Michigan Laws 141.691 – Income tax board of review; appointment of city residents; selection of officers; adoption, filing, inspection, and copies of rules of procedure; quorum; conflict of interests; record of transact
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 141.691
- 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
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
(1) The governing body of the city that has not entered into an agreement with the department pursuant to section 9 of chapter 1 shall appoint an income tax board of review consisting of 3 residents of the city who are not city officials or city employees.
(2) The board shall select a chairperson, secretary, and other officers as the board considers necessary and shall adopt rules governing the procedure for hearings and other procedures. The rules shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be available for inspection by an interested person. A copy of the rules shall be furnished on request to an interested person.
(3) A majority of the board members shall constitute a quorum for an action by or hearing before the board, or for any other purpose. A member of the board shall not act on a matter in which the member has a financial interest other than the common public interest. A record shall be kept of the board’s transactions and proceedings. The record and any other writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the board of review in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(4) The business which the board may perform shall be conducted at a public hearing of the commission held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the hearing shall be given in the manner required by the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.