December 18, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Calley, Ball, Bauer, Rick Jones, Byrum, Opsommer and Meadows and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled
"Open meetings act,"
by amending section 2 (MCL 15.262), as amended by 2001 PA 38.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Public body" means any state or local legislative or
governing body, including a board, commission, committee,
subcommittee, authority, or council, that is empowered by state
constitution, statute, charter, ordinance, resolution, or rule to
exercise governmental or proprietary authority or perform a
governmental or proprietary function; a lessee of such a body
performing an essential public purpose and function pursuant to the
lease agreement; or the board of a nonprofit corporation formed by
a city under section 4o of the home rule city act, 1909 PA 279, MCL
117.4o. Public body includes the body authorized to set revenue
targets for appropriations for the state fiscal year.
(b) "Meeting" means the convening of a public body at which a
quorum is present for the purpose of deliberating toward or
rendering a decision on a public policy, including state fiscal
year revenue estimates, or any meeting of the board of a nonprofit
corporation formed by a city under section 4o of the home rule city
act, 1909 PA 279, MCL 117.4o.
(c) "Closed session" means a meeting or part of a meeting of a
public body that is closed to the public.
(d) "Decision" means a determination, action, vote, or
disposition upon a motion, proposal, recommendation, resolution,
order, ordinance, bill, or measure on which a vote by members of a
public body is required and by which a public body effectuates or
formulates public policy. Decision includes the determination of
state revenue estimates for state fiscal year appropriations.