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Community |
Population |
Region |
Government |
Incorp. |
County |
Council |
Term |
Term Limit |
# on Council |
# for Quorum |
Minimum Age
|
Meeting |
Filling |
Default--No Office |
Council |
Charter File |
Adrian |
21133 |
2 |
see charter |
1853 |
LENAWEE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Albion |
8616 |
2 |
see charter |
1885 |
CALHOUN |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in calendar year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Algonac |
4110 |
5 |
see charter |
1965 |
ST. CLAIR |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
||||
Allegan |
4998 |
2 |
see charter |
1907 |
ALLEGAN |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 35 days |
yes |
||||
Allen Park |
28210 |
1 |
see charter |
1956 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
2 consecutive terms |
7 |
majority of members in office |
candidate not elected with highest # votes in preceding election; if declined, council appts |
yes |
yes |
|||
Alma |
9383 |
4 |
see charter |
1905 |
GRATIOT |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
no |
||||
Alpena |
10483 |
6 |
see charter |
1871 |
ALPENA |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
mayor = 30 |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Ann Arbor |
113934 |
1 |
see charter |
1851 |
WASHTENAW |
ward nomination & election |
2 years |
11 |
six |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
||||
Auburn |
2087 |
4 |
see charter |
1947 |
BAY |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
|||
Auburn Hills |
21412 |
1 |
see charter |
1905 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
21 |
3 consecutive |
30 days; candidate not elected with highest # votes in preceding election |
yes |
|||
AuGres |
889 |
4 |
see charter |
1905 |
ARENAC |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
5 |
three |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
||||
Bad Axe |
3129 |
5 |
council-manager |
1905 |
HURON |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
6 consecutive meetings |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Bangor |
1885 |
2 |
council-manager |
1967 |
VAN BUREN |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
7 |
four |
25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Battle Creek |
52347 |
2 |
see charter |
1859 |
CALHOUN |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
2 years |
9 |
majority of members-elect |
appt w/in 30 days |
no |
|||||
Bay City |
34932 |
4 |
see charter |
1865 |
BAY |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
9 |
majority |
5 consecutive |
council appts from ward (no time limit) |
yes |
yes |
|||
Beaverton |
1071 |
4 |
see charter |
1903 |
GLADWIN |
ward nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 20 days; spec elec after 20 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Belding |
5757 |
3 |
see charter |
1893 |
IONIA |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
three |
2 consecutive or 5 in a calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Belleville |
3991 |
1 |
see charter |
1946 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority |
4 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
no |
||||
Benton Harbor |
10038 |
2 |
see charter |
1891 |
BERRIEN |
ward nomination & at-large election |
2 years |
9 |
majority of all members |
5 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
no |
|||
Berkley |
14970 |
1 |
see charter |
1932 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Bessemer |
1905 |
7 |
see charter |
1889 |
GOGEBIC |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
three |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Big Rapids |
10601 |
3 |
council-manager |
1869 |
MECOSTA |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
12 consecutive years |
5 |
three |
4 consecutive or 25 percent in fiscal year |
appt w/in 45 days |
yes |
yes |
||
Birmingham |
20103 |
1 |
see charter |
1932 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
7 |
four |
appt w/in 30 days |
no |
|||||
Bloomfield Hills |
3869 |
1 |
see charter |
1932 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
three |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Boyne City |
3735 |
6 |
council-manager |
1907 |
CHARLEVOI |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
5 |
majority of members in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Bridgman |
2291 |
2 |
council-manager |
1949 |
BERRIEN |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
Yes |
no |
|||
Brighton |
7444 |
1 |
see charter |
1928 |
LIVINGSTO |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Bronson |
2349 |
2 |
see charter |
1934 |
BRANCH |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
21 |
3 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
||
Brown City |
1325 |
5 |
see charter |
1907 |
SANILAC, LAPEER |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
four |
3 consecutvie |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
||||
Buchanan |
4456 |
2 |
council-manager |
1929 |
BERRIEN |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
5 |
three |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
|||
Burton |
29999 |
1 |
see charter |
1971 |
GENESEE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
|||||
Cadillac |
10355 |
6 |
council-manager |
1877 |
WEXFORD |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority of members in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in a year |
appt w/in 30 days |
no |
||||
Caro |
4229 |
5 |
council-manager |
2009 |
TUSCOLA |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Carson City |
1093 |
3 |
see charter |
1958 |
MONTCALM |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office |
all meetings in a 2-month period or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Caseville |
777 |
5 |
mayor-council |
2010 |
HURON |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four (other than the mayor) |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec 10 days thereafter |
yes |
yes |
|||
Caspian |
906 |
7 |
council-manager |
1949 |
IRON |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
mayor and mayor pro tem limited to 2 consecutive terms |
5 |
three |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
||||
Cedar Springs |
3509 |
3 |
see charter |
1959 |
