MI Comp L § 125.2006 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning|Act 270 of 1984 - Michigan Strategic Fund Act (125.2001 - 125.2094)|270-1984-1 - Chapter 1 (125.2001...125.2014)|Section 125.2006 - Members, Officers, and Employees Subject to MCL 15.321 to 15.330 or MCL 15.301 to 15.310; Discharge of Duties by Member, Officer, Employee, or Agent; Prohibited Conduct; Conflict of Interest; Noncompliance; Expenditures.

125.2006 Members, officers, and employees subject to MCL 15.321 to 15.330 or MCL 15.301 to 15.310; discharge of duties by member, officer, employee, or agent; prohibited conduct; conflict of interest; noncompliance; expenditures.Sec. 6.  (1) Notwithstanding section 3(1) of 1968 PA 317, MCL 15.323, members of the board and officers and employees of the fund are subject to 1968 PA 317, MCL 15.321 to 15.330, or 1968 PA 318, MCL 15.301 to 15.310, as applicable.  (2) A member of the board or officer, employee, or agent of the fund shall discharge the duties of his or her position in a nonpartisan manner, with good faith, and with that degree of diligence, care, and skill which an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances in a like position. In discharging the duties, a member of the board or an officer, employee, or agent, when acting in good faith, may rely upon the opinion of counsel for the fund, upon the report of an independent appraiser selected with reasonable care by the board, or upon financial statements of the fund represented to the member of the board or officer, employee, or agent of the fund to be correct by the president or the officer of the fund having charge of its books or account, or stated in a written report by a certified public accountant or firm of certified public accountants fairly to reflect the financial condition of the fund.  (3) A member of the board shall not make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use his or her position as a member of the board to influence a decision regarding a loan, grant, investment, or other expenditure under this act to his or her employer.  (4) A member, employee, or agent of the board shall not engage in any conduct that constitutes a conflict of interest and shall immediately advise the board in writing of the details of any incident or circumstances that may present the existence of a conflict of interest with respect to the performance of the board-related work or duty of the member, employee, or agent of the board.  (5) A member who has a conflict of interest related to any matter before the board shall disclose the conflict of interest before the board takes any action with respect to the matter, which disclosure shall become a part of the record of the board's official proceedings. The member with the conflict of interest shall refrain from doing all of the following with respect to the matter that is the basis of the conflict of interest:  (a) Voting in the board's proceedings related to the matter.  (b) Participating in the board's discussion of and deliberation on the matter.  (c) Being present at the meeting when the discussion, deliberation, and voting on the matter take place.  (d) Discussing the matter with any other board member.  (6) Failure of a member to comply with subsection (5) constitutes misconduct in office subject to removal under section 94.  (7) When authorizing expenditures and investments under this act, the board shall not consider whether a recipient has made a contribution or expenditure under the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.201 to 169.282.  (8) Expenditures under this act shall not be used to finance or influence political activities. History: 1984, Act 270, Eff. Mar. 29, 1985 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 278, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 1988 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 225, Imd. Eff. Nov. 21, 2005 Popular Name: Strategic Fund