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Charter panel narrows rules for city attorney removal, special counsel after debate on vetoes
Summary
The Lansing Charter Commission amended Article IV language to clarify how the city attorney is appointed, suspended or removed and when the city council may retain special legal counsel; commissioners debated veto-override language before approving the changes.
The Lansing Charter Commission on May 27 approved revised charter language clarifying appointment and removal powers for the city attorney and when the city council may retain outside legal counsel.
The action updates Article IV to specify that the mayor may appoint and suspend or remove the city attorney and that the city council may, by a two-thirds vote of members serving, suspend or remove the city attorney. The commission also added a provision allowing the city council to retain special legal counsel when it determines a conflict exists between branches of city government.
Why it matters: the revisions define reciprocal powers between the mayor and council and add procedural detail for conflicts that require outside counsel.…
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