RESOLUTION NO. 1997-03 (Adopted 1/23/97)

A Board Resolution Authorizing And Directing The Interim Executive Director And The Executive Director Of The Board To Lease Adequate Office Space To House The Offices And Staff Of The Michigan Gaming Control Board; To Manage And Conduct The Day-To-Day Operations And Business Of The Board; And To Make Reasonable And Necessary Expenditures Of Board Funds.

WHEREAS, the Michigan Gaming Control Board ("the Board") has the power and duty under Section 4(b) of the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act ("the Act") to implement, enforce and supervise administration of the Act; and,

WHEREAS, the Board must establish business offices to house staff and conduct the business of the Board in order to timely implement, administer and enforce the provisions of the Act; and

WHEREAS, the Interim Executive Director and the Executive Director of the Board must have general authority from the Board to manage and conduct the day-to-day business and operations of the Board on a timely basis, NOW THEREFORE,

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:

1. That the Interim Executive Director and the Executive Director of the Board are authorized and directed to promptly locate and lease adequate office space to house the Board's staff and properly conduct the business of the Board in accordance with the requirements of the Act and the Department of Management and Budget;
   
2. That the Interim Executive Director and the Executive Director of the Board are further authorized and directed to manage and conduct the day-to-day operations and business of the Board in accordance with the requirements of the Act and requisite rules, guidelines, policies and directives of the Executive Office and Departments of Civil Service, Management and Budget, and Treasury; and further,
   
3. That the Interim Executive Director and the Executive Director of the Board are also authorized and directed to make expenditures of Board funds, which are reasonable and necessary to conduct and carry out the business of the Board in accordance with the Act and requisite rules, guidelines, policies and directives of the Executive Office and Departments of Civil Service, Management and Budget and Treasury.