Act No. 309

Public Acts of 2014

Approved by the Governor

October 9, 2014

Filed with the Secretary of State

October 10, 2014

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 10, 2014

STATE OF MICHIGAN

97TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

Introduced by Reps. Lane, Yanez, Haugh, Roberts, Forlini, Goike, LaFontaine, Farrington, Lund and Switalski

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5457

AN ACT 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,” by amending section 4 (MCL 45.504), as amended by 1980 PA 7.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 4. (1) The county apportionment commission shall set forth the number of charter commissioners to be elected as follows:

County Population Number of Charter Commissioners

Under 5,001 Not more than 7

5,001 to 10,000 Not more than 11

10,001 to 50,000 Not more than 15

50,001 to 600,000 Not more than 21

Over 600,000 13 to 35

(2) The resolution shall require that a candidate for election to the office of charter commissioner shall have been a qualified elector in the candidate’s district for not less than 6 months.

(3) An elected county official shall not be a candidate for election to the office of charter commissioner unless the person has resigned from the elected position.

(4) A member or former member of the county board of commissioners shall not serve as chief administrative officer of the county until at least 2 years after his or her termination from membership on the board.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor