2017 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 45 - Counties
Act 293 of 1966 CHARTER COUNTIES (45.501 - 45.521)
Section 45.504 Number of charter commissioners to be elected; qualifications of candidate for election to office of charter commissioner; member of county board of commissioners as chief administrative officer.
Sec. 4.
(1) The county apportionment commission shall set forth the number of charter commissioners to be elected as follows:
| County Population | Number of Charter Commissioners |
| Under 5,001 | Not more than 7 |
| 5,001 to 10,000 | Not more than 11 |
| 10,001 to 50,000 | Not more than 15 |
| 50,001 to 600,000 | Not more than 21 |
| Over 600,000 | 13 to 35 |
(2) The resolution shall require that a candidate for election to the office of charter commissioner shall have been a qualified elector in the candidate's district for not less than 6 months.
(3) An elected county official shall not be a candidate for election to the office of charter commissioner unless the person has resigned from the elected position.
(4) A member or former member of the county board of commissioners shall not serve as chief administrative officer of the county until at least 2 years after his or her termination from membership on the board.
History: 1966, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 7, Imd. Eff. Feb. 13, 1980 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 309, Imd. Eff. Oct. 10, 2014
