Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Governing board" means a board of regents, board of trustees, board of governors, board of control, or other governing body of an institution of higher education.
(b) "Incompatible offices" means public offices held by a public official which, when the official is performing the duties of any of the public offices held by the official, results in any of the following with respect to those offices held:
(i) The subordination of 1 public office to another.
(ii) The supervision of 1 public office by another.
(iii) A breach of duty of public office.
(c) "Institution of higher education" means a college, university, community college, or junior college described in section 4, 5, or 6 of article 8 of the state constitution of 1963 or established under section 7 of article 8 of the state constitution of 1963.
(d) "Public employee" means an employee of this state, an employee of a city, village, township, or county of this state, or an employee of a department, board, agency, institution, commission, authority, division, council, college, university, school district, intermediate school district, special district, or other public entity of this state or of a city, village, township, or county in this state, but does not include a person whose employment results from election or appointment.
(e) "Public officer" means a person who is elected or appointed to any of the following:
(i) An office established by the state constitution of 1963.
(ii) A public office of a city, village, township, or county in this state.
(iii) A department, board, agency, institution, commission, authority, division, council, college, university, school district, intermediate school district, special district, or other public entity of this state or a city, village, township, or county in this state.
History: 1978, Act 566, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1978
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 15 - Public Officers and Employees
Act 566 of 1978 - Incompatible Public Offices (15.181 - 15.185)
Section 15.182 - Holding Incompatible Offices.
Section 15.183 - Public Employment or Holding of Public Offices; Scope of MCL 15.182.
Section 15.184 - Injunction or Other Judicial Relief or Remedy.
Section 15.185 - Action of Public Officer or Employee; Validity; Judicial Relief or Remedy.