{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-124.655","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 124.655","heading":"Metropolitan area council; formation; council as public corporate body and authority; powers generally.","body":"Sec. 5.\n\nA combination of 2 or more local governmental units in a metropolitan area may form a metropolitan area council by adopting articles of incorporation pursuant to the requirements of sections 7 and 9.\n\nA council is a public corporate body with power to sue and be sued in any court of the state.\n\nA council is an authority under section 6 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.\n\nA council possesses all the powers necessary for carrying out the purposes of its formation. The enumeration of specific powers in this act shall not be construed as a limitation on the general powers of a council, consistent with its articles.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 124","Act Act-292-of-1989"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-124-655","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"9fb774b3bfc6c15813972febc13544495d83f07989fd63cfe673bea27049506a","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-124.653","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-124.657"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}