HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JULIE A. CALLEY
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
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 Berman joined the committee remotely.
Representative Slagh moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 9, 2022. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5287 before the committee:
HB 5287
(Rep. Martin)
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled "Michigan
election law," by amending sections 370 and 719
(MCL 168.370 and 168.719), section 370 as
amended by 2014 PA 94 and section 719 as
amended by 2018 PA 120.
Representative Martin, and Judy Allen, representing the Michigan Townships Association,
testified in support of HB 5287. Questions and discussion followed.
The Chair laid HB 5248 before the committee:
HB 5248
(Rep. Steenland)
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 Bezotte moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5248. The motion prevailed
12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Calley, Bezotte, Howell, Alexander, Bellino, Paquette, Slagh, Ellison,
Sowerby, Garza, Kuppa, Cavanagh.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Steenland, and Scott Adkins and Tim Tomlinson, representing the City of
Roseville, testified in support of HB 5248. Questions and discussion followed.
Herasanna Richards, representing the Michigan Municipal League, testified in support of HB
5248.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Calley adjourned the meeting at
12:34 PM.
Representative Julie Calley, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov