Michigan Laws 125.1552 – Indian housing authority; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; vacancy; election of officers; commissioner as secretary and treasurer
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(1) Each Indian reservation in this state may create an Indian housing authority. Each authority shall have 5 commissioners appointed by the reservation governor, with the advice and consent of the tribal council of the reservation for which the authority is created. Not less than 4 commissioners, including the chairperson, shall be members of the tribe of the respective reservation. The holding of any tribal office shall not bar appointment of a tribal member to the authority of the member’s reservation.
(2) The term of a member appointed, except to fill a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term, shall be 4 years from the expiration of the term of the member’s predecessor. However, the terms of the members first appointed shall be as follows: 1 shall be appointed for 1 year, 1 for 2 years, 1 for 3 years, and 2 for 4 years. A vacancy in the office of an appointed member occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the balance of the term.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.1552
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Authority: means an Indian housing authority created pursuant to section 2. See Michigan Laws 125.1551
- Indian reservation: means an Indian community which has land held in trust for the Indian community by the federal or state government, or a local unit of government, or which owns the land in its own name. See Michigan Laws 125.1551
- Reservation governor: means the chairperson or president of the elected governing council of an Indian reservation. See Michigan Laws 125.1551
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(3) Each authority shall elect a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, a secretary, and a treasurer from among the commissioners. A commissioner may hold the positions of both secretary and treasurer.