Bill Text: MI HB6037 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Counties; charter; public notice for election of a charter commission and approval of a proposed charter; revise to make reference to the local government public notice act. Amends secs. 7 & 17 of 1966 PA 293 (MCL 45.507 & 45.517). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5560'14

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-12-03 - Printed Bill Filed 12/03/2014 [HB6037 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-HB6037-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 6037

 

December 2, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Price and referred to the Committee on Local Government.

 

     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,"

 

by amending sections 7 and 17 (MCL 45.507 and 45.517).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 7. (1) Upon the passage of the resolution, the county

 

clerk, within 3 business days, shall transmit a certified copy

 

thereof of the resolution to the clerk of each city, village, and

 

township in his or her county.

 

     (2) The Before January 1, 2015, the county clerk shall publish

 

a notice of election, and together with the proposition and office

 

to be voted upon, in at least 1 newspaper having general

 

circulation in the county. The Before January 1, 2015, the first

 

publication shall be not less than 10 days prior to before the

 

election. The Before January 1, 2015, the county clerk shall also

 

cause a notice of election, together with the proposition and

 

office to be voted upon, to be posted in 2 or more conspicuous

 

places in each precinct within the county. Upon Before January 1,

 

2015, upon the request of the county clerk, the posting shall be

 

done by the clerk of the local unit of government. Beginning

 

January 1, 2015, the county clerk shall, not less than 10 days

 

before the election, provide tier A public notice with a link of

 

the notice of election, together with the proposition and office to

 

be voted upon, as set forth in the local government public notice

 

act.

 

     Sec. 17. (1) Upon the passage of the resolution by the charter

 

commission fixing the date for the submission and election, the

 

county clerk, within 3 business days, shall transmit a certified

 

copy of the resolution, together with a copy of the proposed

 

charter, to the clerk of each city, village, and township within

 

his or her county.

 

     (2) The Before January 1, 2015, the county clerk shall cause

 

the proposed charter to be published in at least 1 newspaper having

 

general circulation within the county. The Before January 1, 2015,

 

the charter shall be published not less than 2 weeks nor or more

 

than 4 weeks prior to before the election. Beginning January 1,

 

2015, the county clerk shall, not less than 2 weeks or more than 4

 

weeks before the election, provide tier A public notice of the

 

proposed charter as set forth in the local government public notice

 

act.

 

     (3) The county clerk shall also cause to be published a notice

 

of election in accordance with to be provided as set forth in

 

section 7.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 5560 (request no.

 

03796'13) of the 97th Legislature is enacted into law.