.HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JULIE A. CALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
12:00 PM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance was called to order by
Chair Calley.
The Clerk read letters from the Speaker of the House removing Representative Marino from
the committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance and adding Representative
Slagh to the Local Government and Municipal Finance committee.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Slagh, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Absent: Rep. Berman.
Excused: Rep. Berman.
Representative Bezotte moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 9, 2021. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4281 before the committee:
HB 4281
(Rep. Garza)
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 10 (MCL 41.810), as amended
by 2020 PA 64.
Representative Garza testified in support of HB 4281. Questions and discussion followed.
John Szymanski, Acting City Manager, City of Harper Woods, testified in support of HB
4281. Questions and discussion followed.
Valerie Kindle, Mayor, City of Harper Woods, testified in support of HB 4281. Questions and
discussion followed.
Maria Nawrocki, representing the Acting Finance Director, City of Harper Woods, testified in
support of HB 4281. Questions and discussion followed.
Vincent Smith, Police Chief, City of Harper Woods, testified in support of HB 4281.
Questions and discussion followed.
Harisanna Richards, representing the Michigan Municipal League, testified in support of HB
4281. Questions and discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4281, but did not wish to speak:
Mike Spence, representing the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments.
Matt Sowash, representing the Police Officers Association of Michigan.
Mike Sauger, President, Fraternal Order of Police.
David Willis, Director of Labor Services, Fraternal Order of Police.
Phil Abdoo, Deputy Director of Labor Services, Fraternal Order of Police.
Scott Harding, representing the Fraternal Order of Police.
Paul Postal, representing the Fraternal Order of Police.
Glenn Nevelle, representing the Fraternal Order of Police.
Andrew Payne, representing the Fraternal Order of Police.
Steve Warren, representing the Fraternal Order of Police.
Representative Garza moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4281. The motion prevailed 13-
0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Berman, Paquette, Slagh,
Ellison, Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Bezotte moved to excuse Representative Berman from the meeting. There
being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Calley adjourned the meeting at
12:19 PM.
Representative Julie Calley, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov