HOUSE BILL NO. 6437

November 12, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Coleman and Steven Johnson and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

A bill to amend 2008 PA 49, entitled

"Zoological authorities act,"

by amending section 7 (MCL 123.1167).

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 7. (1) To initiate the establishment of an authority, articles of incorporation shall must be prepared by a majority of the members of the county board of commissioners of the county establishing the authority. The articles of incorporation shall must include all of the following:

(a) The name of the authority.

(b) The size of the board of the authority, which shall must be composed of an odd number of members and shall must not exceed 15 members; the qualifications and terms of office of board members; the manner of appointing the members of the board of the authority; and the filling of vacancies in the office of board member.

(c) The purpose of the authority.

(d) The method of dissolution of the authority.

(e) Any other matters considered advisable.

(2) The articles shall must be adopted and may be amended by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the county board of commissioners of the county establishing the authority.

(3) Before January 1, 2022, before the articles or amendments to the articles are adopted, the articles or amendments to the articles shall must be published not less than once in a newspaper generally circulated within the county. Beginning January 1, 2022, before the articles or amendments to the articles are adopted, public notice of the articles or amendments to the articles must be posted as set forth in the local government public notice act. The adoption of articles or amendments to the articles by the county shall must be evidenced by an endorsement on the articles or amendments by the clerk of the county.

(4) Upon adoption of the articles or amendments to the articles by the county, a printed copy of the articles or the amended articles shall must be filed with the secretary of state by the clerk of the county.

(5) The authority's articles of incorporation, or amendments to the articles, take effect upon filing with the secretary of state.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No.6440(request no. 02449'19) of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.