HB-5035, As Passed House, June 17, 2004

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5035

                                                                             A bill to amend 1987 PA 96, entitled                                              

"The mobile home commission act,"                                           

by amending section 3 (MCL 125.2303).                                       

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1       Sec. 3.  (1) The mobile home commission is created within                   

2   the department.  of commerce.

3       (2) The commission consists of  11 13 members appointed by                 

4   the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, each of             

5   whom shall be a citizen of this state.                                      

6       (3) The members of the commission shall include each of the                 

7   following:                                                                  

8       (a) A representative of an organization whose membership                    

9   consists of mobile home residents.                                          

10      (b) A representative of financial institutions.                             

11      (c)  Two Three operators of a licensed mobile home park.

1   having 100 or more sites and 1 operator of a licensed mobile               

2   home park having less than 100 sites.

3   (d) A representative of organized labor.

4   (d)  (e)  An elected official of a local government.                        

5   (e)  (f)  A licensed mobile home dealer.                                    

6   (f)  (g)  One resident of a licensed mobile home park  having               

7   100 or more sites and 1 resident of a licensed mobile home park             

8   having less than 100 sites who also is a representative of                 

9   organized labor.                                                            

10  (g)  (h)  A manufacturer of mobile homes.                                   

11  (h) One elected public school district representative.                      

12      (i) One registered building inspector or a registered                       

13  professional community planner.                                             

14      (j) One individual who services, installs, or repairs                       

15  manufactured homes.                                                         

16      (k) One representative who is a state or local public health                

17  official or a state or local fire official.

18      (4) A person appointed to be a member under subsection                      

19  (3)(a), (d),  (e), (g) (f), (h), or (i), or a member of that               

20  person's immediate family shall not have more than a 1% ownership           

21  interest in or income benefit from a manufacturer of mobile                 

22  homes, a retail seller of mobile homes, a licensed mobile home              

23  park, or a supplier of ancillary products or services to the                

24  mobile home industry.                                                       

25      (5) The term of each member shall be for 3 years.  A vacancy                

26  in the office of a member shall be filled by the governor for the           

27  remainder of the unexpired term, not more than 1 month after the            

1   vacancy is created, in the same manner as the original                      

2   appointment.                                                                

3       (6) The per diem compensation of the commission and the                     

4   schedule for reimbursement of expenses shall be established                 

5   annually by the legislature.                                                

6       (7)  Six Seven members of the commission constitute a quorum               

7   for all purposes, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy in             

8   the commission's membership.  Action may be taken by the                    

9   commission by a vote of a majority of the members appointed and             

10  serving.  Meetings of the commission may be called by the                   

11  chairperson or by 3 members on 3 business days' actual notice.              

12  At least 1 meeting shall be held each calendar quarter.  The                

13  commission may hold meetings anywhere in this state.                        

14      (8) The commission shall elect a member of the commission as                

15  its chairperson and another member as its vice-chairperson.  The            

16  duties and powers of the chairperson and vice-chairperson  shall            

17  be are as prescribed in the commission's rules.                            

18      (9) A member of the commission may be removed from office by                

19  the governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct or            

20  malfeasance in office.  A member of the commission who has a                

21  direct pecuniary interest in a matter before the commission shall           

22  disclose that interest before the commission taking action with             

23  respect to the matter.  , which The disclosure shall become a              

24  part of the record of the commission's official proceedings.