March 25, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Miller, Roberts, Liss and Valentine and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental and Regional Affairs.
A bill to amend 1966 PA 293, entitled
"An act to provide for the establishment of charter counties; to
provide for the election of charter commissioners; to prescribe
their powers and duties; to prohibit certain acts of a county board
of commissioners after the approval of the election of a charter
commission; to prescribe the mandatory and permissive provisions of
a charter; to provide for the exercise by a charter county of
certain powers whether or not authorized by its charter; and to
prescribe penalties and provide remedies,"
(MCL 45.501 to 45.521) by adding section 15b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 15b. If a county charter adopted under this act provides
for a system of retirement for county officers and employees, a
retiree that is receiving a retirement benefit under the system and
is employed by a county with a population greater than 35,000 on or
after July 1, 2010 agrees to forfeit his or her right to receive
the retirement benefit during any period of county employment. The
county retirement system shall cease payment of the retirement
benefit to a retiree described in this section and shall reinstate
payment of the retirement benefit without recalculation when the
period of county employment ceases. This section does not apply to
a retiree who is employed by the county on June 30, 2010 as long as
he or she remains in the position held on June 30, 2010. As used in
this section, "employed by the county" means employed directly by
the county, working as an independent contractor for the county, or
employed indirectly by the county through a contractual arrangement
with third parties.