Engrossment error fixed to Polk County money transfer law

A new law fixes an engrossment error to a law passed in the 2020 regular session that allows the Polk County Law Library to transfer money in reserve to Polk County for improvements to the county courthouse.

Sponsored by Rep. Sandy Layman (R-Cohasset) and Sen. Justin Eichorn (R-Grand Rapids), the law, retroactively effective Aug. 1, 2020, gives the library, through its trustees, the ability to transfer up to half the money in its fiscal reserve, to a maximum of $150,000. The money will be used to defray “technological improvements” at the courthouse.

In order for the transfer to take place, the trustees must determine the reserve is projected to have enough money to sustain the library’s operations for more than five years.

In addition, the law allows Harris Township to attach a piece of unorganized territory to the township. Because the territory has fewer than 20 voters, legislative action is required. This section takes effect upon local approval.

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