Sec. 14. Except as to a department headed by elected county officials or the board of county road commissioners, the board of county commissioners may: (a) Upon 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. (b) Create additional departments. (c) Require the county manager or elected county executive to serve as director of a department.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 45.564
Departments; consolidation; transfer of functions; creation of additional departments; county manager or county executive as director
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Shimkus v. Hickner (2006)
Most recently applied in Shimkus v. Hickner (February 2006)
1973, Act 139, Eff
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