HB-5113, As Passed Senate, September 15, 2004
(As amended, September 14, 2004)
October 1, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Kooiman, Steil, Voorhees, Sak, Pappageorge, Hart, Van Regenmorter and Koetje and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.
A bill to amend 1966 PA 293, entitled
"An act to provide for the establishment of charter counties; to
provide for the election of charter commissioners; to prescribe
their powers and duties; to prohibit certain acts of a county
board of commissioners after the approval of the election of a
charter commission; to prescribe the mandatory and permissive
provisions of a charter; to provide for the exercise by a charter
county of certain powers whether or not authorized by its
charter; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies,"
by amending section 4 (MCL 45.504), as amended by 1980 PA 7.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 4. (1) The county apportionment commission shall set
2 forth the number of charter commissioners to be elected as
3 follows:
4 County Population Number of Charter Commissioners
5 Under 5,001 Not more than 7
6 5,001 to 10,000 Not more than 11
7 10,001 to 50,000 Not more than 15
8 50,001 to 600,000 Not more than 21
9 Over
600,000 25 to <<17 to>> 35
1 (2) The resolution shall require that a candidate for
2 election to the office of
charter commissioner shall have been
3 a qualified elector in the candidate's district for not less than
4 6 months.
5 (3) An elected county official shall not be a candidate for
6 election to the office of charter commissioner unless the person
7 has resigned from the elected position.
8 (4) A member or former member of the county board of
9 commissioners shall not serve as chief administrative officer of
10 the county until at least 2 years after his or her termination
11 from membership on the board.