Sec. 34. (1) One or more members of the tribunal may hear and decide proceedings. Proceedings conducted under this subsection may be held telephonically, by videoconferencing, or in person. On request by 1 of the parties, an in-person hearing may take place at a location mutually agreed on by all parties and approved by the tribunal. (2) The tribunal shall sit at places throughout this state as the tribunal determines. The county board of commissioners for the county in which the tribunal is sitting, except when the tribunal is sitting in the city of Lansing, shall provide the tribunal with suitable accommodations and equipment on request of the chairperson. The tribunal shall conduct its business 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 a meeting subject to the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275, must be given in the manner required by the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 205.734
Hearing and deciding proceeding; location; accommodations and equipment; conducting business at public meeting; notice
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Wikman v. City of Novi (1982)
Most recently applied in President Inn Properties, LLC v. City of Grand Rapids (February 2011)
1973, Act 186, Eff
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