Sec. 2.
The county board of commissioners of any county or any contiguous counties, by resolution, may authorize the chief judge of the circuit court in the county or in the contiguous counties to request the family independence agency to survey the situation and determine the need for a detention home in the area, or whenever chief judge of the circuit court in a county is requested, in writing, by 1% but not less than 25 electors of the county to initiate proceedings for the organization of the district for the operation of a regional detention home. In either event the chief judge shall be authorized to refer the question to the family independence agency for its recommendations and approval relative to all of the following:
(a) The size of the district or number of counties to be served.
(b) The size and type of buildings to be erected.
(c) The facilities and operating program to be provided in the home.
History: 1963, Act 214, Imd. Eff. May 17, 1963 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 414, Eff. Jan. 1, 1998
Last modified: October 10, 2016