Sufficiency hearing date:(completed)(our petition was denied due to
our legal description of the proposed village having a large error) The
process must no re-start during the Fall of 2007.
Location: Lansing
State Boundary Commission reviews September 22 petition for legal
requirements.
our legal description of the proposed village having a large error) The
process must no re-start during the Fall of 2007.
Location: Lansing
State Boundary Commission reviews September 22 petition for legal
requirements.
90 - 120 days
60+ days
Public hearing date:TBD
Location: Gun Lake area
To allow all parties opportunity to ask questions, voice support
or opposition to becoming a village.
Location: Gun Lake area
To allow all parties opportunity to ask questions, voice support
or opposition to becoming a village.
Boundary Commission decides on location of village boundary and whether
to allow the effort to move forward to a vote of Charter Commissioners.
to allow the effort to move forward to a vote of Charter Commissioners.
File petition to incorporate date:
(completed 22 September 2006)
(completed 22 September 2006)
60 - 220 days
Event Schedule
This page contains
the schedule of
events in the
incorporation
process.
the schedule of
events in the
incorporation
process.
As events occur
their completion will
start the time table
for the next event.
their completion will
start the time table
for the next event.
The events on this
page are
determined by
Michigan Law and
will be updated as
they are scheduled
by the State
Boundary
Commission.
page are
determined by
Michigan Law and
will be updated as
they are scheduled
by the State
Boundary
Commission.
CALENDAR
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60+ days
NOTE: Boundary Commission can approve to petition and boundary as submitted,
or approve the petition with changes to the boundary, or deny the petition.
or approve the petition with changes to the boundary, or deny the petition.
If either approval above is determined by Boundary Commission, they will call for
the election of 5 Charter Commissioners from within the final village boundary.
the election of 5 Charter Commissioners from within the final village boundary.
Charter Commissioners are nominated from within the proposed village.
5 Charter Commissioners are elected
60 days (during which the charter commissioners should hold public meetings and
conduct a survey to gauge what the citizens want in the charter similar to what the
townships currently do)
conduct a survey to gauge what the citizens want in the charter similar to what the
townships currently do)
Charter is voted on in one of the four elections each year.
If the Charter is adopted by the voters
The Village of Gun Lake is created.
If the Charter is voted down
Charter Commissioners re-write charter and re-submit to the public
for a vote.
for a vote.
SEE NOTES ON LEFT
Entire written charter is published in local newspapers
If Governor approves
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Resubmission process continues until charter is adopted.
If charter is not adopted within 2 years of first charter vote, the process
is ended without a village.
is ended without a village.
Written charter is submitted to Governor for review and approval.