HOUSE BILL No. 4872


     June 5, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Kowall, Waters, Lipsey, Kilpatrick, Raczkowski, Thomas, Daniels, Toy, Richner, Garza, Stallworth, Hale, Rivet,
Clarke and Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 639, entitled

   "Hertel-Law-T. Stopczynski port authority act,"

   by amending section 5 (MCL 120.105).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 5.  (1) Except as provided in subsection (5), an

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      authority shall consist of 5 or 7 members as follows:

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           (a) One member shall be appointed by the governor.

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           (b) The remaining members shall be appointed by the govern-

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      ing body of each city and the governing body of each county that

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      requested the incorporation of the authority.  The representation

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      on, and the number of members of, the authority shall be deter-

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      mined by agreement among the incorporating units and included

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      within the joint resolution requesting incorporation of the

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      authority.




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           (2) The members first appointed shall serve staggered

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      terms.   Thereafter  AFTER THE FIRST APPOINTMENT, each member

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      shall serve  for  a term of 4 years, except that a person

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      appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the balance of

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      the unexpired term.  A member shall be eligible for

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      reappointment.

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           (3) The members shall elect 1 of their membership as chair-

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      person and another as vice-chairperson, shall designate  their

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      THE terms of office OF THOSE OFFICERS, and shall appoint a

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      secretary-treasurer who need not be a member.  A majority of the

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      members of the authority shall constitute a quorum.  , the  THE

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      affirmative vote of  which  A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS shall be

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      necessary for any action taken by the authority.   However, the

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      THE authority shall not commit funds of a constituent entity

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      without the concurrence of the member representing that entity.

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      A unanimous vote of the members of the authority, which may be

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      accomplished by written consent of an absent member, shall be

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      required to approve an operating budget or capital outlay.

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           (4) The members shall serve without compensation but shall

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      be reimbursed for all necessary travel and other expenses

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      incurred in the discharge of their duties.

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           (5) An authority  which  THAT is established in a county

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      having a population of 2,000,000 or more shall consist of 5 mem-

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      bers as follows:

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           (a) One member shall be appointed by the governor.

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           (b) Two members shall be appointed by a majority of all the

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      members of the county board of commissioners of the county.  The



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      members appointed shall be nominated by the commissioners on the

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      board who do not reside within the political boundaries of a city

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      having a population of  1,000,000  750,000 or more.

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           (c) Two members shall be appointed by the mayor of a city

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      having a population of  1,000,000  750,000 or more  which 
   THAT

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      is located in the county.












































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