HOUSE BILL No. 4740

 

May 16, 2013, Introduced by Reps. McBroom and Somerville and referred to the Committee on Local Government.

 

     A bill to amend 1929 PA 178, entitled

 

"An act to provide for the establishment, operation and control of

county medical care facilities by 2 or more counties of less than

1,000,000 population,"

 

by amending section 2 (MCL 404.2).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 2. (1) In case Except as otherwise provided in this

 

section, if the board county boards of supervisors commissioners of

 

2 or more counties shall determine, by separate action thereof of

 

each board, that a joint county medical care facility shall is to

 

be constructed, it shall be the duty of each said board to name the

 

shall appoint 3 members of the social welfare board for their

 

respective of the county to serve as members of the board of

 


trustees of said the joint county medical care facility. Said Each

 

county board of commissioners shall appoint trustees shall be

 

appointed for like identical terms and, except as otherwise

 

provided in this section, shall appoint individuals who qualify in

 

the same manner as is provided for in the office of member of the

 

county social welfare board. , and they The board of trustees of

 

the joint county medical care facility shall cooperate with the

 

state department of social welfare licensing and regulatory affairs

 

in the construction and equipment of the necessary building or

 

buildings.facility.

 

     (2) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act that

 

added this subsection and subject to this subsection and subsection

 

(3), a county board of commissioners described in subsection (1)

 

shall appoint 4 individuals to serve as members of the board of

 

trustees of the joint county medical care facility. A member of the

 

board of trustees of the joint county medical care facility who

 

holds office on the effective date of the amendatory act that added

 

this subsection may continue in office as 1 of the 4 members of the

 

board of trustees of the joint county medical care facility for

 

that county until he or she resigns or otherwise vacates the office

 

or until the expiration of his or her term.

 

     (3) For an appointment under subsection (2) or for a vacancy

 

in the board of trustees of a joint county medical care facility

 

that occurs after the effective date of the amendatory act that

 

added this subsection, the county board of commissioners

 

responsible for appointing the member or for filling the vacancy

 

shall appoint an individual who qualifies based upon criteria

 


established by the county board of commissioners.