HOUSE BILL No. 4169 January 30, 1997, Introduced by Reps. Rhead, Hammerstrom, Llewellyn and McNutt and referred to the Committee on Local Government. A bill to amend 1951 PA 33, entitled "An act to provide police and fire protection for townships and for certain areas in townships, certain incorporated villages, and cities under 15,000 population; to authorize contracting for fire and police protection; to authorize the purchase of fire and police equipment, and the maintenance and operation of the equip- ment; to provide for defraying the cost of the equipment; to authorize the creation of special assessment districts and the levying and collecting of special assessments; to authorize the issuance of special assessment bonds in anticipation of the col- lection of special assessments and the advancement of the amount necessary to pay such bonds, and to provide for reimbursement for such advances by reassessment if necessary; to authorize the col- lection of fees for certain emergency services in townships and other municipalities; to authorize the creation of administrative boards and to prescribe their powers and duties; to provide for the appointment of traffic officers and to prescribe their powers and duties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts," by amending section 6a (MCL 41.806a), as added by 1990 PA 102; and to repeal acts and parts of acts. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 6a. (1) The legislative body of a municipality 2 providing emergency police or fire service or the legislative 00091'97 TLG 2 1 bodies of municipalities acting jointly to provide such a service 2 pursuant to this act may authorize by ordinance the collection of 3 fees for the service. 4 (2) The township board of a township or the county board of 5 commissioners of a county providing emergency ambulance and inha- 6 lator service alone or jointly with another municipality and the 7 legislative body of such a municipality may authorize by ordi- 8 nance the collection of fees for the service. 9 (3) AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED UNDER SUBSECTION (1) OR (2) MAY 10 AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF A MUNICIPALITY OR THE COUNTY 11 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF A COUNTY, AS APPLICABLE, TO DO 1 OF THE 12 FOLLOWING: 13 (A) ANNUALLY CERTIFY FEES DELINQUENT FOR 3 MONTHS OR MORE TO 14 THE PROPER TAX COLLECTING OFFICER TO BE ENTERED IN A SEPARATE 15 COLUMN ON THE NEXT TAX ROLL AGAINST REAL PROPERTY OF THE PERSON 16 RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF THE FEE AND PROVIDE THAT AMOUNTS 17 ENTERED ON THE TAX ROLL BECOME A LIEN AGAINST THAT REAL 18 PROPERTY. 19 (B) CERTIFY THE RATE OR CHARGE TO THE PROPER TAX COLLECTING 20 OFFICER TO BE ENTERED IN A SEPARATE COLUMN ON THE NEXT TAX ROLL 21 AGAINST REAL PROPERTY OF THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF 22 THE FEE FOR INITIAL COLLECTION IN THE SAME MANNER AS AD VALOREM 23 PROPERTY TAXES UNDER THE GENERAL PROPERTY TAX ACT, 1893 PA 206, 24 MCL 211.1 TO 211.157, AND PROVIDE THAT AMOUNTS ENTERED ON THE TAX 25 ROLL BECOME A LIEN AGAINST THAT REAL PROPERTY. 26 (4) IF A RATE OR CHARGE ENTERED ON THE TAX ROLL PURSUANT TO 27 SUBSECTION (3) IS NOT PAID BEFORE FEBRUARY 15, THE RATE OR CHARGE 00091'97 3 1 SHALL BE RETURNED AS DELINQUENT TO THE COUNTY TREASURER AND 2 COLLECTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS PROVIDED FOR DELINQUENT TAXES 3 UNDER THE GENERAL PROPERTY TAX ACT, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 TO 4 211.157. HOWEVER, PROPERTY IS NOT SUBJECT TO SALE UNDER SECTION 5 60 OF THE GENERAL PROPERTY TAX ACT, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.60, FOR 6 NONPAYMENT OF THE RATE OR CHARGE UNLESS THE PROPERTY IS ALSO 7 SUBJECT TO SALE FOR DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES. 8 (5) SUBSECTIONS (3) AND (4) DO NOT LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF 9 THE MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY TO COLLECT A FEE BY ANY OTHER MEANS 10 AUTHORIZED BY LAW FOR THE COLLECTION OF A DEBT. 11 Enacting section 1. Section 7 of 1951 PA 33, MCL 41.807, is 12 repealed. 00091'97 Final page. TLG