Title 15, PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Sec. 5. (1) The board shall: (a) Receive complaints concerning alleged unethical conduct by a public officer or employee from any person or entity, inquire into the circumstances surrounding the alleged unethical conduct, and make recommendations concerning individual cases to th…

Sec. 6. The board may promulgate rules governing its own procedures pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 24.201 to 24.315 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. For a period of 1 year following the effective date of this act the board shall have …

Sec. 7. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state an amount necessary to implement this act but not to exceed $10,000.00 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974.

Sec. 8. The provisions of this act shall not supersede the provisions of any other acts heretofore or hereinafter enacted and shall be interpreted and administered to the extent not inconsistent with other acts.

Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Employee" means a person who is employed by or is an employee of a federal agency, an institution of higher education, a local unit of government, or a state agency. (b) "Federal agency" means an agency, board, bureau, commission, department, div…

Sec. 2. (1) When an employee participates in a temporary assignment, the receiving agency, and the sending agency are subject to this act and a contract relative thereto is subject to and shall conform to this act. (2) This act does not apply when the receiving agency is privatel…

Sec. 3. An institution of higher education of this state, a local unit of government of this state, or a state agency of this state may participate as a sending or receiving agency in a program involving a temporary assignment of an employee with a federal agency, institution of …

Sec. 4. (1) An employee who is participating in a temporary assignment shall be considered as being on detail to a regular work assignment of the sending agency or in a status of leave of absence from the sending agency. (2) An employee who is on detail shall receive at least the…

Sec. 5. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) a receiving agency shall provide workmen's compensation coverage pursuant to Act No. 317 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, being sections 418.101 to 418.941 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for an employee participating in a te…

Sec. 6. Except as otherwise provided in this act, an employee who participates in a temporary assignment pursuant to this act is and shall remain the employee of the sending agency during the time of the temporary assignment and for 24 hours thereafter.

Sec. 7. An employee may not be on detail or on a status of leave in a temporary assignment pursuant to this act for more than 2 years, except that the parties to the contract may agree to extend the contract for not more than 2 years. An extension of a contract does not require a…

Sec. 8. (1) The contract under which the employee is to be temporarily assigned shall provide: (a) The terms and conditions of the employee's reimbursement for travel or other necessary expenses. (b) The name of the agency which is to pay the travel or other necessary expenses. (…

Sec. 9. (1) The contract shall be agreed to and signed by the affected employee, the sending agency, and the receiving agency. (2) The affected employee, the sending agency, the receiving agency, and the department of civil service shall receive a true copy of the contract.

Sec. 10. Before a contract can be effective under this act, it shall be approved by the department of civil service.

Sec. 11. An elected official may not participate in a temporary assignment pursuant to this act.

Sec. 12. The department of civil service shall: (a) Assist any employee, receiving agency, or sending agency which is participating or attempting to participate in a temporary assignment pursuant to this act. (b) Make rules to implement this act. (c) Take any action it deems nece…

Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Public employer" means a county, township, village, city, authority, school district, or other political subdivision of this state and includes any entity jointly created by 2 or more public employers. (b) "School district" means a school distric…

Sec. 2. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a public employer shall not require, by collective bargaining agreement or otherwise, that a person reside within a specified geographic area or within a specified distance or travel time from his or her place of employment as a c…

Sec. 3. This act applies only to employment contracts entered into, renewed, or renegotiated after the effective date of this act, in accordance with the prohibition against impairment of contracts provided by section 10 of article I of the state constitution of 1963.

Sec. 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Open meetings act". (2) This act shall supersede all local charter provisions, ordinances, or resolutions which relate to requirements for meetings of local public bodies to be open to the public. (3) After the effectiv…

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Public body" means any state or local legislative or governing body, including a board, commission, committee, subcommittee, authority, or council, that is empowered by state constitution, statute, charter, ordinance, resolution, or rule to exerc…

Sec. 3. (1) All meetings of a public body must be open to the public and must be held in a place available to the general public. All persons must be permitted to attend any meeting except as otherwise provided in this act. The right of a person to attend a meeting of a public bo…

Sec. 3a. (1) A meeting of a public body held, in whole or in part, electronically by telephonic or video conferencing in compliance with this section and, except as otherwise required in this section, all of the provisions of this act applicable to a nonelectronic meeting, is per…

