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Mich. Comp. Laws § 41.75a (2026)

Township manager and other employees; employment; duties.

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Revised Statutes of 1846


R.S. of 1846


41.75a Township manager and other employees; employment; duties.

Sec. 75a.

    The township board may employ a township manager and other employees as are necessary. They shall serve at the pleasure of the township board and shall perform duties lawfully directed by the township board, except those duties that are delegated by law to another township official, unless consent has been granted.

History: Add. 1972, Act 90, Imd. Eff. Mar. 20, 1972 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 77, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2017–2025 · leading case: Esordi v. Macomb Twp. (E.D. Mich. 2023).
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Esordi v. Macomb Twp. (E.D. Mich. 2023). · cites it 3× “Accordingly, for all of these reasons, the Court finds that Plaintiff’s procedural due process claim against all three Defendants fails due to Plaintiff’s lack of a constitutionally- protected property interest in his continued employment with the Township.”
Daniel Devine v. Bloomfield Twp. (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “75a authorizes a township’s board to hire employees that “shall serve at the pleasure of the township board and shall perform duties lawfully directed by the township board, except those duties delegated by law to another township official, unless there has been consent.”
Daniel Devine v. Bloomfield Twp. (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “75a authorizes a township’s board to hire employees that “shall serve at the pleasure of the township board and shall perform duties lawfully directed by the township board, except those duties delegated by law to another township official, unless there has been consent.”
Thomas D Esordi v. MacOmb Twp. (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “Under the rule established in Potter, plaintiff’s contract is void because it deprived the Board of its statutory power to select and appoint a township employee under MCL 41.75a. This statute provides, “The township board may employ a township manager and other employees as are…”
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