The powers of the City under this Charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the City, and specific mention of particular powers in the Charter shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general power stated in this chapter. Upon annexation or detachment of territory, the boundaries shall be deemed thereby changed without amendment of this section. The City shall embrace the territory constituting the City of Highland Park, on the effective date of this Charter as described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof by this reference, together with such annexations thereto and less such detachments therefrom as may be made from time to time. The municipal corporation now existing and known as the "City of Highland Park," as its limits now are or may hereafter be established, shall be and continue a municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Michigan, and shall be known by the name of "City of Highland Park." We, the people of the City of Highland Park, Michigan, in order to secure the benefits of efficient self-government and to promote our common welfare, do hereby enact and establish this Charter. TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLEĬHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONSĬHAPTER 3 MUNICIPAL POWERS AND LIABILITIESĬHAPTER 8 BUDGET PROCEDURE AND GENERAL FINANCEĬHAPTER 18 HIGHLAND PARK EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMĬHAPTER 19 HIGHLAND PARK POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN RETIREMENT SYSTEMĬHAPTER 20 TRANSITION CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK, MICHIGAN PREAMBLE Dates appearing in parentheses following a section heading indicate that the section was amended, enacted or repealed on the date given. 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, and was adopted by the electors on June 25, 1968. EDITOR'S NOTE: The Charter of the City of Highland Park was adopted by the Charter Commission of the City on April 24, 1968, was approved by the Governor of the State of Michigan on June 11, 1968, in accordance with Act No.
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