R 393.52 Committee; creation; powers and duties.

Rule 52. (1) The committee shall consist of 11 members elected by the licensees. The members shall serve for a period of 2 years, except that 5 initial members shall serve for 1 year and 6 initial members shall serve for 2 years. Thereafter, all members shall be elected for 2-year terms. A quorum of the committee shall annually elect, by a majority vote, 1 of its members to serve as chairperson. Committee members shall be licensees. (2) The committee shall do all of the following: (a) Meet not less than 4 times annually at places designated by the committee. The business that the committee may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting held in compliance with 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by 1976 PA 267. (b) Actively participate with the commission in major administrative decisions and policy and program development decisions affecting the overall administration of the state's vending facility program. (c) At the request of the licensees, receive and transmit grievances to the commission and serve as an advocate for the licensees in connection with grievances. (d) Actively participate with the commission in the development and administration of a state system for the transfer and promotion of licensees. (e) Actively participate with the commission in the development of training and retraining programs for licensees. (f) Sponsor, with the assistance of the commission, meetings and instructional conferences for licensees within the state. (g) Between regular meetings, carry on its duties through subcommittees or individual members designated by it. (h) Receive advance written notice from the commission of matters within the committee's purview that are being considered for decision. The commission may waive the requirement of advance notice in an emergency. (i) Initiate matters for consideration by the commission, and advise interested parties regarding the state's vending facilities program. (j) Record and transcribe committee minutes. (3) The subcommittee chairperson shall ensure that subcommittee members are notified of subcommittee meetings. (4) Set-aside funds may be used for the support of committee activities, not to exceed 5% of the set-asides collected during the fiscal year. (5) The commission shall have the ultimate responsibility for administering the state vending program and may reject the recommendations of the committee. If rejection occurs, then the commission shall notify the committee, in writing, within 15 working days of the commission's decision, informing the committee why the recommendation was rejected.