Section 791.407 - Membership of boards.
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 511 of 1988
791.407 Membership of boards.
Sec. 7.
(1) A county advisory board, regional advisory board, city-county advisory board, or city advisory board shall consist of the following:
(a) One member shall be a county sheriff, or his or her designee.
(b) One member shall be a chief of a city police department, or his or her designee.
(c) One member shall be a judge of the circuit court or his or her designee.
(d) One member shall be a judge of the district court or his or her designee.
(e) One member shall be a judge of the probate court or his or her designee.
(f) One member shall be a county commissioner or city councilperson. In the case of a regional advisory board or a city-county advisory board, 1 county commissioner or councilperson from each participating city and county shall serve as a member.
(g) One member shall be selected from 1 of the following service areas: mental health, public health, substance abuse, employment and training, or community alternative programs.
(h) One member shall be a county prosecuting attorney or his or her designee.
(i) One member shall be a criminal defense attorney.
(j) One member shall be from the business community.
(k) One member shall be from the communications media.
(l) One member shall be either a circuit court probation agent or a district court probation officer.
(m) One member shall be a representative of the general public.
(2) In the case of a county or regional advisory board, the members shall be appointed by the county board or boards of commissioners. In the case of a city advisory board, the members shall be appointed by the city council. In the case of the city-county advisory board, the members shall be appointed by the county board of commissioners and the city council. In appointing the members of an advisory board, the county and city shall ensure that minority persons and women are fairly represented.
(3) Before an appointment is made under this section, the appointing authority shall publish advance notice of the appointments and shall request that the names of persons interested in being considered for appointment be submitted to the appointing authority.
History: 1988, Act 511, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988
Popular Name: Act 511