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Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.187 (2026)

Employment, duties, and compensation of attorney.

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TOWNSHIP ORDINANCES


Act 246 of 1945


41.187 Employment, duties, and compensation of attorney.

Sec. 7.

    The township board of a township may employ an attorney to represent the township in civil matters and in the prosecution of violations of township ordinances. The attorney shall receive the compensation determined by the township board. In prosecution of a violation of a township ordinance, the township attorney shall countersign the certificates of jurors and witnesses.

History: Add. 1989, Act 78, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case: Thomas D Esordi v. MacOmb Twp., No. 366541 (Mich. Ct. App. Aug. 29, 2025).
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Thomas D Esordi v. MacOmb Twp., No. 366541 (Mich. Ct. App. Aug. 29, 2025). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff relies on MCL 41.187, which provides that “[t]he township board of a township may employ an attorney to represent the township in civil matters and in the prosecution of violations of township ordinances.”
Thomas Esordi v. Macomb Twp., Mich., No. 23-1365 (6th Cir. July 29, 2024). “Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.187 . And the township board can terminate employees at will: The township board may employ a township manager and other employees as are necessary.”
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