (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
· cites it 2× “INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT All parties that became members of the Pool signed an “Inter-Local Agreement” pursuant to 1982 PA 138 (the intergovernmental contracts act, MCL 124.1 et seq.), under which certain governmental bodies are permitted to, among other things, “form a group…”
Mic Gen. Ins. Corp v. Mi Mun. Risk Mgt Auth. (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
“The vehicle was owned and operated by the Mecosta County Commission on Aging (MCCOA) and was insured by defendant MMRMA, a group self- insurance pool created by intergovernmental contract, MCL 124.1, et seq. MCCOA is a department of Mecosta County and, among other services,…”
Great Lakes Energy Coop. v. City of Petoskey (Mich. Ct. App. 2026).
“3 is a statutory provision within the intergovernmental contracts between municipal corporation act, MCL 124.1 et seq. -1- when read together with Michigan Public Service Commission (PSC)2 Rule 4113 (which creates a “right of first entitlement”) prohibited defendant from…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.1(a) — 5 cases
Chestonia Twp. v. Star Twp., 702 N.W.2d 631 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005).
“” Both the 1985 agreement and the 1999 agreement were entered into pursuant to MCL 124.1 et seq., which authorizes and prescribes, in part, intergovernmental contracts between municipal corporations.”
Holland-West Ottawa-Saugatuck Consortium v. Holland Educ. Ass'n, 501 N.W.2d 261 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993).
“However, the intergovernmental contracts act, MCL 124.1 et seq., MSA 5.4081 et seq., allows school districts to join together by contract to perform a service that each would have the power to perform separately.”
Cnty. of Ingham v. Mi Cnty. Road Comm'n Self-Ins. Pool (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
“INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT All parties that became members of the Pool signed an “Inter-Local Agreement” pursuant to 1982 PA 138 (the intergovernmental contracts act, MCL 124.1 et seq.), under which certain governmental bodies are permitted to, among other things, “form a group…”
Cnty. Of Ingham V Mi Cnty. Road Comm'n Self-Ins. Pool (Mich. 2021).
“5(6) of the intergovernmental contracts act, MCL 124.1 et seq. The Court further stated that when a road commission withdraws from the Pool because it was dissolved, excluding a county from any surplus distribution would penalize the county for exercising its right to dissolve…”
Cnty. of Ingham v. Mi Cnty. Road Comm'n Self-Ins. Pool (Mich. 2021).
“5(6) of the intergovernmental contracts act, MCL 124.1 et seq. The Court further stated that when a road commission withdraws from the Pool because it was dissolved, excluding a county from any surplus distribution would penalize the county for exercising its right to dissolve…”
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