2003 Senate Bill 687 ↩

House Roll Call 643: Passed

To require the county executives of Oakland and County to appoint a chief deputy, and establish that if the county executive office becomes vacant due to death or resignation of the executive, the chief deputy will assume the office until until the county board of commissioners appoints a successor to the elected county executive, or until a special election was held. The bill authorizes the county commission to call a special election if it chooses. Currently, a replacement may only be selected by the county commission.