KENT |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
5 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Center Line |
8257 |
1 |
see charter |
1935 |
MACOMB |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority of members |
appt w/in 30 days |
no |
|||||
Charlevoix |
2513 |
6 |
council-manager |
1905 |
CHARLEVOI |
ward nomination & election |
2 years |
6 |
four |
5 consecutive or 50% in calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days candidate from that ward |
yes |
||||
Charlotte |
9074 |
2 |
see charter |
1871 |
EATON |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days; council may call spec elec if deemed advisable |
yes |
no |
|||
Cheboygan |
4867 |
6 |
see charter |
1889 |
CHEBOYGAN |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
||||
Chelsea |
4944 |
1 |
council-manager |
2004 |
WASHTENAW |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Clare |
3118 |
4 |
council-manager |
1891 |
CLARE |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
5 |
three |
5 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Clarkston |
882 |
1 |
council-manager |
1992 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive |
council appts no sooner than 14 days and no later than 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Clawson |
11825 |
1 |
see charter |
1940 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
three |
25 |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Clio |
2646 |
1 |
see charter |
1928 |
GENESEE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
5 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
yes |
||||
Coldwater |
10945 |
2 |
council-manager |
1861 |
BRANCH |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
9 |
five |
21 |
4 consecutive or 25% in calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
||
Coleman |
1243 |
4 |
mayor-council |
1905 |
MIDLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
5 (can include mayor) |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Coloma |
1483 |
2 |
see charter |
1941 |
BERRIEN |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority |
6 consecutive |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Coopersville |
4275 |
3 |
see charter |
1966 |
OTTAWA |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office |
3 consecutive or 7 in a calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Corunna |
3497 |
4 |
see charter |
1869 |
SHIAWASSE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive or 25% in a calendar year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Croswell |
2447 |
5 |
council-manager |
1905 |
SANILAC |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
3 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt w/in 60 days, call spec elec |
yes |
no |
|||
Crystal Falls |
1469 |
7 |
council-manager |
1899 |
IRON |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority of members in office at the time |
3 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
|||
Davison |
5173 |
1 |
council-manager |
1938 |
GENESEE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority |
4 consecutive or 25% in calendar year |
appt w/in 45 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
|||
Dearborn |
98153 |
1 |
see charter |
1927 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
candidate not elected with highest # votes in preceding election; next highest, etc. If not filled, call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||||
Dearborn Heights |
57774 |
1 |
see charter |
1960 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of council-elect |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
|||||
Detroit |
713777 |
1 |
see charter |
1802 |
WAYNE |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
9 |
majority of members serving |
appt by 2/3 vote |
yes |
yes |
||||
DeWitt |
4507 |
4 |
mayor-council |
1964 |
CLINTON |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
6 |
four present in person |
21 |
4 consecutive or 25% in a year |
appt w/in 30 days by mayor w/council confirmation |
yes |
no |
||
Douglas |
1232 |
2 |
council-manager |
2004 |
ALLEGAN |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Dowagiac |
5879 |
2 |
see charter |
1877 |
CASS |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Durand |
3446 |
4 |
see charter |
1932 |
SHIAWASSE |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office at the time |
3 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Eastpointe |
32442 |
1 |
council-manager |
1895 |
IOSCO |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members-elect |
21 |
5 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
|||
East Grand Rapids |
10694 |
3 |
see charter |
1926 |
KENT |
ward nomination & election |
2 years |
2 consecutive terms |
7 |
four |
appt w/in 90 days; if no appt call spec elec |
state law |
yes |
|||
East Jordan |
2351 |
6 |
see charter |
1911 |
CHARLEVOI |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt w/in 30 days call spec elec not sooner than 90 days nor later than 120 days |
yes |
no |
||||
East Lansing |
48579 |
2 |
see charter |
1907 |
INGHAM |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
4 consecutive or 25% in a year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
East Tawas |
2808 |
6 |
see charter |
1928 |
MACOMB |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
majority of members |
4 consecutive or 25% in calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Eaton Rapids |
5214 |
2 |
see charter |
1881 |
EATON |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
4 consecutive or 25% in calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
||||
Ecorse |
9512 |
1 |
see charter |
1941 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority |
5 consecutive |
appt w/in 14 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Escanaba |
12616 |
7 |
council-manager |
1883 |
DELTA |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority of all members elected |
3 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
||||
Essexville |
3478 |
4 |
council-manager |
1933 |
BAY |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
2 consecutive in a 10-year period |
7 |
four present in person |
30% in a 12-month period |
1st mtg after vacancy occurs |
Yes |
no |
||
Evart |
1903 |
3 |
see charter |
1938 |
OSCEOLA |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
