COUNTY PARK/REC COMMISSION: HOMEOWNER REPRESENTATION
House Bill 5885
Sponsor: Rep. Sal Rocca
Committee: Local Government and Urban Policy
Complete to 4-15-02
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 5885 AS INTRODUCED 4-11-02
House Bill 5885 would amend Public Act 261 of 1965 to require that at least one of the seven members of a county parks and recreation commission who are appointed by the county board of commissioners be an officer of a homeowners or property owners association located within a half-mile of the property boundary of the most frequently used county park, under the commission's jurisdiction. If there was no such association within that half-mile area, or if no officer of such an association was willing to serve, then at least one of the seven appointees would have to be a resident of that half-mile area. If no resident lived within that area, or if no such resident was willing to serve, then at least one of the seven appointees would have to be a resident of the city, village, or township in which the park was located who was willing to serve on the commission.
Public Act 261, which authorizes a county board of commissioners to create, and sets forth the power and duties of, a county parks and recreation commission, specifies that such a commission is to consist of ten members. The act states that seven of these members are to be appointed by the county board of commissioners and that not less than one and not more than three of the seven must be members of the board of commissioners.
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.