Bill Text: MI HB5764 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Counties; other; provision related to contracts or agreements for the purchase of real or personal property for public use; modify. Amends sec. 10, ch. IV of 1909 PA 283 (MCL 224.10).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-12-11 - Referred To Second Reading [HB5764 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HB5764-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5764
April 10, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Dianda, Chirkun, Lasinski, Garrett and Gay-Dagnogo and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
A bill to amend 1909 PA 283, entitled
"An act to revise, consolidate, and add to the laws relating to the
establishment, opening, discontinuing, vacating, closing, altering,
improvement, maintenance, and use of the public highways and
private roads; the condemnation of property and gravel therefor;
the building, repairing and preservation of bridges; maintaining
public access to waterways under certain conditions; setting and
protecting shade trees, drainage, and cutting weeds and brush
within this state; providing for the election or appointment and
defining the powers, duties, and compensation of state, county,
township, and district highway officials; and to prescribe
penalties and provide remedies,"
by amending section 10 of chapter IV (MCL 224.10), as amended by
2004 PA 516.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
CHAPTER IV
Sec. 10. (1) The clerk and the members of a board of county
road commissioners are subject to 1968 PA 317, MCL 15.321 to
15.330.
(2) The board of county road commissioners shall employ a
competent county highway engineer who shall make surveys ordered by
the board, prepare plans and specifications for roads, bridges, and
culverts, and exercise general supervision over construction to
insure that the plans and specifications are strictly followed. Two
or more adjoining counties may employ the same engineer, if the
work in 1 or more of the counties is not enough to employ the whole
time of the engineer. The engineer employed by the board shall be
known as the county highway engineer.
(3) The board may also engage other professional and
consultant services as it considers necessary to implement this act
and promote efficiency and economy in the operation of the county
road system. The board may also employ other necessary laborers and
may
purchase machines, tools, appliances, and materials which that
it considers necessary or convenient for the performance of work by
the laborers. In cases involving the expenditure of an amount
greater than $15,000.00 for the purchase of machines, tools,
appliances, and materials, the board of county road commissioners
shall advertise for sealed proposals for the machines, tools,
appliances, and materials proposed to be purchased, except under
emergency conditions, in which case the limit shall not exceed
$50,000.00.
All purchases made under this section shall must be
compiled separately for purposes of board approval. The board shall
advertise for sealed proposals for the purchase of passenger
vehicles and trucks weighing less than 5,000 pounds. The board may
purchase surplus properties from the state and federal governments
without advertising for sealed proposals.
(4) Each county road commission shall take all reasonable
steps to ensure minority business enterprises have the equal
opportunity to compete and perform contracts or purchases of
services, or both, for the county road commission. The county road
commission shall issue a plan for implementing this subsection.
(5) A county road commission may enter into a contract or
agreement for the purchase of real or personal property for public
purposes, to be paid for in installments over a period not to
exceed
15 30 years or the useful life of the property acquired,
whichever is less. Real or personal property purchased under this
act may serve as collateral in support of the purchase, contract,
or agreement.
