Oakland County v. Department of Mental Health

(dissenting) I dissent.

As the Attorney General argues, there is nothing in Const 1963, art 9, § 30 which prevents the Legislature from making offers to local units of government to assume control of previously state-run programs and providing funds to them to carry out such program.

When such offers are accepted and local units of government assume control of the offered program along with the funds, however, the result must be that the funds are considered local government spending within the contemplation of Const 1963, art 9, § 30.

*61As the Attorney General points out, while not interpreting…