{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-45.564","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.564","heading":"Departments; consolidation; transfer of functions; creation of additional departments; county manager or county executive as director.","body":"Sec. 14.\n\nExcept as to a department headed by elected county officials or the board of county road commissioners, the board of county commissioners may:\n\nUpon a majority vote and the affirmative recommendation of the county manager or elected county executive, and following a public hearing, the board may consolidate departments completely or in part, or may transfer a function from 1 department to another; or the board may, upon the affirmative vote of 2/3 of its members and following a public hearing, consolidate departments completely or in part, or may transfer a function from 1 department to another.\n\nCreate additional departments.\n\nRequire the county manager or elected county executive to serve as director of a department.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 45","Act Act-139-of-1973"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-45-564","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"48b30d138d4ad1ec552b7a4a77d01384c860e32cfecb95adb29606d4ec1f6e7e","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-45.563","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-45.565"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}