September 14, 2004, Introduced by Senator GILBERT and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1909 PA 283, entitled
"An act to revise, consolidate, and add to the laws relating to
the establishment, opening, discontinuing, vacating, closing,
altering, improvement, maintenance, and use of the public
highways and private roads; the condemnation of property and
gravel therefor; the building, repairing and preservation of
bridges; maintaining public access to waterways under certain
conditions; setting and protecting shade trees, drainage, and
cutting weeds and brush within this state; providing for the
election or appointment and defining the powers, duties, and
compensation of state, county, township, and district highway
officials; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies,"
by amending section 10 (MCL 224.10), as amended by 2003 PA 137.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 10. (1) The clerk and the members of a board of county
2 road commissioners are subject to 1968 PA 317, MCL 15.321 to
3 15.330.
4 (2) The board of county road commissioners shall employ a
5 competent county highway engineer who shall make surveys ordered
6 by the board, prepare plans and specifications for roads,
1 bridges, and culverts, and exercise general supervision over
2 construction to insure that the plans and specifications are
3 strictly followed. Two or more adjoining counties may employ the
4 same engineer, if the work in 1 or more of the counties is not
5 enough to employ the whole time of the engineer. The engineer
6 employed by the board shall be known as the county highway
7 engineer.
8 (3) The board may also engage other professional and
9 consultant services as it considers necessary to implement this
10 act and promote efficiency and economy in the operation of the
11 county road system. The board may also employ other necessary
12 laborers and may purchase machines, tools, appliances, and
13 materials which it considers necessary or convenient for the
14 performance of work by the laborers. In cases involving the
15 expenditure of an amount greater than $10,000.00 for the purchase
16 of machines, tools, appliances, and materials, the board of
17 county road commissioners shall advertise for sealed proposals
18 for the machines, tools, appliances, and materials proposed to be
19 purchased, except under emergency conditions, in which case the
20 limit shall not exceed $20,000.00. All purchases made under this
21 section shall be compiled separately for purposes of board
22 approval. The board shall advertise for sealed proposals for the
23 purchase of passenger vehicles and trucks weighing less than
24 5,000 pounds. The board may purchase surplus properties from the
25 state and federal governments without advertising for sealed
26 proposals.
27 (4) Each county road commission shall take all reasonable
1 steps to ensure minority business enterprises have the equal
2 opportunity to compete and perform contracts or purchases of
3 services, or both, for the county road commission. The county
4 road commission shall issue a plan for implementing this
5 subsection.
6 (5) A county road commission may enter into a contract or
7 agreement for the purchase of real or personal property for
8 public purposes, to be paid for in installments over a period not
9 to exceed 15 years or the useful life of the property acquired,
10 whichever is less. Real or personal property purchased under
11 this act may serve as collateral in support of the purchase,
12 contract, or agreement. The
outstanding balance of all
13 purchases authorized
under this act shall not exceed 1-1/4% of
14 the value of the road
commission's capital assets and
15 infrastructure as
determined by a capitalized asset inventory.