[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Board of the Charter Township of Huron 3-25-1998 by Ord. No. 98-1; amended in its entirety 8-23-2006 by Ord. No. 06-03 (Part 8 of the 1995 Compilation of Ordinances). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby created the Charter Township of Huron Officials Compensation Commission.
The Commission shall determine the salary of each elected and appointed official. The Commission shall consist of a five members who are registered electors of the Township, appointed by the Supervisor subject to confirmation by a majority of the members elected and serving on the Township Board. The term of office shall be a four-year term, except that of the members first appointed, one each shall be appointed for terms of one-, two-, three-, and four years. All members shall be appointed not more than 30 days after the effective date of this chapter. Members other than the first members shall be appointed before December 31 of the year appointed. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of an unexpired term. An officer or employee of the Township or a member of the immediate family of that officer or employee shall not be appointed to the Commission.
Upon request from the Township Supervisor, the Commission shall meet for not more than 15 session days and shall make a recommendation within 45 calendar days of the first meeting. A majority of the members of the Commission constitutes a quorum for conducting the business of the Commission. The Commission shall not take action or make a determination without a concurrence of a majority of the members appointed and serving on the Commission. The Commission shall elect a chairperson from among the Commission's members. As used in this section, "session days" means a calendar day on which the Commission meets and a quorum is present. The members of the Commission shall not receive compensation, but shall be entitled to actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The Township Clerk shall provide staff and support services for the Commission.
A. 
The Commission shall study the issue of compensation for elected officials and members of appointed boards and commissions by making comparisons between and among Huron Township and other similar communities, analyzing the duties and qualifications, and shall conduct such other studies as the Commission deems appropriate concerning compensation.
B. 
The Commission shall then make recommendations to the Township Board as to the compensation of elected and appointed officials to be effective not more than 30 days following its filing with the Township Clerk. The Township Board may accept or reject, in whole or in part, the recommendations of the Commission. If a determination is rejected, the existing salary shall prevail.
The business, which the Commission may perform, shall be conducted at a public meeting of the Commission held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being §§ 15.261 and 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Act of 1976, as amended.
After one year following the effective date of the chapter amendment, the procedure for reestablishing the compensation of Township officials may be changed by ordinance.