WHEREAS, it is the duty of all local police and peace officers and the duty of the director of the Department of State Police to cooperate with all other state and local law enforcement authorities in the detecting of crime, enforcing traffic laws, the apprehending of criminals, the preservation of law and order throughout the state, and the protection of the public in the use of the highways of this state; and

WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to avoid duplication of effort and to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of law enforcement road patrols; and

WHEREAS, Article 5, Section 2, of the Michigan Constitution of 1963 empowers the Governor to make changes in the organization of the Executive Branch or assignment of functions among its units which are necessary for efficient administration;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES J. BLANCHARD, Governor of the State of Michigan, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and the laws of the State of Michigan, do hereby order the following:

1. All the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the Office of Criminal Justice to administer state funds appropriated for the implementation of secondary road patrols and traffic accident prevention as set forth by Section 77 of Act 313 of the Public Acts of 1982, being Section 51.77 of the Compiled Law of 1979, are hereby transferred to the Office of Highway Safety Planning within the Department of State Police.

2. The Director of the Department of State Police, or a person designated by the director in writing, shall be the state official authorized to enter into the agreements with a county pursuant to Section 77 of Act 313 of the Public Acts of 1982, being Section 51.77 of the Compiled Laws of 1979.

3. Of the total of one (1) position currently appropriated in fiscal year 1988-89 for Office of Criminal Justice related responsibilities, the equivalent of one (1) position is transferred to the Department of State Police to preform the functions set forth above.

4. All records, property, personnel, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations and other funds used, held, employed, available, or to be made available to the Office of Criminal Justice for the activities transferred to the Department of State Police by this Order are hereby transferred to the Department of State Police.

5. After the effective date of this Order, the Office of Criminal Justice and the Office of Highway Safety Planning within the Department of State Police shall make internal organizational changes as may be administratively necessary to complete the realignment of responsibilities prescribed by this Order. It is intended, however, that the personnel changes authorized by this Order shall be achieved without adversely affecting the existing rights and interests of individual employees.

History: 1989, E.R.O. No. 1989-1, Eff. Oct. 1, 1989 Compiler's Notes: Executive Reorganization Order No. 1989-1 was promulgated May 15, 1989, as Executive Order No. 1989-4 and became effective October 1, 1989.In the paragraph numbered “3.”, the phrase “to preform the functions set forth” evidently should read “to perform the functions set forth.”