Section R. 400.20205 - Designation of planning and service areasRule 205.
(1) The commission shall review and take action on the designation of planning and service areas. Requests for designation of PSAs shall be initiated in writing by either of the following:(a) A unit of general purpose government which has a population of 100,000 or more, a regional area consisting of several cooperating general purpose governments, or an Indian reservation.(2) The commission shall approve criteria for designation of PSAs based on recommendations of the office. Criteria are to include all of the following: (a) Conformance with requirements of the OAA.(b) The relationship to other service regions established by the state through executive or legislative action.(c) Consultation with the governor's office and state agencies concerning the relationship to other service regions and the proposed PSA.(d) Review and comment by local governments and human resource agencies within the proposed PSA.(3) The commission shall conduct 1 or more public hearings on the proposed PSA designation as provided in R 400.20204 before taking action to designate planning and service areas.(4) At least 1 public hearing shall be held in that locality of the state where a proposed PSA designation will alter or modify the existing PSA geographic configurations.Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.20205