Michigan Compiled Laws
40-1956-2. - Chapter 2. County Drain Commissioner. (280.21...280.33)
Section 280.28 - County Drain Commissioner; Salary and Expenses; Itemized and Verified Expense Account.

Sec. 28.
(1) Each commissioner shall receive an annual salary to be paid as other county officers are paid, the amount of the salary to be fixed by the county board of commissioners before November 1 of each year in the same manner as the salaries of other county officers are fixed. The salary may be increased but shall not be decreased during his or her term of office, and in addition, each commissioner shall be allowed his or her actual necessary expenses, including traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of the duties of the office, including all actual and necessary expense for clerk hire and recording by the county board of commissioners or board of county auditors to be paid by the county. The expense account shall be an itemized account and verified by oath taken before a proper officer. The amounts paid to the commissioner for salary and expenses shall be in full for all services rendered by the commissioner and all expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of the office.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), for a county which has a county officers compensation commission, the compensation for each county drain commissioner shall be determined by that commission. A change in compensation for a county drain commissioner of a county which has a county officers compensation commission shall commence at the beginning of the first odd numbered year after the determination is made by the county officers compensation commission and is not rejected.
History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 9, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1968, Act 78, Imd. Eff. Nov. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 478, Eff. Dec. 1, 1978 Popular Name: Act 40

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Chapter 280 - Drain Code of 1956

Act 40 of 1956 - The Drain Code of 1956 (280.1 - 280.630)

40-1956-2. - Chapter 2. County Drain Commissioner. (280.21...280.33)

Section 280.21 - County Drain Commissioner; Election; Term; Temporary Replacement; Vacancy; Bond; Abolishment of Office in Certain Counties; Transfer of Power and Duties; Effect of Establishing Department of Public Works or Public Improvement Agency;...

Section 280.21a - Powers and Duties of Drain Commissioner Performed by Designated Persons in Certain Counties.

Section 280.22 - Drain Commissioner; Establishment of Office.

Section 280.23 - Drain Commissioner; Jurisdiction; Drains in More Than One County; Outlet Only in Another County.

Section 280.24 - Deputy Commissioners; Appointment; Revocation; Bond; Powers and Duties.

Section 280.25 - Deputy Drain Commissioner; Liability of Commissioner and Bondsmen; Liability of Drainage District; Public Liability or Other Insurance.

Section 280.26 - Deputy Drain Commissioner; Salary, Expenses, Reports to Drain Commissioner.

Section 280.27 - Supplies; Blank Applications, Office, Location, Hours.

Section 280.28 - County Drain Commissioner; Salary and Expenses; Itemized and Verified Expense Account.

Section 280.29 - Surveys; Use of Books, Equipment, Field Notes, Profiles, Blueprints, Specifications, Estimates, Engineers.

Section 280.30 - Drainage District; Financial Statement, Records, Prerequisites to Tax Spread.

Section 280.31 - List of Drainage Districts Assessed for Maintenance Work; Annual Report and Financial Statement to County Board of Commissioners; Reports and Information Required by Director of Department; Liability on Bond.

Section 280.32 - Drain Commissioner; Social Security; Agreement for Coverage; Appropriation.

Section 280.33 - Salary of Commissioner, Deputy Commissioners, Clerks, and Employees; Payment From General Fund; Drain Maintenance Employees; Hiring, Status, and Compensation; Reimbursement of County General Fund by Drain Districts; Waiver.