House Bill 5937 - Summary

• Removes the requirement that boards of determination be composed of 3 disinterested property owners, allowing for more flexible membership standards.

• Establishes a permanent pool selection system where each city, village, and township in the county appoints 1 individual to a pool, and board members are selected by random draw from this pool.

• Excludes pool members from municipalities affected by a drain project from being selected for that project's board of determination.

• Requires eligible pool members to be disinterested property owners and residents of the appointing municipality and prohibits county board of commissioners members from serving.

• Changes the process for appointing boards when a drain commissioner is disqualified, allowing the county board chairperson or drain committee to make appointments instead, with new provisions for removal of pool members only after notice and hearing.