City of Ann Arbor v. Michigan

I regret that I am unable to agree with the meaning which the majority ascribes to the phrase "activity or service required * * * by state law” as used in Const 1963, art 9, § 29, and file my dissent accordingly.

This Court, in O’Reilly v Wayne County, 116 Mich App 582, 589; 323 NW2d 493 (1982), held:

"In interpreting a constitution, 'the technical rules of statutory construction do not apply’. Traverse City School Dist v Attorney General, 384 Mich 390, 405; 185 NW2d 9 (1971). In Council 23 American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v Wayne County Civil Service Comm, 32 Mich App…