Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 64.5 (2026)

Clerk; duties.

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THE GENERAL LAW VILLAGE ACT

Act 3 of 1895

64.5 Clerk; duties.

Sec. 5.

(1) The clerk shall keep the corporate seal and all the documents, official bonds, papers, files, and records of the village, not by this act or the ordinances of the village entrusted to some other officer. The clerk is the clerk of the council and shall attend its meetings.

(2) In case of the absence of the clerk, or if from any cause the clerk is unable to discharge, or is disqualified from performing, his or her duties, the council may appoint a council member, or some other person, to perform the duties of the clerk for the time being.

(3) The clerk shall record all the proceedings and resolutions of the council, and shall record, or cause to be recorded, all the ordinances of the village.

(4) The clerk shall countersign and register all licenses granted.

(5) When required, the clerk shall make reproductions pursuant to the records media act, 1992 PA 116, MCL 24.401 to 24.403, of the papers and records filed and kept in his or her office and shall certify the reproductions under the seal of the village. The admissibility in evidence of such reproductions is governed by section 3 of 1964 PA 105, MCL 691.1103.

(6) The clerk may administer oaths and affirmations.

History: 1895, Act 3, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1895 ;-- CL 1897, 2731 ;-- CL 1915, 2601 ;-- CL 1929, 1511 ;-- CL 1948, 64.5 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 255, Imd. Eff. July 13, 1998

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2016 · leading case: Bitterman v. Bolf, 877 N.W.2d 717 (Mich. 2016).

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Bitterman v. Bolf, 877 N.W.2d 717 (Mich. 2016). · cites it 4× “Defendant’s duties as clerk are set forth by statute in the General Law Village Act at MCL 64.5 to MCL 64.8a. One such duty is to keep minutes of village council proceedings.”

Shannon Bitterman v. Cheryl D Bolf (Mich. 2016). · cites it 4× “Defendant’s duties as clerk are set forth by statute in the General Law Village Act at MCL 64.5 to MCL 64.8a. One such duty is to keep minutes of village council proceedings.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 64.5(3) — 2 cases

Bitterman v. Bolf, 877 N.W.2d 717 (Mich. 2016). “Defendant’s duties as clerk are set forth by statute in the General Law Village Act at MCL 64.5 to MCL 64.8a. One such duty is to keep minutes of village council proceedings.”

Shannon Bitterman v. Cheryl D Bolf (Mich. 2016). “Defendant’s duties as clerk are set forth by statute in the General Law Village Act at MCL 64.5 to MCL 64.8a. One such duty is to keep minutes of village council proceedings.”

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