HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JULIE A. CALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, November 10, 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 Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Berman, Paquette, Slagh,
Ellison, Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Howell moved to adopt the meeting minutes from November 3, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5427 before the committee:
HB 5427
(Rep. Howell)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 267, entitled "Open
meetings act," by amending section 3a (MCL
15.263a), as amended by 2021 PA 54.
Representative Howell moved to report out HB 5427 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 9-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Berman, Paquette, Slagh,
Ellison.
Nays: Reps. Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid SB 242 and SB 245 before the committee:
SB 242
(Sen. McBroom)
A bill to amend 1966 PA 261, entitled "An act to
provide for the apportionment of county boards of
commissioners; to prescribe the size of the board;
to provide for appeals; to prescribe the manner of
election of the members of the county board of
commissioners; to provide for compensation of
members; to prescribe penalties and provide
remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by
amending sections 10 and 12 (MCL 46.410 and
46.412), section 12 as amended by 2013 PA 84.
SB 245
(Sen. Moss)
A bill to amend 1966 PA 293, entitled "An act to
provide for the establishment of charter counties;
to provide for the election of charter
commissioners; to prescribe their powers and
duties; to prohibit certain acts of a county board of
commissioners after the approval of the election of
a charter commission; to prescribe the mandatory
and permissive provisions of a charter; to provide
for the exercise by a charter county of certain
powers whether or not authorized by its charter;
and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies,"
by amending section 14 (MCL 45.514), as
amended by 2017 PA 210.
Representative Alexander moved to report out SB 242 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 10-2-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Slagh, Ellison, Garza, Kuppa,
Cavanagh.
Nays: Reps. Howell, Sowerby.
Pass: Rep. Berman.
Representative Ellison moved to report out SB 245 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 10-2-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Slagh, Ellison, Garza, Kuppa,
Cavanagh.
Nays: Reps. Howell, Sowerby.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Calley adjourned the meeting at
12:08 PM.
Representative Julie Calley, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov