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Council rejects challenge to city manager library appointment, then confirms committee nominations
Summary
The Janesville Common Council debated city manager appointments after a citizen-led advisory committee's recommendation was not followed for a library board seat. A motion to deny the single appointment failed 4–3; the council then approved the manager’s full slate of committee nominations unanimously.
The Janesville Common Council on April 28 considered objections to a city manager appointment to the Library Board of Trustees and ultimately confirmed the manager’s slate of citizen committee nominations.
Councilmember Michael Miller moved to deny the city manager’s library-board appointment; Councilmember Williams seconded. The motion to deny failed 4–3. Council president John Burdick, Vice President Squire, Councilmember Nino and Councilmember Cass voted no. Following that vote, Councilmember Cass moved to approve the manager’s recommendations for the committees; the motion carried unanimously.
The contested appointment came after the city’s Advisory…
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