Mich. Comp. Laws § 46.30
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Interest of member in contract or business transaction prohibited; prohibition inapplicable to appointments and employment.
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Sec. 30.
A member of the county board of commissioners shall not be interested directly or indirectly in any contract or other business transaction with the county, or a board, office, or commission thereof, during the time for which he is elected or appointed, nor for one year thereafter unless the contract or transaction has been approved by 3/4 of the members of the county board of commissioners and so shown on the minutes of the board together with a showing that the board is cognizant of the member's interest. This prohibition is not intended to apply to appointments or employment by the county, or its officers, boards, committees, or other authority, which appointments and employment shall be governed by the provisions of section 30a of this act.
History: 1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851; CL 1857, 364; Am. 1869, Act 44, Imd. Eff. Mar. 22, 1869; CL 1871, 496; Am. 1873, Act 88, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1873; Am. 1879, Act 102, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1879; How. 502; Am. 1897, Act 18, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897; CL 1897, 2503; Am. 1903, Act 255, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903; Am. 1905, Act 237, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905; Am. 1907, Act 319, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1907; Am. 1909, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; Am. 1915, Act 247, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915; CL 1915, 2293; Am. 1926, Ex. Sess., Act 5, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 1926; Am. 1929, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1929; CL 1929, 1152; Am. 1933, Act 84, Eff. Oct. 17, 1933; Am. 1937, Act 199, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1937; Am. 1943, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Apr. 13, 1943; Am. 1945, Act 313, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945; CL 1948, 46.30; Am. 1949, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1949; Am. 1952, Act 158, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952; Am. 1957, Act 270, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1960, Act 89, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960; Am. 1962, Act 136, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963; Am. 1964, Act 79, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1964; Am. 1965, Act 366, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965; Am. 1966, Act 211, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966; Am. 1966, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Sept. 14, 1966; Am. 1974, Act 51, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1974; Am. 1975, Act 206, Imd. Eff. Aug. 21, 1975
A member of the county board of commissioners shall not be interested directly or indirectly in any contract or other business transaction with the county, or a board, office, or commission thereof, during the time for which he is elected or appointed, nor for one year thereafter unless the contract or transaction has been approved by 3/4 of the members of the county board of commissioners and so shown on the minutes of the board together with a showing that the board is cognizant of the member's interest. This prohibition is not intended to apply to appointments or employment by the county, or its officers, boards, committees, or other authority, which appointments and employment shall be governed by the provisions of section 30a of this act.
History: 1851, Act 156, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1851; CL 1857, 364; Am. 1869, Act 44, Imd. Eff. Mar. 22, 1869; CL 1871, 496; Am. 1873, Act 88, Imd. Eff. Apr. 15, 1873; Am. 1879, Act 102, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1879; How. 502; Am. 1897, Act 18, Eff. Aug. 30, 1897; CL 1897, 2503; Am. 1903, Act 255, Eff. Sept. 17, 1903; Am. 1905, Act 237, Eff. Sept. 16, 1905; Am. 1907, Act 319, Imd. Eff. June 28, 1907; Am. 1909, Act 161, Eff. Sept. 1, 1909; Am. 1915, Act 247, Eff. Aug. 24, 1915; CL 1915, 2293; Am. 1926, Ex. Sess., Act 5, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 1926; Am. 1929, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1929; CL 1929, 1152; Am. 1933, Act 84, Eff. Oct. 17, 1933; Am. 1937, Act 199, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1937; Am. 1943, Act 125, Imd. Eff. Apr. 13, 1943; Am. 1945, Act 313, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945; CL 1948, 46.30; Am. 1949, Act 34, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1949; Am. 1952, Act 158, Eff. Sept. 18, 1952; Am. 1957, Act 270, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957; Am. 1960, Act 89, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960; Am. 1962, Act 136, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963; Am. 1964, Act 79, Imd. Eff. May 12, 1964; Am. 1965, Act 366, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965; Am. 1966, Act 211, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1966; Am. 1966, Act 334, Imd. Eff. Sept. 14, 1966; Am. 1974, Act 51, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 1974; Am. 1975, Act 206, Imd. Eff. Aug. 21, 1975
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