County Planning Commission; Officers; Director; Information, Meetings, Records - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 125.103

Sec. 3.

The commission shall elect a chairman from its appointive members; and appoint a secretary; and create and fill such other offices as it may determine advisable. The county board may appropriate funds for reimbursement of the members of the commission for such reasonable and necessary expenses as may be deemed necessary for carrying out the powers herein conferred and the duties herein prescribed. The commission may employ a director and such personnel as it may deem necessary, contract for the part time or full time services of planning and other technicians, and pay such other expenses within total funds provided for the commission, as may be deemed necessary. The appointment of employees shall be subject to the same provisions of law as govern other corresponding civil employees of the county. The county planning commission is authorized to make use of the expert advice and information which may be furnished by appropriate federal, state, county, and municipal officials, and departments and agencies having information, maps and data pertinent to county planning. State, county and municipal officials, departments, and agencies are hereby directed to make such information available for the use of the county planning commission as well as authorized to furnish such other technical assistance and advice as they may have available for such purpose. The commission shall hold meetings as often as is determined necessary, but not less than 4 regular meetings shall be held each year. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations which record shall be a public record.