MUNICIPAL BOARD RETIRANT MEMBER H.B. 5192:
COMMITTEE SUMMARY
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House Bill 5192 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Fred Durhal, Jr.
House Committee: Oversight, Reform, and Ethics
Senate Committee: Reforms, Restructuring and Reinventing
Date Completed: 12-13-11
CONTENT
The bill would amend the public employment relations Act to revise language under which the selection of a retirant member of a municipality's fire and/or police pension board is a prohibited subject of collective bargaining.
Currently, if the charter of a city, village, or township with a population of 500,000 or more specifies the selection of a retirant member of the municipality's fire department, police department, or fire and police department pension or retirement board, the method of selection of that member is a prohibited subject of bargaining.
Under the bill, if the charter required and specified the method of selection of a retirant member, the inclusion of that member and the method of selection would be prohibited subjects of collective bargaining. Any provision in a collective bargaining agreement that purported to modify that charter requirement would be void.
MCL 423.215 Legislative Analyst: Suzanne Lowe
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: David Zin
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb5192/1112