{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-125.2458","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.2458","heading":"Authority board; supervision and control; duties of county board of commissioners and township board; appointment of members; terms of office.","body":"Sec. 8.\n\nThe authority shall be under the supervision and control of an authority board of 5 or 7 members.\n\nNot more than 30 days after the date of issuance of the statement of approval, the county board of commissioners of the county within which the authority district is located shall do 1 of the following:\n\nFile a statement with the department that the county elects not to nominate any members to the authority board.\n\nFile a statement with the department nominating 1 individual for a 4-year term and 1 individual for a 6-year term on the authority board.\n\nNot more than 30 days after the date of issuance of the statement of approval, the township board of the township within which the authority district is located or, if the authority district is located in more than 1 township, the township board of the township within which the greater portion of the authority district is located shall do 1 of the following:\n\nFile a statement with the department that the township elects not to nominate any members to the authority board.\n\nFile a statement with the department nominating 1 individual for a 4-year term and 1 individual for a 6-year term on the authority board.\n\nNot more than 45 days after the date of issuance of the statement of approval of the department, the state treasurer shall appoint members of the authority board as follows:\n\nIf neither the township nor the county has nominated individuals to the authority board pursuant to this section, the state treasurer shall appoint all of the following to the authority board:\n\nThe 2 individuals nominated pursuant to section 4(c).\n\nOne employee of the department for a 2-year term.\n\nOne individual for a 4-year term and 1 individual for a 6-year term. The individuals appointed pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be employees of the department.\n\nIf the township has not nominated individuals to the authority board pursuant to this section, but the county has nominated individuals to the authority board pursuant to this section, the state treasurer shall appoint all of the following to the authority board:\n\nThe 2 individuals nominated pursuant to section 4(c).\n\nOne employee of the department for a 2-year term.\n\nOne individual for a 2-year term and 1 individual for a 4-year term. The individuals appointed pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be employees of the department.\n\nThe 2 individuals nominated by the county.\n\nIf the township has nominated individuals to the authority board pursuant to this section, but the county has not nominated individuals to the authority board pursuant to this section the state treasurer shall appoint all of the following to the authority board:\n\nThe 2 individuals nominated pursuant to section 4(c).\n\nOne employee of the department for a 2-year term.\n\nOne individual for a 2-year term and 1 individual for a 4-year term. The individuals appointed pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be employees of the department.\n\nThe 2 individuals nominated by the township.\n\nIf both the township and the county have nominated individuals to the authority board pursuant to this section, the state treasurer shall appoint all of the following to the authority board:\n\nThe 2 individuals nominated pursuant to section 4(c).\n\nOne employee of the department for a 2-year term.\n\nOne individual for a 2-year term and 1 individual for a 4-year term. The individuals appointed pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be employees of the department.\n\nThe individual nominated by the county for a 4-year term.\n\nThe individual nominated by the township for a 6-year term.\nboard:\n\nThe 2 individuals nominated pursuant to section 4(c).\n\nOne employee of the department for a 2-year term.\n\nOne individual for a 2-year term and 1 individual for a 4-year term. The individuals appointed pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be employees of the department.\n\nThe individual nominated by the county for a 4-year term.\n\nThe individual nominated by the township for a 6-year term.\n\nThe term of office of a member of the first authority board appointed pursuant to subsection (4)(a)( i ), (b)( i ), (b)( iv ), (c)( i ), (c)( iv ), (d)( i ), (d)( iv ), or (d)( v ) is the term for which the member was nominated. The term of office of a member of the first authority board appointed pursuant to subsection (4)(a)( ii ), (a)( iii ), (b)( ii ), (b)( iii ), (c)( ii ), (c)( iii ), (d)( ii ), or (d)( iii ) is the term for which the member was appointed. The term of office of a member of the first authority board commences on the date on which the authority is established.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 125","Act Act-173-of-1992"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-125-2458","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"9a2e5b704e10517f32111e6ba55f81c7bb250f93d6ba1a751b4756bdbc6563b0","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-125.2457","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-125.2459"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}