Michigan § 29.2b - Delegation of authority to enforce fire safety rules; certification of individuals; rules; ordinances; fire inspectors; duration, renewal, and revocation of delegated authority; review of decisions.

(1) On request by resolution of a governing body of an organized fire department, the bureau may delegate to 1 or more individuals employed as full-time fire inspectors by the organized fire department and certified under subsection (2) the authority to enforce 1 or more of the fire safety rules promulgated under this act.

(2) The bureau shall promulgate rules as provided in this section establishing qualifications for certification of an individual described in subsection (1). The state fire marshal shall certify an individual who meets the qualifications established by the bureau. The delegation of authority under subsection (1) does not prohibit a city, village, or township from adopting fire safety ordinances or a city, village, township, or other governmental entity otherwise authorized from employing persons as fire inspectors.

(3) The authority delegated under subsection (1) may be delegated for not more than 2 years, but may be renewed under subsection (1) for subsequent 2-year periods. The authority shall be revoked by the bureau, if the bureau finds that the employee is not in compliance with subsection (1) or if the governing body of the employing city, village, or township, by resolution, requests the revocation.

(4) The board shall review all decisions of the bureau delegating or revoking authority under subsection (1) and may overrule a decision if it is made contrary to subsection (1).