HOUSE BILL No. 5257

 

October 5, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Ball, Schuitmaker, Kahn, Rocca, Acciavatti and LaJoy and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1846 RS 16, entitled

 

"Of the powers and duties of townships, the election and duties of

township officers, and the division of townships,"

 

by amending section 78 (MCL 41.78), as amended by 1989 PA 77.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 78. (1)  Each  At the expense of the township, each

 

township treasurer shall keep an accurate account of the receipts

 

and expenditures of township money in a book or by electronic means

 

which meets the uniform accounting requirements of the state

 

treasurer.  , at the expense of the township.  The  book  account

 

shall reflect the amount of money belonging to each of the several

 

funds of the township and shall be delivered in a timely manner to

 

the township treasurer's successor in office.  The book and any

 

other writing


 

     (2) Any document prepared, owned, used, in the possession of,

 

or retained by the township treasurer in the performance of an

 

official function shall be  made  available to the public in

 

compliance with the freedom of information act,  Act No. 442 of the

 

Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the

 

Michigan Compiled Laws  1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.