no |
||||
Farmington |
10372 |
1 |
council-manager |
1926 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
see charter |
5 |
majority of members in office |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Farmington Hills |
79740 |
1 |
see charter |
1972 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
6 consecutive meetings |
next Aug pirmary or Nov gen elec |
no |
||||
Fennville |
1398 |
2 |
see charter |
1960 |
ALLEGAN |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
||||
Fenton |
11756 |
1 |
council-manager |
1963 |
GENESEE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
five |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days or call spec elec; or w/in 120 days clerk calls spec or reg election |
yes |
yes |
|||
Ferndale |
19900 |
1 |
council-manager |
1927 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority of members-elect |
manager, council, mayor = 30 |
5 consecutive |
appt within 60 days |
no |
|||
Ferrysburg |
2892 |
3 |
see charter |
1963 |
OTTAWA |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
8 consecutive years |
7 |
majority of members in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
w/in 60 days by council; after 60 days, mayor |
yes |
yes |
||
Flat Rock |
9878 |
1 |
see charter |
1965 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office |
all meetings in a 2-month period or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Flint |
102434 |
1 |
see charter |
1855 |
GENESEE |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
9 |
majority of members-elect |
appt w/in 30 days if fewer than 12 mos left in term; if more than 12 mos, appt w/in 30 days and call spec elec as soon as possible |
yes |
|||||
Flushing |
8389 |
1 |
council-manager |
1963 |
GENESEE |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
||||
Frankenmuth |
4944 |
4 |
see charter |
1959 |
SAGINAW |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
25 |
4 consecutive or 25% in calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
||
Frankfort |
1286 |
6 |
see charter |
1935 |
BENZIE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
8 consecutive years |
5 |
three |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
|||
Fraser |
14480 |
1 |
see charter |
1956 |
MACOMB |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
yes |
|||
Fremont |
4081 |
3 |
council-manager |
1911 |
NEWAYGO |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Gaastra |
347 |
7 |
council-manager |
1948 |
IRON |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
three |
21 |
2 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
yes |
||
Galesburg |
2009 |
2 |
see charter |
1931 |
KALAMAZOO |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
majority |
3 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
||||
Garden City |
27692 |
1 |
see charter |
1933 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
all meetings in a 2-month period |
candidate not elected w/highest # votes at last elec; next highest, etc. If not filled, call spec elec |
yes |
||||
Gaylord |
3645 |
6 |
see charter |
1922 |
OTSEGO |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
[all action of council shall be by ord or res adopted by 4 members] |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
no |
|||||
Gibraltar |
4656 |
1 |
see charter |
1961 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members (excluding mayor) |
all meetings in a 2-month period or 25% in a fiscal year |
if more than 90 days till next election, then w/in 45 days of vacancy. If not, then unfilled till next election. |
yes |
yes |
|||
Gladstone |
4973 |
7 |
council-manager |
1889 |
DELTA |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
5 |
majority of all members elected |
3 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
||||
Gladwin |
2933 |
4 |
council-manager |
1893 |
GLADWIN |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
9 |
five present in person |
30% in a 12-month period |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Gobles |
829 |
2 |
see charter |
1957 |
VAN BUREN |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
7 |
four |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
||||
Grand Blanc |
8276 |
1 |
see charter |
1929 |
GENESEE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
||||||
Grand Haven |
10412 |
3 |
see charter |
1867 |
OTTAWA |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
21 |
4 consecutive or 25% in calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
||
Grand Ledge |
7786 |
2 |
see charter |
1893 |
EATON |
ward nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; council can extend to 60 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Grand Rapids |
188040 |
3 |
see charter |
1850 |
KENT |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
5 consecutive |
council appoints; if reg non-partisan primary elec occurs 12 months or more after the vacany, an officer shall be elected to fill the unexpired term |
state law |
yes |
||||
Grandville |
15378 |
3 |
see charter |
1933 |
KENT |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no apptment, call special election |
yes |
yes |
|||
Grant |
894 |
3 |
see charter |
1969 |
NEWAYGO |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of the number of its members |
21 |
4 consecutive or 25% in calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
||
Grayling |
1884 |
6 |
see charter |
1935 |
CRAWFORD |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority |
3 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
||||
Greenville |
8481 |
3 |
see charter |
1871 |
MONTCALM |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
7 |
majority of members in office at the time |
21 |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
|||
Grosse Pointe |
5421 |
1 |
see charter |
1934 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority |
3 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
||||
Grosse Pointe Farms |
9479 |
1 |
see charter |
1949 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days unless 120 days till elec; if no fill, then spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Grosse Pointe Park |
11555 |
1 |
council-manager |
1950 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appointment, 10 days later, call special election |
yes |
no |
|||
Grosse Pointe Shores |
3008 |
