PLANNING COMMISSION ELIGIBILITY S.B. 726 (S-1):
FLOOR SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 726 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Patricia L. Birkholz
Committee: Local, Urban and State Affairs
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Planning Enabling Act to specify that members of a local planning commission who were not qualified electors of that local unit of government would have to be qualified electors of another local unit.
The Act requires planning commission members to be qualified electors of the local unit. In a local unit meeting certain population criteria, however, a specific number of members may be individuals who are not qualified electors of that local unit.
(A qualified elector is a U.S. citizen who is at least 18 years old, has lived in Michigan for at least six months, and meets the requirements of local residence provided by law.)
MCL 125.3815 Legislative Analyst: Julie Cassidy
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 9-16-09 Fiscal Analyst: David Zin
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb726/0910