June 24, 2003, Introduced by Rep. Richardville and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
A bill to amend 1987 PA 96, entitled
"The mobile home commission act,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 125.2303).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 3. (1) The mobile home commission is created within
2 the department. of
commerce.
3 (2) The commission consists of 11 members appointed by the
4 governor with the advice and consent of the senate, each of whom
5 shall be a citizen of this state.
6 (3) The members of the commission shall include each of the
7 following:
8 (a) A representative of an organization whose membership
9 consists of mobile home residents.
10 (b) A representative of financial institutions.
11 (c) Two operators of a licensed mobile home park having 100
1 or more sites and 1 operator of a licensed mobile home park
2 having less than 100 sites.
3 (d) A
representative of organized labor Two elected local
4 government officials.
5 (e) An elected official
of a local government.
6 (e) (f) A
licensed mobile home dealer.
7 (f) (g) One
resident of a licensed mobile home park having
8 100 or more sites and 1 resident of a licensed mobile home park
9 having less than 100 sites. One member appointed under this
10 subdivision shall also be a representative or organized labor.
11 (g) (h) A
manufacturer of mobile homes.
12 (4) A person appointed to be a member under subsection
13 (3)(a), (d), (e), (g)
or (f), or a member of that person's
14 immediate family, shall not have more than a 1% ownership
15 interest in or income benefit from a manufacturer of mobile
16 homes, a retail seller of mobile homes, a licensed mobile home
17 park, or a supplier of ancillary products or services to the
18 mobile home industry.
19 (5) The term of each member shall be for 3 years. A vacancy
20 in the office of a member shall be filled by the governor for the
21 remainder of the unexpired term, not more than 1 month after the
22 vacancy is created, in the same manner as the original
23 appointment.
24 (6) The per diem compensation of the commission and the
25 schedule for reimbursement of expenses shall be established
26 annually by the legislature.
27 (7) Six members of the commission constitute a quorum for all
1 purposes, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy in the
2 commission's membership. Action may be taken by the commission
3 by a vote of a majority of the members appointed and serving.
4 Meetings of the commission may be called by the chairperson or by
5 3 members on 3 business days' actual notice. At least 1 meeting
6 shall be held each calendar quarter. The commission may hold
7 meetings anywhere in this state.
8 (8) The commission shall elect a member of the commission as
9 its chairperson and another member as its vice-chairperson. The
10 duties and powers of the
chairperson and vice-chairperson shall
11 be are as prescribed in the commission's rules.
12 (9) A member of the commission may be removed from office by
13 the governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct or
14 malfeasance in office. A member of the commission who has a
15 direct pecuniary interest in a matter before the commission shall
16 disclose that interest before the commission taking action with
17 respect to the matter.
, which The disclosure shall become a
18 part of the record of the commission's official proceedings.