1 |
council-manager |
2009 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
yes |
|||
Grosse Pointe Woods |
16135 |
1 |
see charter |
1950 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority of members in office |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
yes |
|||
Hamtramck |
22423 |
1 |
see charter |
1921 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of council-elect (excluding mayor) |
5 consecutive or 10 in a year |
4th place in last elec; then 5th, then 6th; if all refuse, then appt w/in 30 days; if council can't agree, mayor appoints |
yes |
yes |
|||
Hancock |
4634 |
7 |
see charter |
1903 |
HOUGHTON |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
||||
Harbor Beach |
1703 |
5 |
mayor-council |
1909 |
HURON |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
yes |
|||
Harbor Springs |
1194 |
6 |
see charter |
1932 |
EMMET |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
3 consecutive terms |
5 |
majority of members in office |
3 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
no |
||
Harper Woods |
14236 |
1 |
see charter |
1951 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office at the time (but not less than 2) |
3 consecutive or 25% |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Harrison |
2114 |
4 |
see charter |
1891 |
CLARE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
|||
Hart |
2126 |
3 |
council-manager |
1946 |
OCEANA |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
2 consecutive terms |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
||
Hartford |
2688 |
2 |
see charter |
1963 |
VAN BUREN |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
|||||
Hastings |
7350 |
2 |
see charter |
1871 |
BARRY |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
9 |
five |
4 consecutive or 25% in calendar year |
appt w/in 45 days; if no appt, then spec elec if council deems it advisable |
yes |
||||
Hazel Park |
16422 |
1 |
see charter |
1942 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
three |
4 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Highland Park |
11776 |
1 |
see charter |
1917 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
25 |
6 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
Yes |
yes |
||
Hillsdale |
8305 |
2 |
council-manager |
1869 |
HILLSDALE |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
2 consecutive terms |
9 |
majority of members in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
election at next gen elec |
yes |
yes |
||
Holland |
33051 |
3 |
see charter |
1867 |
ALLEGAN |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
9 |
five |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Houghton |
7708 |
7 |
see charter |
1969 |
HOUGHTON |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
Yes |
no |
|||
Howell |
9489 |
1 |
see charter |
1914 |
LIVINGSTO |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Hudson |
2307 |
2 |
council-manager |
1893 |
LENAWEE |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
7 |
majority of members in office at the time |
3 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days if 60 days or more till next elec |
yes |
no |
|||
Hudsonville |
7116 |
3 |
commission |
1957 |
OTTAWA |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office at the time |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
|||||
Huntington Woods |
6238 |
1 |
commission |
1932 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
manager, council = 25 |
5 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
||
Imlay City |
3597 |
5 |
see charter |
1970 |
LAPEER |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Inkster |
25369 |
1 |
see charter |
1963 |
WAYNE |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of council or mayor + three |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
||||
Ionia |
11394 |
3 |
see charter |
1873 |
IONIA |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
9 |
majority |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
||||
Iron Mountain |
7624 |
7 |
see charter |
1888 |
DICKINSON |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
||||
Iron River |
3029 |
7 |
council-manager |
1926 |
IRON |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 if election more than 60 days. If can't, then spec elec |
yes |
||||
Ironwood |
5387 |
7 |
council-manager |
1889 |
GOGEBIC |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
three |
3 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Ishpeming |
6470 |
7 |
council-manager |
1873 |
MARQUETTE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
appt w/in 30 days; in a tie, person selected by lot w/in 3 meetings after vacancy occurs |
yes |
yes |
||||
Ithaca |
2910 |
4 |
see charter |
1960 |
GRATIOT |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Jackson |
33534 |
2 |
council-manager |
1857 |
JACKSON |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of council then serving |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
no |
||||
Kalamazoo |
74262 |
2 |
see charter |
1883 |
KALAMAZOO |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority of members-elect |
5 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
no |
||||
Keego Harbor |
2970 |
1 |
see charter |
1954 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
5 |
three |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Kentwood |
48707 |
3 |
see charter |
1965 |
KENT |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office at the time |
4 consecutive |
appt w/in 45 days; if no appt, then spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Kingsford |
5133 |
7 |
see charter |
1947 |
DICKINSON |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
||||
Laingsburg |
1283 |
4 |
see charter |
1951 |
SHIAWASSE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office |
3 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Lake Angelus |
290 |
1 |
see charter |
1984 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
21 |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
no |
||||
Lake City |
836 |
6 |
see charter |
1932 |
MISSAUKEE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four, not including mayor |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
||||
Lansing |
114297 |
2 |
see charter |
1859 |
INGHAM |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
8 |
