June 14, 2012, Introduced by Rep. Olumba and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, by amending section 25 of article VII, to
prohibit the sale or lease of certain assets owned by a public
authority without a vote of the citizens of the affected
municipality.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state
constitution of 1963, to prohibit the sale or lease of certain
assets owned by a public authority without a vote of the citizens
of the affected municipality, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted
to the people of the state:
ARTICLE VII
Sec. 25. No city or village shall acquire any public utility
furnishing light, heat or power, or grant any public utility
franchise which is not subject to revocation at the will of the
city or village, unless the proposition shall first have been
approved by three-fifths of the electors voting thereon. No city or
village may sell or lease any public utility or assets of a public
authority unless the proposition shall first have been approved by
a majority of the electors voting thereon, or a greater number if
the charter shall so provide.
Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be
submitted to the people of the state at the next general election
in the manner provided by law.