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Votes at a glance: Council approves litigation direction, hires magistrate and DPW director, funds violence outreach
Summary
At its March 4 meeting the Pontiac City Council adopted a series of resolutions and appointments, including directing city counsel on pending litigation, approving a magistrate and a public-works director, and approving $85,000 to fund two group-violence-intervention outreach positions.
Pontiac City Council members adopted several formal actions during the March 4 special and regular meetings, voting to direct city counsel on litigation, confirm two executive appointments, authorize funding for group-violence-intervention outreach and approve other ordinance and honorary-renaming actions.
The council voted to adopt a resolution directing the city’s corporation counsel to proceed as discussed in closed session in the matter captioned Cap Walled Lake LLC v. City of Pontiac in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (case number referenced in closed session). The motion was moved by Pro Tem Carrington and seconded by Councilman Jones; roll call recorded five yeas and the resolution was adopted.
The council confirmed Angelina M. Thomas Scruggs as magistrate for the 50th District Court following a nomination by Chief Judge Cynthia Walker. The motion to approve the appointment was moved by Councilman Rutherford and seconded by Pro Tem Carrington; the vote carried by roll call (yes votes recorded from the sitting council members) and the council announced the appointment.
Larry Searls was appointed director of the Department of Public Works after a motion by Councilman Rutherford and a second by Councilman Jones. The council held questions for Mr. Searls before adopting the resolution by roll call; the motion carried.
Council members adopted a budget amendment to allocate $85,000 from the general fund for two group-violence-intervention outreach positions. The amendment was moved by Pro Tem Carrington, seconded by Councilman Jones and passed by roll call.
Other formal actions included: - Approval of a first reading of a municipal ordinance amending regulation of automobile-service establishments (first reading passed; second reading scheduled March 18), - Adoption of a resolution modifying the city’s honorary renaming policy to allow naming while an honoree is living with a two-thirds council vote, - Adoption of an honorary renaming of a portion of South Boulevard as “Doctor Roy Van Cooley Jr. Way” (adopted earlier in the meeting), and - Adoption of an honorary renaming of Park Place in honor of Clyde Kemp (council voted to approve the honorary renaming at the March 4 meeting).
