Sec. 6.
(1) There is created within the department of state police an organized retail crime advisory board. The board shall consist of the following members:
(a) One member who is a county prosecuting attorney or an assistant county prosecuting attorney.
(b) One member who is a representative of a city, village, or township police department or of a county sheriff department.
(c) The state attorney general or his or her designated representative.
(d) One member who is recommended by the Michigan retailers association.
(e) One member who is a member of the general public.
(f) The director of the department of state police or his or her designated representative.
(2) All members of the board, other than the attorney general and the director of the department of state police, shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate for terms of 4 years.
(3) A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of any unexpired term.
(4) The duties of the board shall be to develop a database of organized retail crimes, to compile annual statistics on organized retail crime acts, to recommend actions to be taken by the department and law enforcement to further combat organized retail crime, and to submit an annual report to the director of the department on the effectiveness of this act in reducing organized retail crime.
(5) The director of the department of state police or his or her designee shall serve as chairperson of the board. The board shall meet not less often than 4 times each year. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson, or upon written request of not fewer than 3 board members. Meetings shall be held at a location designated by the chairperson.
(6) The board shall keep minutes of its proceedings. A record of board action and business shall be made and maintained.
(7) The board members shall not be compensated for their service but may be reimbursed for their actual and reasonable expenses.
(8) The board shall not retain a staff.
(9) The business performed by the board shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(10) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the board in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
History: 2012, Act 455, Eff. Mar. 31, 2013
Last modified: October 10, 2016