A bill to amend 1951 PA 33, entitled “An act to provide police and fire protection for townships and for certain areas in townships, certain incorporated villages, and certain cities; to authorize contracting for fire and police protection; to authorize the purchase of fire and police equipment, and the maintenance and operation of the equipment; to provide for defraying the cost of the equipment; to authorize the creation of special assessment districts and the levying and collecting of special assessments; to authorize the issuance of special assessment bonds in anticipation of the collection of special assessments and the advancement of the amount necessary to pay such bonds, and to provide for reimbursement for such advances by reassessment if necessary; to authorize the collection of fees for certain emergency services in townships and other municipalities; to authorize the creation of administrative boards and to prescribe their powers and duties; to provide for the appointment of traffic officers and to prescribe their powers and duties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 11 (MCL 41.811), as amended by 2006 PA 608.
Current law enables two or more contiguous townships, villages, or qualified cities to collaboratively establish a police, fire, or combined police and fire administrative board. These boards, which will now comprise up to two members from each participating municipality appointed by their respective governing bodies for six-year terms, are designed to ensure staggered terms through initial appointments of varying lengths.
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Referred to the Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection
