Michigan § 125.2567 Empowerment zone development corporation; application for incorporation; notice; public hearing; process for approving articles of incorporation and bylaws.

Michigan Statutes

§ 125.2567 — Empowerment zone development corporation; application for incorporation; notice; public hearing; process for approving articles of incorporation and bylaws.

Michigan § 125.2567

Ch. 125PLANNING, HOUSING, AND ZONING

Act 75 of 1995EMPOWERMENT ZONE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT (125.2561-125.2591)

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2567 (2026).

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EMPOWERMENT ZONE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT (EXCERPT) Act 75 of 1995 125.2567 Empowerment zone development corporation; application for incorporation; notice; public hearing; process for approving articles of incorporation and bylaws. Sec. 7.

(1)A written application may be made by not less than 3 persons to the governing body of a municipality with a population of less than 900,000 for permission to incorporate an empowerment zone development corporation on behalf of the municipality. In a municipality with a population of 900,000 or more, a majority of an empowerment zone coordinating council shall designate not less than 3 persons to apply. The application shall include proposed articles of incorporation and proposed bylaws. The name of the corporation shall be "the empowerment zone d

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EMPOWERMENT ZONE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT (EXCERPT) Act 75 of 1995 125.2567 Empowerment zone development corporation; application for incorporation; notice; public hearing; process for approving articles of incorporation and bylaws. Sec. 7. (1) A written application may be made by not less than 3 persons to the governing body of a municipality with a population of less than 900,000 for permission to incorporate an empowerment zone development corporation on behalf of the municipality. In a municipality with a population of 900,000 or more, a majority of an empowerment zone coordinating council shall designate not less than 3 persons to apply. The application shall include proposed articles of incorporation and proposed bylaws. The name of the corporation shall be "the empowerment zone development corporation of _______________" (the name of the incorporating municipality). (2) The governing body of the municipality shall notify the public of receipt of the application as provided in subsection (3). The application may be approved after a public hearing by adoption of a resolution by the governing body. (3) Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation designated by the municipality not less than 10 days before the date set for the hearing. In addition, notice of the hearing shall be posted not less than 10 days before the hearing in at least 10 conspicuous and public places within the designated empowerment zone. (4) The process for approving the articles of incorporation and the bylaws and for amending the articles or bylaws shall be prescribed by an ordinance of the municipality.