five |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
yes |
||||
Lapeer |
8841 |
5 |
see charter |
1869 |
LAPEER |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority in office |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Lathrup Village |
4075 |
1 |
see charter |
1953 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority of members in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Leslie |
1851 |
2 |
council-manager |
1967 |
INGHAM |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four present in person |
4 consecutive or 25% in a year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Linden |
3991 |
1 |
see charter |
1988 |
GENESEE |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
||||
Lincoln Park |
38144 |
1 |
see charter |
1925 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority in office |
appointed officials = 21 |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Litchfield |
1369 |
2 |
see charter |
1968 |
HILLSDALE |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
7 |
four |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
||||
Livonia |
96942 |
1 |
mayor-council |
1950 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
2 terms for council and mayor; 8 consecutive yrs for clerk and treasurer |
7 |
majority |
appt w/in 40 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Lowell |
3783 |
3 |
see charter |
1959 |
KENT |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority of the number of its members |
four consecutive or 7 in calendar year |
candidate not elected with highest # votes in preceding election |
yes |
yes |
|||
Ludington |
8076 |
3 |
see charter |
1873 |
MASON |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
3 consecutive terms |
7 |
majority |
appt w/in 30 days; mayor votes in case of tie |
yes |
no |
|||
Luna Pier |
1436 |
1 |
see charter |
1963 |
MONROE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Mackinac Island |
492 |
7 |
see charter |
1899 |
MACKINAC |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
7 |
majority |
can charge fines for non-attendance by ordinance |
appt w/in 20 days; or call spec elec w/in 20 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Madison Heights |
29694 |
1 |
see charter |
1955 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office |
3 consecutive or 5 in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Manistee |
6226 |
6 |
see charter |
1869 |
MANISTEE |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority of members-elect |
25 |
appt from district w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
no |
||||
Manistique |
3097 |
7 |
council-manager |
1901 |
SCHOOLCRA |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority of the number of its members |
3 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
yes |
|||
Manton |
1287 |
6 |
see charter |
1923 |
WEXFORD |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four not including mayor |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Marine City |
4248 |
5 |
council-manager |
1887 |
ST. CLAIR |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
|||
Marlette |
1875 |
5 |
see charter |
1984 |
SANILAC |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
no |
|||
Marquette |
21355 |
7 |
council-manager |
1871 |
MARQUETTE |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
2 consecutive terms |
7 |
majority of members in office at the time |
8 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
||
Marshall |
7088 |
2 |
see charter |
1859 |
CALHOUN |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in a calendar year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt w/in 40 days, call spec elec |
yes |
no |
|||
Marysville |
9959 |
5 |
council-manager |
1924 |
ST. CLAIR |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of the number of its members in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Mason |
8252 |
2 |
see charter |
1875 |
INGHAM |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
McBain |
656 |
6 |
see charter |
1907 |
MISSAUKEE |
ward nomination & at-large election |
4 years |
7 |
four not including mayor |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
||||
Melvindale |
10715 |
1 |
see charter |
1932 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
2 consecutive terms |
6 |
majority |
12 consecutive or 50% in calendar year |
w/in 30 days mayor makes initial nomination (final nom w/in 60 days), council appts; if no appt call spec elec 60 days after the 30 days elapses. |
yes |
|||
Memphis |
1183 |
1 |
see charter |
1953 |
MACOMB |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office |
3 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
|||
Menominee |
8599 |
7 |
council-manager |
1883 |
MENOMINEE |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
9 |
five |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
no |
||||
Midland |
41863 |
4 |
see charter |
1887 |
MIDLAND |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
three |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
if unexpired term is less than 6 months, council appts w/in 30 days; if more than 6 months, call spec elec |
Yes |
no |
|||
Milan |
5836 |
1 |
see charter |
1967 |
WASHTENAW |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office |
all meetings in a 2-month period or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Monroe |
20733 |
1 |
see charter |
1837 |
MONROE |
ward nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
yes |
||||
Montague |
2361 |
3 |
see charter |
1935 |
MUSKEGON |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
||||
Montrose |
1657 |
1 |
see charter |
1980 |
GENESEE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
appt w/in 14 days |
yes |
|||||
Morenci |
2220 |
2 |
see charter |
1934 |
LENAWEE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority |
3 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
||||
Mount Clemens |
16314 |
1 |
see charter |
1879 |
MACOMB |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of the number of its members in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Mount Morris |
3086 |
1 |
see charter |
1929 |
GENESEE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
mayor appts w/in 60 days w/approval of council; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
||||
Mount Pleasant |
26016 |
4 |
council-manager |
