Sec. 5.
The governor may designate a member of the council to serve as chairperson of the council at the pleasure of the governor. The council may designate a member as vice-chairperson to serve for 1 year. The vice-chairperson may be reelected. Membership on the council does not constitute holding a public office. Members of the council are not required to take and file oaths of office before serving on the council. The council shall not exercise any portion of the sovereign power of this state. A member of the council is not disqualified from holding any public office or employment by reason of his or her appointment to membership on the council, nor shall he or she forfeit any such office or employment by reason of his or her appointment, notwithstanding the provisions of any general, special, or local laws or ordinances or city charters.
History: 1966, Act 291, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 196, Eff. Oct. 1, 1988 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 213, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2006
Last modified: October 10, 2016