Sec. 7.

(1) A county advisory board, regional advisory board, city-county advisory board, or city advisory board consists of the following:

(a) One member who is a county sheriff, or his or her designee.

(b) One member who is a chief of a city police department, or his or her designee.

(c) One member who is a judge of the circuit court or his or her designee.

(d) One member who is a judge of the district court or his or her designee.

(e) One member who is a judge of the probate court or his or her designee.

(f) One member who is a county commissioner or city councilperson. For a regional advisory board or a city-county advisory board, 1 county commissioner or councilperson from each participating city and county shall serve as a member.

(g) At least 1 and not more than 3 members selected from the following service areas: mental health, public health, substance abuse, employment and training, or community alternative programs.

(h) One member who is a county prosecuting attorney or his or her designee.

(i) One member who is a criminal defense attorney and who may be a local public defender.

(j) One member who is from the business community.

(k) One member who is from the communications media.

(l) One member who is either a circuit court probation agent or a district court probation officer.

(m) One member who is affiliated with the applicable workforce investment board.

(2) For a county or regional advisory board, the county board or boards of commissioners shall appoint the members. For a city advisory board, the city council shall appoint the members. For the city-county advisory board, the county board of commissioners and the city council shall appoint the members. In appointing the members of an advisory board, the county and city shall ensure that minority individuals and women are fairly represented.

(3) Before an appointment is made under this section, the appointing authority shall publish advance notice of the appointments and shall request that the names of individuals interested in being considered for appointment be submitted to the appointing authority.

History: 1988, Act 511, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 1988 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 466, Imd. Eff. Jan. 12, 2015 Popular Name: Act 511