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Dearborn Heights council holds closed session on Mazloom v. Dearborn Heights and votes to follow special counsel recommendation
Summary
At a special April 29 meeting the Dearborn Heights City Council entered closed session to discuss the legal case Mazloom v. Dearborn Heights and later voted to adopt the recommendation of its special counsel, following roll-call approval to go into closed session.
The Dearborn Heights City Council moved into a closed session at 5:44 p.m. April 29 to discuss the legal case Mazloom v. Dearborn Heights and later voted to follow the recommendation of its special counsel.
The council voted on the motion to enter closed session by roll call; the clerk recorded that the motion carried 6-1. The closed session listing in the published meeting minutes and remarks identified participants who may have attended the closed session discussion, including Mayor Vezi, the chief of staff Hernandez, corporation counsel, and outside counsel Carlito Young of Roseri, Schultz, Jopek (firm name as stated in the meeting record). The council returned to open session at 6:22 p.m.
After returning to open session, Councilman Hassan Ahmad moved that the council "go with the recommendation of the legal counsel in the case of Masloom versus Devon Heights"; the motion was seconded and the council voted in favor. Meeting minutes and the clerk's statements record the motion as carrying by voice vote: "Aye. Those opposed? The ayes have it. Motion carries." The meeting record does not show a roll-call tally for that final vote.
Actions taken at the meeting were procedural and court-related; the council did not disclose details of the special counsel recommendation in open session. Council statements and the clerk's minutes indicate the council followed its legal counsel's guidance and took no additional public action beyond approving that recommendation and adjourning the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Agenda approval (special meeting, April 29, 2025): Motion by Councilman Hassan Ahmad; second by Councilman Hassan Saab; voice vote recorded as approved.
- Motion to enter closed session to discuss Mazloom v. Dearborn Heights (5:44 p.m.): Motion made by Councilman Hassan Ahmad; roll-call vote recorded as 6 yes, 1 no; names for the roll-call votes were recorded by the clerk in the meeting transcript but the public record does not indicate which member voted no.
- Motion to return to open session (6:22 p.m.): Motion by Councilman Hassan Ahmad; second by Councilman Hassan Saab; voice vote recorded as approved.
- Motion to follow special counsel recommendation in Mazloom v. Dearborn Heights: Motion by Councilman Hassan Ahmad; second by Councilman Constant; voice vote recorded as approved.
- Motion to adjourn: Motion by Councilman Hassan Saab; second by Councilman Hassan Ahmad; voice vote recorded as approved.
The council did not state the content of the special counsel recommendation in open session. The meeting record identifies the case by name and that the council followed counsel's recommendation.
