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Port Huron council fails to confirm mayoral planning commission appointment after questions on process
Summary
The City Council voted against confirming Mayor Anita R. Ashford’s appointment of Leslie Bender Jutze to the planning commission following extended debate over applicant outreach and timing; the motion failed on a 2–4 vote.
The Port Huron City Council voted down Mayor Anita R. Ashford’s request to confirm Leslie Bender Jutze to the planning commission, with the motion failing after a roll-call vote that left the appointment unconfirmed.
Council members and members of the public disputed how the mayor solicited and considered applicants for the vacancy. Council Member Pemberton said she would oppose the appointment because "this situation does not seem like it went transparently, the way it should," and she recorded her vote as no. After the roll call the mayor said the appointment remains a mayoral prerogative and she would return with a different nominee.
The debate began after the clerk confirmed…
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