December 2, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Price and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
A bill to amend 2004 PA 378, entitled
"Public body law enforcement agency act,"
by amending section 8 (MCL 28.588).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 8. (1) The governing board of a public body that is a
multicounty metropolitan district may do the following:
(a) Adopt and amend all necessary rules, regulations, and
ordinances for the management, government, and use of any property
under its control, establish penalties for the violation of the
rules, regulations, and ordinances, and enforce the penalties.
(b) Adopt and enact rules, regulations, and ordinances
designed to safeguard the public peace and health and for the
safety of persons and property upon or within the limits of the
properties under its control. The subjects of the rules,
regulations, and ordinances may include, but not be limited to, the
proper policing and supervision of persons and property, the
regulation or prohibition of parking, and the regulation of signs
and other things which may impede or make dangerous the use of
roads, lanes, or thoroughfares, within the limits of the properties
under the governing board's control.
(2) The governing board of the public body that adopts an
ordinance under this section shall provide in each ordinance a
sanction for violation of the ordinance. Violations may be
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of
not more than $500.00, or both, if the violation substantially
corresponds to a violation of state law that is a misdemeanor for
which the maximum period of imprisonment is 93 days. To the extent
permitted by state law, the governing board may adopt an ordinance
that designates a violation of the ordinance as a state civil
infraction and provides a civil fine for that violation.
(3) An ordinance passed by the governing board of a public
body under this section shall be published once in a newspaper of
general circulation within the territory of the public body. An
ordinance is effective immediately upon its publication, unless a
specific effective date that is subsequent to the date of the
publication of the ordinance is provided for in the ordinance. The
publication of a summary or a true copy of an ordinance after final
passage, as a part of the published proceedings of the governing
board, constitutes publication of the ordinance. This subsection
applies before January 1, 2015.
(4) Beginning January 1, 2015, an ordinance passed by the
governing board of a public body under this section shall be
published as provided under the tier B provisions of the local
government public notice act. An ordinance is effective immediately
upon that publication, unless a specific effective date that is
subsequent to the date of the publication of the ordinance is
provided for in the ordinance. The publication of a summary or a
true copy of an ordinance after final passage, as a part of the
published proceedings of the governing board, constitutes
publication of the ordinance if that publication meets the
requirements of tier B of the local government public notice act.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. ___ or House Bill No. 5560 (request no.
03796'13) of the 97th Legislature is enacted into law.