{"id":7503,"date":"2020-10-05T14:01:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T18:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=7503"},"modified":"2020-10-05T14:01:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T18:01:46","slug":"michigan-municipal-league-updates-members-on-state-supreme-court-opinion-pending-oma-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2020\/10\/05\/michigan-municipal-league-updates-members-on-state-supreme-court-opinion-pending-oma-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"League Updates Members on State Supreme Court Opinion, Pending OMA Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Michigan Municipal League wanted to update our members about two new developments regarding the coronavirus pandemic as it relates to our communities.<\/p>\n

First, on Friday the Michigan Supreme Court issued an opinion<\/a> in the case of: In re Certified Questions From the United States District Court, Western District of Michigan, Southern Division (Midwest Institute of Health, PLLC v. Governor).\u00a0 <\/em>In that case, a federal district court judge had asked the Michigan Supreme Court to rule on the extent of the Governor\u2019s powers under the Emergency Management Act (EMA) and the Emergency Powers of the Governor Act (EPGA).<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Legislature must extend any emergency after 28 days under the EMA. The 1976 law allows the Governor to declare an emergency that lasts 28 days. The emergency may only be extended by the Legislature after 28 days. In a 4-3 decision, the Court ruled that the EPGA, passed in 1946 was an unconstitutional delegation of legislative powers to the Governor.\u00a0 The majority declared that the Governor did not have the authority to issue emergency orders under the EPGA.<\/p>\n

There is a real question over when these rulings take effect.\u00a0 The usual time in which a Supreme Court order goes into effect is 21 days after the order is issued.\u00a0 (MCR 7.315).\u00a0 We believe that is the most reliable date.\u00a0 We do note that Attorney General Nessel has stopped enforcing the Executive Orders.\u00a0 We also note that the Governor has asked the Court for a ruling on that issue.<\/p>\n

Second, in the meantime, the League, working with bipartisan support in both the state Senate and House, is happy to announce the introduction of Senate Bill 1108<\/a> and House Bill 6207<\/a>. The legislation would amend the Open Meetings Act<\/a> (OMA) to allow for electronic “virtual” meetings to take place without an executive order suspending some requirements, under specific circumstances. The changes would allow for remote participation during a statewide or local declared state of emergency, or for a public body member with a medical condition. These bills also would allow in-person meetings and a combination of virtual and in-person arrangements.<\/p>\n

The League will provide updates as they become available, but ask that you contact your legislators and urge passage of this OMA amendment. With the uncertainty created last week, local units of government need clear statutory authority to be established for virtual meetings to take place.<\/p>\n

You can find contact information for your state Senator HERE<\/a> and your state Representative HERE.<\/p>\n

The League is also working on having webinars on these topics for our members. Stay tuned for additional details on those webinars as it becomes available.<\/p>\n

If you have additional questions on the Supreme Court opinion, contact the League\u2019s General Counsel Chris Johnson at cjohnson@mml.org<\/a> and questions on the OMA legislation contact the League\u2019s Jennifer Rigterink at jrigterink@mml.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[146,165,388,589],"class_list":["post-7503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chris-johnson","tag-covid","tag-michigan-municipal-league","tag-supreme-court","mml-onemagnify-plugin"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLeague Updates Members on State Supreme Court Opinion, Pending OMA Bills - 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