Government

Government

ANNEXATION AND BOUNDARIES

  • Act 425 agreements
  • Annexation
  • State Boundary Commission
  • Consolidation
  • Detachment

CHARTERS

  • Amendment
  • Drafting
  • Interpretation
  • Revision

CIVIL RIGHTS

  • Americans With Disabilities Act
  • Elliot Larsen Civil Rights Act
  • First Amendment
  • Law enforcement claims
  • Religious freedom

 ELECTIONS

  • Ballot proposals
  • Eligibility
  • Initiative
  • Petitions
  • Primaries
  • Referenda
  • Voter registration

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

  • Exemptions
  • Fees
  • FOIA litigation
  • FOIA policy preparation
  • FOIA responses
  • LIABILITY Contractual provisions to avoid
  • Governmental immunity
  • Insurance
  • Litigation defense
  • Risk management

LIBRARIES

  • Formation of district libraries
  • Millage proposals and elections
  • Library Privacy Act
  • FOIA/Open Meetings Act
  • Internet policies
  • Library budget and taxation issues
  • Library services contracts
  • Patron policies
  • Administrative proceedings

LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

  • Condemnation and eminent domain
  • Defense
  • Federal General and state courts
  • Injunctive relief
  • Michigan Tax Tribunal
  • Prosecutions

MEETINGS

  • Closed sessions
  • Minutes
  • Notices
  • Open Meetings Act
  • Parliamentary Procedure
  • Quorums
  • Special meetings
  • Voting

OFFICERS

  • Appointment
  • Conflict of interest
  • Duties and authority
  • Election
  • Incompatible offices
  • Nominations
  • Primaries
  • Qualifications for office
  • Removal from office
  • Vacancies in office

ORDINANCES

  • Defense of challenges
  • Drafting
  • Enforcement
  • Referendum
  • Revision