January 24, 2007, Introduced by Rep. LaJoy and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs.
A bill 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 72a (MCL 41.72a), as amended by 1999 PA 198.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 72a. (1) The township board shall provide by resolution
for the time and place of its regular meetings, and shall hold not
less than 1 regular meeting every 3 months. If a time set for a
regular meeting of the township board is a holiday, as designated
by the township board, the regular meeting shall be held at the
same time and place on the next secular day that is not a holiday.
(2) A special meeting of the township board shall be held at a
time fixed by the board at a meeting or when the supervisor
considers it necessary. Upon call of the supervisor, the township
clerk shall give notice of the time and place of the meeting to
each member, either in person or by leaving a written notice at the
member's address. A special meeting of the township board shall be
called by the township clerk upon receiving a written request for
the meeting signed by a majority of the township board members.
(3) The supervisor, if present, shall be the moderator of a
regular or special meeting of the township board. If the supervisor
is not present, the township board, under the direction of the
township clerk, shall elect by voice vote a member of the township
board as a moderator of the meeting. The township clerk has the
same powers and duties as the moderator until a moderator is
chosen.
(4) The township board shall not transact business at a
special meeting unless the business was stated in the notice of the
meeting. However, if all the members of the board are present at a
special meeting, business that might lawfully come before a regular
meeting of the board may be transacted at the special meeting.
(5)
Subject to subsection (6) (7), if a township has a taxable
value, as calculated under section 27a of the general property tax
act,
1893 PA 206, MCL 211.27A 211.27a, of $50,000,000.00 or more,
the township board, not more than 21 days after a meeting of the
board,
shall publish do 1 or both
of the following:
(a) Publish the proceedings of the meeting in a newspaper of
general circulation in the township.
(b) Post the proceedings of the meeting on the township
website if the township has determined that a majority of its
residents have access to the internet.
(6) The publication or posting of a synopsis of the
proceedings, prepared by the township clerk and approved by the
supervisor, showing the substance of each separate proceeding of
the
board is a sufficient compliance with the requirements of this
subsection (5).
(7) (6)
The $50,000,000.00 amount provided for in subsection
(5) shall be adjusted as of January 1 of each year, beginning
January 1, 1998. The department of treasury shall determine on or
before December 1 of each year, beginning December 1, 1997, an
adjusted amount for the following year. The adjusted amount for
each year shall be determined by comparing the consumer price index
for the 12-month period ending the preceding October 31 with the
corresponding consumer price index of 1 year earlier. The
percentage increase or decrease shall then be multiplied by the
current adjusted amount. The product shall be rounded up to the
nearest multiple of $1,000,000.00 and shall be the new adjusted
amount. The department of treasury shall provide the adjusted
amount
upon request. As used in this section subsection, "consumer
price index" means the annual average percentage increase in the
Detroit consumer price index for all items as reported by the
United States department of labor.