Michigan Laws 333.5737 – Agent orange commission; election of chairperson; meetings; travel expenses; conducting business at public meeting; notice; writings available to public
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(1) The members annually shall elect a chairperson. The commission shall meet at least 4 times each year at the call of the chairperson. The first meeting of the commission shall be held not later than 3 months after the effective date of this part.
(2) Commission members shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their necessary travel expenses for attendance at commission meetings.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.5737
- Commission: means the agent orange commission created in section 5731. See Michigan Laws 333.5701
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
(3) The business that the commission performs shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.
(4) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the commission in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.