Pay for county commissioners targeted in bill introduced in House
"It's approaching
The pay for Wayne County Commissioners -- more than
Under Howrylak's bill, the county's compensation commission would be limited to paying county commissioners no more than 25% of the base pay of state legislators, who get paid
There would be an exception for counties that don't have an elected executive and the commissioners do more of the hands-on work of running a county.
Howrylak introduced a similar bill in previous legislative sessions without much luck.
"I previously introduced another county commissioner bill and the
Since he has to leave the Legislature this year because of term limits, Howrylak had contemplated running for the
"I thought wiser of it. I have a strong desire to do some things professionally," said Howrylak, who is a CPA.
Other bills introduced in the Legislature::
HB 6079: Limit the size of wine tasting samples to 5 ounces for wine with an alcohol content of 8.5% or more and 16 ounces for wine with an alcohol content of less than 8.5%. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 6080: Repeal the law that legalized tickets for obstructing traffic. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 6081-6082: Require testing of water at state veterans' facilities. Sponsors: Reps.
HB 6083-6084: Provide for a sales and use tax exemption for the purchase of an alternative energy vehicle. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 6085: Require health insurance companies to cover prosthetics and orthotics. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 6086: Require warning labels at retail liquor stores of the dangers of drinking while pregnant. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 6087-6088: Allow municipalities to borrow money from the state infrastructure bank. Sponsors: Reps.
HB 6089: Limit the compensation of county commissioners. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 6090: Modify the county board of review hearings process. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 6091-6092: Prohibit employers from requiring employees who opt out of health care insurance coverage to complete an exit interview in order to receive a benefit instead of the insurance. Sponsor: Rep.
HB 6093: Require voter approval for the sale of city land. Sponsor: Rep.
SB 1030: Establish a state grant program and funding for school safety and mental health programs. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 1031: Provide for a property tax exemption for a utility's personal property. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 1032: Establish mandatory reporting by certain school officials of a credible threat of violence against a school. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 1033: Require hospitals to provide the public a master list of charges for services. Sponsor: Sen.
SB 1034-1035: Modify property tax exemptions for qualified forest property and exempt property taxes for property of sportsmen clubs that dedicate the facility for charitable purposes. Sponsors: Sens.
SB 1036: Provide for the sale of state-owned property under the jurisdiction of the
SB 1037-1039: Establish consistent available bed and reporting requirements in state Medicaid policy and modify deadlines for an audit of Medicaid cost reports. Sponsors: Sens
SB 1040: Expand the definition of historic vehicles to include military surplus vehicles. Sponsor: Sen.
For more information or to track bills, go to www.legislature.mi.gov
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