Act No. 651

Public Acts of 2006

Approved by the Governor

January 4, 2007

Filed with the Secretary of State

January 5, 2007

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 5, 2007

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

Introduced by Reps. Ball, Schuitmaker, Kahn, Rocca, Acciavatti and LaJoy

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5257

AN ACT to amend 1846 RS 16, entitled "Of the powers and duties of townships, the election and duties of township officers, and the division of townships," by amending section 78 (MCL 41.78), as amended by 1989 PA 77.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 78. (1) At the expense of the township, each township treasurer shall keep an accurate account of the receipts and expenditures of township money in a book or by electronic means which meets the uniform accounting requirements of the state treasurer. The account shall reflect the amount of money belonging to each of the several funds of the township and shall be delivered in a timely manner to the township treasurer's successor in office.

(2) Any document prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the township treasurer in the performance of an official function shall be available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor