Section 447.156 - Conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of writings to public; confidentiality.
MICHIGAN EXPORT DEVELOPMENT ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 157 of 1986
447.156 Conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of writings to public; confidentiality.
Sec. 6.
(1) The business which the authority may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the authority held in compliance with the open meetings act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), all writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the authority in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the freedom of information act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(3) Information submitted to or compiled by the authority in connection with the authority's responsibilities with respect to the identity, background, finance, marketing plans, trade secrets, or any other commercially sensitive information of persons, firms, associations, partnerships, agencies, corporations, or other entities is confidential, except to the extent that the person or entity which provided the information consents to disclosure.
History: 1986, Act 157, Imd. Eff. July 7, 1986