1889 |
ISABELLA |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
7 |
four |
5 consecutive or 50% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days if fewer than 12 mos left in term; if more than 12 mos, appt w/in 30 days and call spec elec when practicable |
xx |
no |
|||
Munising |
2355 |
7 |
see charter |
1914 |
ALGER |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
5 |
majority in office at the time |
5 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt in 40 days, call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Muskegon |
38401 |
3 |
see charter |
1869 |
MUSKEGON |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority |
appt w/in 30 days |
no |
|||||
Muskegon Heights |
10856 |
3 |
council-manager |
1903 |
MUSKEGON |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 60 days if less than 50% of term left;if more than 50% call sepc elec |
yes |
||||
Negaunee |
4568 |
7 |
council-manager |
1873 |
MARQUETTE |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
2 consecutive terms |
7 |
majority |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
||||
Newaygo |
1976 |
3 |
see charter |
1967 |
NEWAYGO |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members in office |
3 consecutive or 7 in a calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
New Baltimore |
12084 |
1 |
see charter |
1931 |
MACOMB |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 10 in calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
New Buffalo |
1883 |
2 |
see charter |
1965 |
BERRIEN |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
5 |
majority |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Niles |
11600 |
2 |
see charter |
1859 |
BERRIEN |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
9 |
majority |
3 consecutive or 25% in three-month period |
appt w/in 80 days |
no |
||||
North Muskegon |
3786 |
3 |
see charter |
1891 |
MUSKEGON |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive |
mayor recommends and council appts; no time limit |
yes |
||||
Northville |
5970 |
1 |
see charter |
1955 |
OAKLAND, WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority in office |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
yes |
|||
Norton Shores |
23994 |
3 |
see charter |
1967 |
MUSKEGON |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
9 |
majority in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Norway |
2845 |
7 |
council-manager |
1891 |
DICKINSON |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Novi |
55224 |
1 |
council-manager |
1968 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
||||
Oak Park |
29319 |
1 |
see charter |
1945 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Olivet |
1605 |
2 |
see charter |
1957 |
EATON |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
5 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Onaway |
880 |
6 |
see charter |
1903 |
PRESQUE I |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
two |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
||||
Orchard Lake Village |
2375 |
1 |
see charter |
1964 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
2 consecutive terms |
7 |
majority of the number of its members in office at the time |
25 |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|
Otsego |
3956 |
2 |
council-manager |
1918 |
ALLEGAN |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three (can include the mayor) |
5 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
||||
Owosso |
15194 |
4 |
see charter |
1859 |
SHIAWASSE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
2 consecutive terms, then 2 yr lapse can run again |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in a calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
||
Parchment |
1804 |
2 |
see charter |
1938 |
KALAMAZOO |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 45 days if no city elec w/in 180 days; call spec elec |
yes |
||||
Perry |
2188 |
4 |
see charter |
1964 |
SHIAWASSE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
4 consecutive or 25% in a year |
mayor appts w/in 60 days w/approval of council |
yes |
no |
||||
Petersburg |
1146 |
1 |
see charter |
1967 |
MONROE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Petoskey |
5670 |
6 |
council-manager |
1895 |
EMMET |
ward nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
three |
appt w/in 30 days |
no |
|||||
Pinconning |
1307 |
4 |
see charter |
1931 |
BAY |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority of persons constituting council |
3 consecutive or over 25% in any year |
appt w/in 30 days |
no |
||||
Plainwell |
3804 |
2 |
see charter |
1934 |
ALLEGAN |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
three |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Pleasant Ridge |
2526 |
1 |
see charter |
1927 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
25 |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
||||
Plymouth |
9132 |
1 |
see charter |
1932 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
see charter |
3 consecutive terms |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
mayor appts w/in 28 days; council confirms at next meeting |
yes |
yes |
||
Pontiac |
59515 |
1 |
strong mayor |
1861 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of all members serving |
5 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
||||
Portage |
46292 |
2 |
see charter |
1963 |
KALAMAZOO |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
yes |
||||
Port Huron |
30184 |
5 |
council-manager |
1857 |
ST. CLAIR |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive |
fill at the next reg meeting by the next highest vote getter in the preceding election who received at least 25% of the total ballots cast; if unqualified, the council appts |
yes |
yes |
|||
Portland |
3883 |
3 |
see charter |
1968 |
IONIA |
at large nomination & election |
see charter |
5 |
three |
4 consecutive or 6 in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Potterville |
2617 |
2 |
see charter |
1962 |
EATON |
at large nomination & election |
see charter |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
no |
||||
Reading |
1078 |
2 |
council-manager |
1934 |
HILLSDALE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
3 consecutive or 3 in a calendar year |
council appts at next meeting |
yes |
yes |
|||
