Michigan Laws 720.652 – Family independence agency; survey; determination; recommendations; approval
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The county board of commissioners of any county or any contiguous counties, by resolution, may authorize the chief judge of the circuit court in the county or in the contiguous counties to request the family independence agency to survey the situation and determine the need for a detention home in the area, or whenever chief judge of the circuit court in a county is requested, in writing, by 1% but not less than 25 electors of the county to initiate proceedings for the organization of the district for the operation of a regional detention home. In either event the chief judge shall be authorized to refer the question to the family independence agency for its recommendations and approval relative to all of the following:
(a) The size of the district or number of counties to be served.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 720.652
- Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
(b) The size and type of buildings to be erected.
(c) The facilities and operating program to be provided in the home.