Section 285.191 Transfer of Position of Manager of Michigan Exposition and Fairgrounds Authority to Department of Management and Budget by Type Iii Transfer; Transfer of Michigan Exposition and Fairgrounds Authority to Department of Management and Budget by Type Iii Transfer; Transfer of Board of Managers of Upper Peninsula State Fair to Department of Management and Budget by Type Iii Transfer.

MI Comp L § 285.191 (2019) (N/A)
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WHEREAS, Section 1 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 vests the executive power of the State of Michigan in the Governor;

WHEREAS, Section 2 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 empowers the Governor to make changes in the organization of the executive branch of state government or in the assignment of functions among its units that the Governor considers necessary for efficient administration;

WHEREAS, there is a continuing need to reorganize functions amongst state departments to ensure efficient administration and effectiveness of government;

WHEREAS, reductions in state revenue and on-going fiscal constraints inhibit the ability to provide taxpayer-funded assistance to the state fairs operated in the Upper Peninsula and in the City of Detroit;

WHEREAS, with the end of state-support for the state fairs, the remaining legally mandated duties and functions relating to the state fairs can be performed by the Department of Management and Budget;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State of Michigan, by virtue of the power and authority vested in the Governor by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and Michigan law, order the following:

V. MISCELLANEOUS

A. The State Budget Director shall determine and authorize the most efficient manner possible for handling financial transactions and records in the state's financial management system necessary for the implementation of this Order.

B. All rules, orders, contracts, and agreements relating to the transfers under this Order lawfully adopted prior to the effective date of this Order shall continue to be effective until revised, amended, repealed, or rescinded.

C. This Order shall not abate any suit, action, or other proceeding lawfully commenced by, against, or before any entity affected under this Order. Any suit, action, or other proceeding may be maintained by, against, or before the appropriate successor of any entity affected under this Order.

D. The invalidity of any portion of this Order shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the Order, which may be given effect without any invalid portion. Any portion of this Order found invalid by a court or other entity with proper jurisdiction shall be severable from the remaining portions of this Order.

In fulfillment of the requirements under Section 2 of Article V of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, the provisions of this Order are effective October 1, 2009 at 12:01 a.m.

History: 2009, E.R.O. No. 2009-2, Eff. Oct. 1, 2009

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