2001 Senate Bill 690 ↩

House Roll Call 259: Passed

To adopt the terms of an agreement made between Gov. John Engler and Wayne County Executive Edward McNamara to transfer authority over the Detroit Metro Airport and Willow Run Airport from Wayne County to an independent authority with four board members appointed by the Wayne County executive, two by the governor and one by the Wayne County Board of Commissioners. Board members could not be elected officials or government employees, and board members and their family would be prohibited from working for or having direct financial interest in firms with airport contracts. The authority would oversee all contracts and hire the airport director. A three-member audit committee, made up of one of the board members appointed by the Wayne County executive, one of the governor's, and the one county commission member, could order special investigations and audits. Managers and board members would be required to meet state conflict-of-interest standards, and abide by ethics rules including financial disclosure, and disclosure of any criminal history, license sanctions, civil allegations of fraud or misrepresentation, or tax delinquency. Competitive bidding would be required for all contracts over $50,000 unless a no-bid process was justified in writing for emergency repairs or for reasons of public or passenger safety.