Michigan § 600.8180 - Consolidation of twelfth and thirteenth districts; expenses and capital improvements; judges' salaries; costs of state requirements; filing copies of resolutions and agreements; notification of elections division; transfer of employees; rights and benefits of employees.

Because the city of Jackson on April 2, 1985 and the county of Jackson on March 28, 1985 have approved the consolidation of the twelfth and thirteenth districts by resolutions adopted by their respective governing bodies, and because the city of Jackson and the county of Jackson made an agreement regarding the consolidation on April 4, 1985, that approval constitutes an exercise of the county of Jackson's option to increase the level of activity and service offered in that district control unit beyond that required by existing law, as the elements of that option are defined by Act No. 101 of the Public Acts of 1979, being sections 21.231 to 21.244 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and a voluntary acceptance by that district control unit of all expenses and capital improvements which may result from the consolidation of the twelfth and thirteenth districts. However, the exercise of the option does not affect the state's obligation to pay the same portion of each judge's salary which is paid by the state to other district judges as provided by law, or to appropriate and disburse funds to the district control unit for the necessary costs of state requirements established by a state law which becomes effective on or after December 23, 1978.

The city of Jackson and the county of Jackson shall file copies of the resolutions and the agreement adopted by their governing bodies approving the consolidation of the twelfth and thirteenth districts with the state court administrator before January 1, 1986. The state court administrator shall immediately notify the elections division of the department of state with respect to the consolidation authorized by this amendatory act.

All full-time employees of the abolished thirteenth district court shall be transferred to the twelfth district court effective January 1, 1986. Except as provided in the agreement of consolidation by the city of Jackson and the county of Jackson, seniority rights, annual leave, sick leave, and retirement benefits of those employees shall be preserved and continued in their positions in the twelfth district court in a manner not inferior to their prior status.