Reed City |
2425 |
3 |
see charter |
1932 |
OSCEOLA |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Richmond |
5735 |
1 |
council-manager |
1964 |
MACOMB |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office |
4 consecutive or 7 in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
River Rouge |
7903 |
1 |
see charter |
1921 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority |
5 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
||||
Riverview |
12486 |
1 |
see charter |
1958 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office at the time |
candidate not elected receiving the highest # votes in preceding elec; then next highest # votes, exhausting the list. Candidate must have rec'd at least 10% of the voting electorate. If unsuccesful w/in 30 days, call spec elec |
no |
|||||
Rochester |
12711 |
1 |
see charter |
1966 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
25 |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
no |
||
Rochester Hills |
70995 |
1 |
see charter |
1984 |
OAKLAND |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
2 consecutive terms |
7 |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
||||
Rockford |
5719 |
3 |
see charter |
1935 |
KENT |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
majority |
3 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
||||
Rockwood |
3289 |
1 |
see charter |
1964 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
2 consecutive terms |
7 |
majority in office |
all meetings in a 2-month period or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 45 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
||
Rogers City |
2827 |
6 |
see charter |
1944 |
PERSQUE I |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Romulus |
23989 |
1 |
see charter |
1968 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of council-elect |
appt w/in 45 days |
no |
|||||
Roosevelt Park |
3831 |
3 |
see charter |
1946 |
MUSKEGON |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
3 consecutive terms |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
||
Rose City |
653 |
6 |
see charter |
1905 |
OGEMAW |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
8 |
majority |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Roseville |
47299 |
1 |
see charter |
1957 |
MACOMB |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
manager = 30 |
4 consecutive or 10 in calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
||
Royal Oak |
57236 |
1 |
council-manager |
1921 |
OAKLAND |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority |
25 |
5 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
|||
Saginaw |
51508 |
4 |
council-manager |
1857 |
SAGINAW |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
9 |
majority |
prospective appointees shall not be presented for 7 days, and no appt made for 14 days; appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
||||
Saint Clair |
5485 |
5 |
see charter |
1858 |
ST. CLAIR |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
four |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
||||
Saint Clair Shores |
59715 |
1 |
see charter |
1950 |
MACOMB |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
25 |
3 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
yes |
||
Saint Ignace |
2452 |
7 |
council-manager |
1883 |
MACKINAC |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office at the time |
3 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Saint Johns |
7865 |
4 |
see charter |
1904 |
CLINTON |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority of members-elect |
council appts or can call sepc elec w/in 20 days of vacancy as they deem for the best interests of the city |
no |
|||||
Saint Joseph |
8365 |
2 |
see charter |
1891 |
BERRIEN |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority of all the members of the commission |
manager = 21 |
5 consecutive |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
|||
Saint Louis |
7482 |
4 |
see charter |
1891 |
GRATIOT |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majoirty of the number of its members |
3 consecutive or 25% in a calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
||||
Saline |
8810 |
1 |
see charter |
1931 |
WASHTENAW |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Saugatuck |
925 |
2 |
see charter |
1968 |
ALLEGAN |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
no |
||||
Sault Sainte Marie |
14144 |
7 |
council-manager |
1887 |
CHIPPEWA |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office at the time |
3 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Scottville |
1214 |
3 |
council-manager |
1907 |
MASON |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Southfield |
71739 |
1 |
see charter |
1957 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
see charter |
7 |
majority of members in office at the time |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
no |
||||
Southgate |
30047 |
1 |
see charter |
1958 |
WAYNE |
ward nomination & election |
2 years |
4 consecutive terms |
7 |
majority of council-elect |
candidate not elected receiving the highest # votes in preceding election; if declined, council appts |
yes |
no |
|||
South Haven |
4403 |
2 |
see charter |
1902 |
VAN BUREN |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
2 consecutive terms |
7 |
majority in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
apt w/in 45 days; if no appt w/in 60 days call spec elec |
yes |
|||
South Lyon |
11327 |
1 |
see charter |
1930 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
three |
3 consecutive or 4 in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Springfield |
5260 |
2 |
council-manager |
1952 |
CALHOUN |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of all members of council |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Standish |
1509 |
4 |
see charter |
1904 |
ARENAC |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of persons constituting council |
3 consecutive or over 25% in any year |
appt w/in 30 days |
no |
||||
Stanton |
1417 |
3 |
see charter |
1881 |
MONTCALM |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority in office at the time |
all meetings in a 2-month period or 25% in a fiscal year |
mayor appts w/in 60 days w/approval of council; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Stephenson |
