2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.325 Township planning commission; election of officers; creation of offices and committees; term of officer; appointment of advisory committees; meetings; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; powers of township board; rules; public record; annual report; availability of certain writings to public.

Sec. 5.

(1) The planning commission shall elect a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary from its members and shall create and fill other offices or committees as it considers advisable. The term of each officer shall be 1 year. The planning commission may appoint advisory committees outside of its membership.

(2) The planning commission shall hold not less than 4 regular meetings each year, and by resolution shall determine the time and place of the meetings. A special meeting may be called by 2 members upon written request to the secretary or by the chairperson. The business which the planning commission may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the planning commission held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of a regular or special meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976 and the secretary shall send written notice of a special meeting to commission members not less than 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

(3) The township board, upon recommendation of the planning commission, may employ a planning director or other planning personnel, contract for the services of planning and other technicians, and pay or authorize the payment of expenses within the funds budgeted and provided for planning purposes.

(4) The planning commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of business, and shall keep a public record of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations. It shall make an annual written report to the township board concerning its operations and the status of planning activities, including recommendations regarding actions by the township board related to planning and development. A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the planning commission in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

History: 1959, Act 168, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 97, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1965 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 168, Imd. Eff. Nov. 17, 1977