MI HB4140

Airport authority boards shall consist of 7 members appointed by the governor (2 members), legislative body of the airport-owning local government (1 member), and local chief executive officer (4 members), with initial terms ranging from 2 to 8 years and subsequent full terms of 6 years.

Board members appointed by the local government must be U.S. citizens and residents of that local government; governor-appointed members must be residents of the regional planning commission area where the airport is located.

Existing boards under the previous appointment structure shall be dissolved 30 days after the 2013 amendment takes effect and replaced with new boards appointed under revised procedures, with the legislative body now appointing 4 members instead of the chief executive officer.

Board members and chief executive/financial officers cannot be actively engaged in civil aeronautics enterprises connected to the airport and cannot have combined direct pecuniary interests of 15% or greater in such enterprises; violations require divestment within 30 days or removal.

The board shall establish a 3-member audit committee with representatives from each appointing entity to oversee annual audits, recommend independent certified public accounting firms, and protect auditors and committee members under the whistleblowers' protection act.