HOUSE BILL No. 5433

 

January 27, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Gaffney and Ward and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1989 PA 24, entitled                                              

                                                                                

    "The district library establishment act,"                                   

                                                                                

    by amending section 4 (MCL 397.174).                                        

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 4.  (1) The agreement shall provide for the creation of                

                                                                                

2   a board to govern the operation of the district library and  set            

                                                                                

3   forth  all of the following:                                                

                                                                                

4       (a) The identity of the municipalities establishing the                     

                                                                                

5   district library.                                                           

                                                                                

6       (b) The  method of  selection of board members  , whether  by               

                                                                                

7   election,  or appointment; if by appointment,  their term of                

                                                                                

8   office, and the total number of board members.  , and the number            

                                                                                

9   of board members to be appointed by the legislative body of each            

                                                                                

10  participating municipality; and, if by election, the number of              

                                                                                

11  provisional board members to be appointed by the legislative body           

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   of each participating municipality.                                         

                                                                                

2       (c) Of the amount of money to be stated in the annual budget                

                                                                                

3   pursuant to  under section 13, the percentage to be supplied by            

                                                                                

4   each participating municipality.                                            

                                                                                

5       (d) The procedure for amending the agreement, which shall                   

                                                                                

6   require the consent of the legislative bodies of not less than              

                                                                                

7   2/3 of the participating municipalities.                                    

                                                                                

8       (e) A period of time after the effective date of the                        

                                                                                

9   agreement, not less than 1 year, during which the adoption of a             

                                                                                

10  resolution to withdraw from the district library  pursuant to               

                                                                                

11  under section 24 shall be void.                                             

                                                                                

12      (f) Any distribution of district library assets to take place               

                                                                                

13  upon the withdrawal of a participating municipality.                        

                                                                                

14      (g) Any other necessary provisions regarding the district                   

                                                                                

15  library.                                                                    

                                                                                

16      (2) A district library agreement may provide that the                       

                                                                                

17  district library board is abolished and the district library                

                                                                                

18  terminates unless, on or before a date stated in the agreement,             

                                                                                

19  the district electors approve a district library millage at a               

                                                                                

20  rate not less than a minimum number of mills stated in the                  

                                                                                

21  agreement.  If the district library agreement contains such a               

                                                                                

22  provision, the district library agreement shall specify the                 

                                                                                

23  manner in which the net assets of the district library shall be             

                                                                                

24  distributed to the participating municipalities upon termination            

                                                                                

25  and shall contain a plan for continuing public library service to           

                                                                                

26  all residents of the district after termination.