Paquette Proposes Update To Emergency Manager Law

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An update to Michigan’s emergency manager law has been introduced by state Representative Brad Paquette of Niles. He says his bill is intended to help protect the water quality of communities taken over by the state by replacing the current single-person emergency management structure with a three-person committee made up of one local government operations expert, one local ombudsman, and one financial expert. Paquette says that would increase transparency and allow residents of the affected communities more of a voice. His bill is part of a 30 bill package announced this week that aims to prevent water contamination around Michigan. Also included in the package is state Representative Beth Griffin’s bill making the state’s PFAS action response team a permanent agency.