HOUSE BILL No. 5728

 

March 31, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Hune, Ward, DeRoche, LaJoy, Sak and Gaffney and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1988 PA 57, entitled                                              

                                                                                

    "An act to provide for the incorporation by 2 or more                       

    municipalities of certain authorities for the purpose of                    

    providing emergency services to municipalities; to provide for              

    the powers and duties of authorities and of certain state and               

    local agencies and officers; to guarantee certain labor contracts           

    and employment rights in regard to the formation and                        

    reorganization of authorities; to provide for certain                       

    condemnation proceedings; to provide for the levy of property               

    taxes for certain purposes; and to prescribe penalties and                  

    provide remedies,"                                                          

                                                                                

    by amending sections 5 and 9 (MCL 124.605 and 124.609).                     

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 5.   An  Subject to the laws of this state, an                         

                                                                                

2   authority's articles of incorporation shall state the name of the           

                                                                                

3   authority;  ,  the names of the incorporating municipalities;  ,            

                                                                                

4   the purpose or purposes for which the authority is created;  ,              

                                                                                

5   the powers, duties, and limitations of the authority and its                

                                                                                

6   officers, including rules, regulations, and ordinances; the                 

                                                                                

7   method of selecting its governing body, officers, and employees;            


                                                                                

1   ,  and the person or persons who are charged with the                      

                                                                                

2   responsibility of causing the articles of incorporation to be               

                                                                                

3   published and printed copies to be certified and filed as                   

                                                                                

4   provided in section 2  ,  or who are charged with any other                 

                                                                                

5   responsibility in connection with the incorporation of the                  

                                                                                

6   authority.  , all of which shall be subject to the provisions of            

                                                                                

7   the constitution and statutes of this state, and this act.                  

                                                                                

8       Sec. 9.  An authority, in addition to its other powers and                  

                                                                                

9   duties, may do all of the following:                                        

                                                                                

10      (a) Adopt bylaws and rules of administration to accomplish                  

                                                                                

11  the purposes of this act.                                                   

                                                                                

12      (b) Enforce any rules, regulations, or ordinances that the                  

                                                                                

13  authority adopts as necessary to providing emergency services               

                                                                                

14  under this act.                                                             

                                                                                

15      (c)  (b)  Apply for and accept grants, loans, or                            

                                                                                

16  contributions from the federal government or any of its agencies,           

                                                                                

17  the state, or other public or private agencies to be used for any           

                                                                                

18  of the purposes of this act and to do any and all things within             

                                                                                

19  its express or implied powers necessary or desirable to secure              

                                                                                

20  that financial or other aid or cooperation in the carrying out of           

                                                                                

21  any of the purposes of this act.                                            

                                                                                

22      (d)  (c)  Enter into any contracts with other entities not                  

                                                                                

23  prohibited by law.                                                          

                                                                                

24      (e)  (d)  Investigate emergency services requirements, needs,               

                                                                                

25  and programs and engage, by contract, consultants as may be                 

                                                                                

26  necessary and cooperate with the federal government, state,                 

                                                                                

27  political subdivisions, and other authorities in those                      


                                                                                

1   investigations.                                                             

                                                                                

2       (f)  (e)  Subject to  the terms and conditions prescribed in                

                                                                                

3   section 10, hire employees, attorneys, accountants, and                     

                                                                                

4   consultants as the authority considers necessary to carry out the           

                                                                                

5   purposes of the authority.