Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.655 (2026)

Housing commission; conducting business at public meeting; notice; meetings; rules; record; quorum; availability of writings to public; election, appointment, duties, and compensation of officers and employees.

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HOUSING FACILITIES

Act 18 of 1933 (Ex. Sess.)

125.655 Housing commission; conducting business at public meeting; notice; meetings; rules; record; quorum; availability of writings to public; election, appointment, duties, and compensation of officers and employees.

Sec. 5.

(1) The business that the commission may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976. The commission shall meet at regular intervals. It shall adopt its own rules of procedure and shall keep a record of the proceedings. Three members constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(2) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the commission in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(3) A president and vice-president and other officers designated by the commission shall be elected by the commission. The commission may employ and fix the compensation of a director, who may also serve as secretary, and other employees as necessary. Upon the recommendation of the appointing authority, the governing body of an incorporating unit may adopt a resolution either conditioning the establishment of any compensation of an officer or employee of a commission upon the approval of the governing body or establishing compensation ranges and classifications to be used by a commission in fixing the compensation of its officers and employees. The commission shall prescribe the duties of its officers and employees and shall transfer to its officers and director those functions and that authority which the commission has prescribed. The commission may employ engineers, architects, attorneys, accountants, and other professional consultants when necessary.

History: 1933, Ex. Sess., Act 18, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 1934 ;-- Am. 1935, Act 80, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1935 ;-- CL 1948, 125.655 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 205, Imd. Eff. June 4, 1978 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 338, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1996

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1971–2003 · leading case: Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees v. City of Detroit, 662 N.W.2d 695 (Mich. 2003).

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Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees v. City of Detroit, 662 N.W.2d 695 (Mich. 2003). · cites it 37× “See MCL 125.655. Therefore, a resolution proposed before the effective date cannot satisfy the requirement under the statute.”

Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees v. City of Detroit, 652 N.W.2d 240 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 14× “” Although a municipality is not necessarily prohibited from adopting additional requirements in relation to a state statute, see Detroit v Qualls, 434 Mich 340, 362 ; 454 NW2d 374 (1990), in dictating meeting times for the DHC, subsection 14-5-3(2) directly contradicts the…”

City of Grand Rapids v. Grand Rapids Employees Indep. Union, 597 N.W.2d 284 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 6× “B Greiu claims that the merc erred in concuding that the 1996 amendments of MCL 125.655(3); MSA 5.3015(3) allowed the housing commission to become the employer of record, independent and separate from Grand Rapids.”

Alco Universal Inc. v. City of Flint, 192 N.W.2d 247 (Mich. 1971). · cites it 4× “MCLA § 125.655 (Stat Ann 1969 Rev § 5.3015).”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.655(1) — 1 case

Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees v. City of Detroit, 652 N.W.2d 240 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002). “” Although a municipality is not necessarily prohibited from adopting additional requirements in relation to a state statute, see Detroit v Qualls, 434 Mich 340, 362 ; 454 NW2d 374 (1990), in dictating meeting times for the DHC, subsection 14-5-3(2) directly contradicts the…”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.655(3) — 3 cases

Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees v. City of Detroit, 662 N.W.2d 695 (Mich. 2003). “See MCL 125.655. Therefore, a resolution proposed before the effective date cannot satisfy the requirement under the statute.”

City of Grand Rapids v. Grand Rapids Employees Indep. Union, 597 N.W.2d 284 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999). “B Greiu claims that the merc erred in concuding that the 1996 amendments of MCL 125.655(3); MSA 5.3015(3) allowed the housing commission to become the employer of record, independent and separate from Grand Rapids.”

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