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Commission receives resignation of Third Ward Commissioner Bernie Obershaw
Summary
Commissioner Bernie Obershaw read and submitted a resignation at the August 18 meeting; the commission voted to receive the resignation by roll call.
Commissioner Bernie Obershaw read a written resignation to the commission and the public and formally submitted it during the Aug. 18 meeting. The commission voted to receive the resignation by roll call.
Obershaw read a prepared statement that included the effective date of resignation — "this day, 08/18/2025" — and a message to colleagues about transparency and public duty. "It has been my honor to be able to serve the people of the city of Bay City, Michigan," she said when reading the document. The resignation was added to the agenda earlier in the meeting and later received by the commission; the motion to receive the resignation passed by roll call (7 yes).
Commissioners debated procedural steps on several related agenda items, including a proposed censure resolution that received no motion and therefore was not acted upon. The commission president said officers would review the procedure and calendar for filling a Third Ward vacancy and would return with a timetable that accounts for proximity to the election calendar.
The commission’s vote to receive the resignation was ministerial — it accepted the document and directed the commission officers to address the process for filling the vacancy. No appointment or replacement was made at this meeting.
