STAGGERED TERMS: HOME RULE VILLAGE S.B. 516 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 516 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Sponsor: Senator Jason E. Allen
Committee: Government Operations
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Home Rule Village Act to specify that, notwithstanding any charter provision, a home rule village could pass a resolution to provide for the terms of office of its elected officials and for the terms to be staggered. The initial terms could be longer than allowed under the charter in order to facilitate the staggering of terms.
Notwithstanding any charter provision, the village also could pass a resolution to provide for any election provision that was consistent with the Michigan Election Law.
Proposed MCL 78.24d Legislative Analyst: J.P. Finet
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 5-26-05 Fiscal Analyst: David Zin
floor\sb516 Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb516/0506