Sec. 13.
(1) The governor shall appoint a review team of the state treasurer, the auditor general, a nominee of the senate majority leader, a nominee of the speaker of the house of representatives, and other state officials or other persons with relevant professional experience to serve as a review team to undertake a local financial management review if 1 or more of the following occur:
(a) The governing body of a local government, by resolution, requests assistance under this article in meeting the ordinary needs of government. The resolution shall identify the existing financial conditions that make the request for assistance necessary. The resolution under this subsection shall be subject to the legislative vote requirement and the executive approval requirement applicable to enactment of an ordinance by the local government.
(b) The governor has been informed by the state treasurer pursuant to section 12 that he or she has conducted a preliminary review of a local government financial situation and has determined that 1 or more conditions indicative of a serious financial problem may exist within the local government.
(2) A review team appointed under the local government fiscal responsibility act, former Act No. 101 of the Public Acts of 1988, and serving on the effective date of this act shall continue under this act to fulfill their powers and duties. All proceedings and actions taken by the governor, the state treasurer, or a review team under former Act No. 101 of the Public Acts of 1988 before the effective date of this act are ratified and are enforceable as if the proceedings and actions were taken under this act, and a consent agreement entered into under former Act No. 101 of the Public Acts of 1988 is ratified and is binding and enforceable under this act.
History: 1990, Act 72, Imd. Eff. May 15, 1990