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Commission approves $657 travel reimbursement for Commissioner Sally Davis after Great Lakes conference
Summary
The commission approved $657 to reimburse Commissioner Sally Davis for travel to the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Cities Initiative meeting in Milwaukee; Davis briefed the commission on the conference’s focus and resolutions.
The Marquette City Commission on Monday approved reimbursement of $657 to Commissioner Sally Davis for travel to the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Cities Initiative conference in Milwaukee, held May 13–16. The commission approved the payment by voice vote, with the motion carried 5 to 0 and one commissioner recorded as recusing.
Commissioner Larson moved to approve the reimbursement; Commissioner Gottlieb seconded. The deputy city clerk presented the background noting the fiscal effect: a $657 payment to Commissioner Sally Davis, funded from the city commission travel budget.
Commissioner Sally Davis briefed the commission about the conference, saying it was “entitled the Future of Fresh Water” and that attendees adopted a strategic plan that sets actions for industry, transportation, energy and waterfronts. Davis said resolutions touched on Great Lakes water quality, upholding the Great Lakes Compact, managing microplastics, protecting dynamic shorelines and other regional issues. She noted the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Cities Initiative is “a nonprofit organization comprised of the 8 US states, 2 Canadian provinces, and some of the tribal nations within the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence region” and said Marquette was the only city from the Upper Peninsula at the meeting.
The motion passed 5–0; the deputy city clerk recorded one recusal from the vote and did not specify which commissioner recused.
