February 2, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Lindberg, Lahti, McDowell, Neumann and Wayne Schmidt and referred to the Committee on Ethics and Elections.
A bill to amend 1966 PA 261, entitled
"An act to provide for the apportionment of county boards of
commissioners; to prescribe the size of the board; to provide for
appeals; to prescribe the manner of election of the members of the
county board of commissioners; to provide for compensation of
members; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal
acts and parts of acts,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 46.403).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 3. (1) The county apportionment commission shall consist
of the county clerk, the county treasurer, the prosecuting
attorney, and the statutory county chairperson of each of the 2
political parties receiving the greatest number of votes cast for
the office of secretary of state in the last preceding general
election. If a county does not have a statutory chairperson of a
political party, the 2 additional members shall be a party
representative from each of the 2 political parties receiving the
greatest number of votes cast for the office of secretary of state
in the last preceding general election and appointed by the
chairperson of the state central committee for each of the
political parties. The clerk shall convene the county apportionment
commission and they shall adopt their rules of procedure. Three
members of the county apportionment commission shall be a quorum
sufficient to conduct its business. All action of the county
apportionment commission shall be by majority vote of the
commission.
(2)
The business which that the county
apportionment
commission may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting held
in
compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being
sections
15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws the open
meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. Public notice of
the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the
manner
required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976 the open
meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(3) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or
retained by the county apportionment commission in the performance
of an official function shall be made available to the public in
compliance
with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being
sections
15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws the freedom
of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(4) In addition to the duties provided in this act, the duties
of the county apportionment commission include establishing single-
member county road commission districts as provided in section 6 of
chapter IV of 1909 PA 283, MCL 224.6.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are
enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5774(request no.
02340'09).
(b) Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5775(request no.
02340'09 a).