Authorizing Statute:
Police and Fire Protection Act, Public Act 33 of 1951,
MCL 41.801, et seq.

Authorities and Responsibilities:
An administrative board created under this section shall prepare an annual police department budget or fire department budget, or both, to be submitted to the township board. The budget shall be reviewed by the township board and may be amended or altered in any manner. Upon adoption by the township board, the budget shall be the budget of the administrative board for the ensuing fiscal year of the township.

The administrative board created under this section shall have the powers and perform the functions that the township board delegates to the administrative board.

Established By:
The township board may create a police administrative board, a fire administrative board, or a police and fire administrative board.

Membership:
The board shall consist of 5 members, who shall be appointed by the township board for terms of 6 years each. Of the members first appointed, 2 shall be appointed for terms expiring on June 30 of the even numbered year following the creation of the board, 2 shall be appointed for terms expiring on June 30 of the second year following the expiration of the terms of the first 2 members, and 1 member shall be appointed for a term expiring June 30 of the fourth year following the expiration of the terms of the first 2 members. If a vacancy occurs, the township board shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired term.

A member of the board shall not be a member of the police or fire department of the township.

Compensation to Members:
The members of the board may be compensated a per diem as determined by the township board and are entitled to actual and necessary expenses approved by the township board incurred in the performance of official duties.

Joint Administrative Board:
Authorities and Responsibilities:
A joint administrative board created pursuant to this section shall prepare an annual police department budget or fire department budget, or both, for the police department, fire department, or police and fire departments of each participating township, village, or qualified city. The proposed budgets shall be submitted to and reviewed by the respective governing bodies and may be amended, adopted, or rejected by them. A joint administrative board shall have other powers and duties as considered necessary by the participating governing bodies. A joint administrative board, if authorized to employ and appoint a police chief, fire chief, or other police or fire officers, including detectives, shall only employ and appoint such officers on behalf of an individual township, qualified city, or village and does not constitute a new employer.

Established By:
The governing bodies of 2 or more contiguous townships, villages, or qualified cities may, acting jointly, create a joint police administrative board, fire administrative board, or police and fire administrative board.

Membership:
A joint administrative board shall consist of 2 members from each participating township, village, or qualified city. The members of a joint administrative board shall be appointed by their respective governing bodies for terms of 6 years. However, of the first members appointed, 1 member from each participating township, village, or qualified city shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. A member of a joint administrative board shall not be an employee of a police or fire department of a participating township, village, or qualified city.

A vacancy on a joint administrative board shall be filled by the original appointing governing body for the remainder of the unexpired term.

At its first meeting, a joint administrative board shall, by resolution approved by a majority of its members, select an additional member who shall be a resident of a participating township, village, or qualified city.

The members of a joint administrative board shall be residents of the townships, villages, or qualified cities from which they were appointed.
Compensation to Members:
A member of a joint administrative board may be compensated for each meeting, not to exceed 52 per year, at a rate not to exceed $30.00 by the joint administrative board for each meeting the member attends and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of board duties.

OMA/FOIA Status:
Public body subject to Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act.