Michigan Compiled Laws § 324.2305 Meetings.


324.2305 Meetings.

Sec. 2305.

(1) The first meeting of the roundtable shall be convened by the director within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.

(2) The director shall convene the roundtable at least twice each calendar year, except that if the amendatory act that added this section takes effect after September 30, the roundtable shall convene at least once the first calendar year. The roundtable may advise the director on the need for a more frequent meeting schedule.

(3) The meetings of the roundtable shall be open to the general public and shall be held in a place available to the general public.

(4) The department shall provide notice of each meeting of the roundtable by posting on the department website and such other means as the department determines appropriate.

(5) At least 1 meeting of the roundtable each year shall be held in a rural community. At such a meeting, the public shall be provided an opportunity to address the roundtable on issues within its purview.

(6) The department shall prepare a summary of each meeting of the roundtable including a department response to issues raised during the roundtable meeting. The department shall do both of the following:

(a) Post the summary on its website.

(b) Provide a copy of the summary to the members of the roundtable, any member of the public requesting a copy, and to the standing committees.


History: Add. 2005, Act 47, Imd. Eff. June 16, 2005

Compiler's Notes: For abolishment of the agriculture and rural communities roundtable and transfer of its powers and duties to the department of environmental quality, see E.R.O. No. 2007-9, compiled at MCL 324.99909.
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA


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