HOUSE BILL No. 5035

 

August 13, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Milosch, Garfield and Tabor and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1987 PA 96, entitled                                              

                                                                                

    "The mobile home commission act,"                                           

                                                                                

    by amending section 3 (MCL 125.2303).                                       

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 3.  (1) The mobile home commission is created within                   

                                                                                

2   the department.  of commerce.                                               

                                                                                

3       (2) The commission consists of  11  22 members appointed by                 

                                                                                

4   the governor with the advice and consent of the senate, each of             

                                                                                

5   whom shall be a citizen of this state.                                      

                                                                                

6       (3) The members of the commission shall include each of the                 

                                                                                

7   following:                                                                  

                                                                                

8       (a) A representative of an organization whose membership                    

                                                                                

9   consists of mobile home residents.                                          

                                                                                

10      (b) A representative of financial institutions.                             

                                                                                

11      (c) Two operators of a licensed mobile home park having 100                 

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   or more sites and 1 operator of a licensed mobile home park                 

                                                                                

2   having less than 100 sites.                                                 

                                                                                

3       (d) A representative of organized labor.                                    

                                                                                

4       (e) An elected official of a local government.                              

                                                                                

5       (e)  (f)  A licensed mobile home dealer.                                    

                                                                                

6       (f)  (g)  One resident of a licensed mobile home park having                

                                                                                

7   100 or more sites and 1 resident of a licensed mobile home park             

                                                                                

8   having less than 100 sites.                                                 

                                                                                

9       (g)  (h)  A manufacturer of mobile homes.                                   

                                                                                

10      (h) Two elected township government representatives.                        

                                                                                

11      (i) Two elected public school district representatives.                     

                                                                                

12      (j) Two elected municipal or city government                                

                                                                                

13  representatives.                                                            

                                                                                

14      (k) Two elected county government representatives.                          

                                                                                

15                                                                               (l) Four representatives from the general public.                                   

                                                                                

16      (4) A person appointed to be a member under subsection                      

                                                                                

17  (3)(a), (d),  (e), (g)  or (f), or a member of that person's                

                                                                                

18  immediate family shall not have more than a 1% ownership interest           

                                                                                

19  in or income benefit from a manufacturer of mobile homes, a                 

                                                                                

20  retail seller of mobile homes, a licensed mobile home park, or a            

                                                                                

21  supplier of ancillary products or services to the mobile home               

                                                                                

22  industry.                                                                   

                                                                                

23      (5) The term of each member shall be for 3 years.  A vacancy                

                                                                                

24  in the office of a member shall be filled by the governor for the           

                                                                                

25  remainder of the unexpired term, not more than 1 month after the            

                                                                                

26  vacancy is created, in the same manner as the original                      

                                                                                

27  appointment.                                                                


                                                                                

1       (6) The per diem compensation of the commission and the                     

                                                                                

2   schedule for reimbursement of expenses shall be established                 

                                                                                

3   annually by the legislature.                                                

                                                                                

4       (7)  Six  Twelve members of the commission constitute a                     

                                                                                

5   quorum for all purposes, notwithstanding the existence of a                 

                                                                                

6   vacancy in the commission's membership.  Action may be taken by             

                                                                                

7   the commission by a vote of a majority of the members appointed             

                                                                                

8   and serving.  Meetings of the commission may be called by the               

                                                                                

9   chairperson or by 3 members on 3 business days' actual notice.              

                                                                                

10  At least 1 meeting shall be held each calendar quarter.  The                

                                                                                

11  commission may hold meetings anywhere in this state.                        

                                                                                

12      (8) The commission shall elect a member of the commission as                

                                                                                

13  its chairperson and another member as its vice-chairperson.  The            

                                                                                

14  duties and powers of the chairperson and vice-chairperson  shall            

                                                                                

15  be  are as prescribed in the commission's rules.                            

                                                                                

16      (9) A member of the commission may be removed from office by                

                                                                                

17  the governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct or            

                                                                                

18  malfeasance in office.  A member of the commission who has a                

                                                                                

19  direct pecuniary interest in a matter before the commission shall           

                                                                                

20  disclose that interest before the commission taking action with             

                                                                                

21  respect to the matter.  , which  The disclosure shall become a              

                                                                                

22  part of the record of the commission's official proceedings.