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 Not more than 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.