Sec. 4. The following provisions shall apply with respect to public notice of meetings: (a) A public notice shall always contain the name of the public body to which the notice applies, its telephone number if one exists, and its address. (b) A public notice for a public body sha…

Sec. 5. (1) A meeting of a public body shall not be held unless public notice is given as provided in this section by a person designated by the public body. (2) For regular meetings of a public body, there shall be posted within 10 days after the first meeting of the public body…

Sec. 6. (1) Upon the written request of an individual, organization, firm, or corporation, and upon the requesting party's payment of a yearly fee of not more than the reasonable estimated cost for printing and postage of such notices, a public body shall send to the requesting p…

Sec. 7. (1) A 2/3 roll call vote of members elected or appointed and serving is required to call a closed session, except for the closed sessions permitted under section 8(a), (b), (c), (g), (i), and (j). The roll call vote and the purpose or purposes for calling the closed sessi…

Sec. 8. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a public body may meet in a closed session only for the following purposes: (a) To consider the dismissal, suspension, or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, or to consider a periodic perso…

Sec. 9. (1) Each public body shall keep minutes of each meeting showing the date, time, place, members present, members absent, any decisions made at a meeting open to the public, and the purpose or purposes for which a closed session is held. The minutes shall include all roll c…

Sec. 9a. (1) Every meeting of a public body that is a state licensing board, state commission panel, or state rule-making board, except a meeting or part of a meeting held in closed session, must be recorded in a manner that allows for the capture of sound, including, without lim…

Sec. 10. (1) Decisions of a public body shall be presumed to have been adopted in compliance with the requirements of this act. The attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the public body serves, or any person may commence a civil action in the circuit c…

Sec. 11. (1) If a public body is not complying with this act, the attorney general, prosecuting attorney of the county in which the public body serves, or a person may commence a civil action to compel compliance or to enjoin further noncompliance with this act. (2) An action for…

Sec. 12. (1) A public official who intentionally violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00. (2) A public official who is convicted of intentionally violating a provision of this act for a second time within the same term shall be…

Sec. 13. (1) A public official who intentionally violates this act shall be personally liable in a civil action for actual and exemplary damages of not more than $500.00 total, plus court costs and actual attorney fees to a person or group of persons bringing the action. (2) Not …

Sec. 13a. If the governing board of an institution of higher education established under section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963 violates this act with respect to the process of selecting a president of the institution at any time after the recommenda…

Sec. 14. Act No. 261 of the Public Acts of 1968, being sections 15.251 to 15.253 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed.

Sec. 15. This act shall take effect January 1, 1977.

Sec. 1. (1) This act may be cited as the "public officers financial disclosure act". (2) The financial disclosures required by this act represent a minimum expectation of transparency, and individuals subject to this act are encouraged to make financial disclosures in addition to…

Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Blind trust" means a qualified blind trust or qualified diversified trust as those terms are defined in 5 CFR 2634.403. (b) "Consumer Price Index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn are…

Sec. 5. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), a public officer shall file an annual financial disclosure report with the department by not later than May 15 of each year. This subsection does not apply to an individual who was a public officer only on the first day …

Sec. 6. A financial disclosure report must be in the following form: Basic Identifying Information 1. Full name:_________________________________________________ 2. Mailing address:___________________________________________ 3. Telephone number:___________________________________…

Sec. 7. (1) A report required under section 5 must include a complete statement of all of the following: (a) The full name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of the public officer. (b) The name and address of the public officer's employer or employers and the p…

Sec. 8. Not later than 10 days after entering into an agreement or arrangement for future employment that would begin not later than 1 year after the public officer leaves office, a public officer who is not reelected or seeking reelection to public office must disclose in writin…

Sec. 9. A public officer filing a report under section 5 may omit any of the following: (a) Information an individual is required to report under the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282. (b) An item otherwise required to be reported under section 7(…

Sec. 11. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the department shall, not less than 30 days before a report is due each year, make the most current version of the financial disclosure report form created under section 6 easily accessible on its website. (2) For the f…

Sec. 13. (1) The secretary of state shall do all of the following: (a) Make available through the secretary of state's offices appropriate forms, instructions, and manuals required by this act. (b) Create and operate an electronic, internet-accessible system to receive statements…