862 |
7 |
see charter |
1968 |
MENOMINEE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 7 in a calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Sterling Heights |
129699 |
1 |
council-manager |
1966 |
MACOMB |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority in office at the time |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
||||
Sturgis |
10994 |
2 |
see charter |
1895 |
ST. JOSEP |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
9 |
majority of members-elect |
yes |
no |
|||||
Swartz Creek |
5758 |
1 |
see charter |
1958 |
GENESEE |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of the number of its members |
4 consecutive or 10 in calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Sylvan Lake |
1720 |
1 |
council-manager |
1946 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
5 |
three |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Tawas City |
1827 |
6 |
see charter |
1895 |
IOSCO |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 6 in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Taylor |
63131 |
1 |
see charter |
1968 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of council |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
|||||
Tecumseh |
8521 |
2 |
see charter |
1953 |
LENAWEE |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Three Rivers |
7811 |
2 |
see charter |
1895 |
ST. JOSEP |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Traverse City |
14674 |
6 |
see charter |
1895 |
GRAND TRA |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority |
council appoints (no time limit) |
yes |
no |
||||
Trenton |
18853 |
1 |
see charter |
1957 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office |
all meetings in a 2-month period or 25% in a fiscal year |
filled on or before the third regular council meeting by majority vote |
yes |
yes |
|||
Troy |
80980 |
1 |
council-manager |
1955 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office at the time |
5 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Utica |
4757 |
1 |
see charter |
1936 |
MACOMB |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of members |
mayor nominates, coucnil approves (no time limit) |
yes |
|||||
Vassar |
2697 |
5 |
see charter |
1944 |
TUSCOLA |
at large nomination & election |
3 years |
5 |
three |
3 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Wakefield |
1851 |
7 |
council-manager |
1919 |
GOGEBIC |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
5 |
three |
3 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days by unanimous vote; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Walker |
23537 |
3 |
see charter |
1962 |
KENT |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of all of the membership |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Walled Lake |
6999 |
1 |
see charter |
1954 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Warren |
134056 |
1 |
see charter |
1955 |
MACOMB |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
2 years |
3 complete terms or 12 consecutive years in that office |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 10 in calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
||
Watervliet |
1735 |
2 |
see charter |
1924 |
BERRIEN |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
||||||
Wayland |
4079 |
2 |
see charter |
1965 |
ALLEGAN |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
four |
25 |
4 consecutive or 7 in a calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
||
Wayne |
17593 |
1 |
council-manager |
1958 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority |
4 consecutive or 25% |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
West Branch |
2139 |
6 |
council-manager |
1905 |
OGEMAW |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office at the time |
3 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt call spec elec |
no |
||||
Westland |
84094 |
1 |
see charter |
1964 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority of council |
council appoints (no time limit) |
no |
|||||
White Cloud |
1408 |
3 |
see charter |
1950 |
NEWAYGO |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
5 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Whitehall |
2706 |
3 |
see charter |
1942 |
MUSKEGON |
at large nomination & election |
see charter |
12 consecutive years |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
||
Whittemore |
384 |
6 |
see charter |
1907 |
IOSCO |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
6 |
majority |
4 consecutive or 25% in a calendar year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
no |
|||
Williamston |
3854 |
2 |
see charter |
1944 |
INGHAM |
at large nomination & election |
see charter |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive or 25% in calendar year |
appt w/in 60 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Wixom |
13498 |
1 |
see charter |
1957 |
OAKLAND |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority |
3 consecutive |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Woodhaven |
12875 |
1 |
see charter |
1965 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
three |
4 consecutive or 25% |
appt w/in 30 days; if no appt w/in 40 days, call spec elec |
yes |
yes |
|||
Wyandotte |
25883 |
1 |
see charter |
1867 |
WAYNE |
at large nomination & election |
2 years |
7 |
majority of council-elect |
mayor appts w/approval of council (no time limit) |
yes |
|||||
Wyoming |
72125 |
3 |
see charter |
1957 |
KENT |
mixed ward/at-large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
majority in office at the time |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 60 days; if no appt call spec elec |
yes |
||||
Ypsilanti |
19435 |
1 |
see charter |
1858 |
WASHTENAW |
ward nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
3 consecutive or 25% in a fiscal year |
appt by 3rd reg mtg |
yes |
||||
Zeeland |
5504 |
3 |
see charter |
1907 |
OTTAWA |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
7 |
four |
4 consecutive or 25% in fiscal year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |
|||
Zilwaukee |
1658 |
4 |
see charter |
1963 |
SAGINAW |
at large nomination & election |
4 years |
5 |
majority of persons constituting council |
administrative = 21 |
3 consecutive or over 25% in any year |
appt w/in 30 days |
yes |
yes |