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Council fails to overturn mayor's veto of McKenna Associates termination
Summary
Highland Park's mayor vetoed the council's decision to terminate McKenna Associates'building and planning services; a motion to overturn the veto did not reach the supermajority required and failed. Council members debated the mayor's authority, moratorium effects and how the contractor is paid.
The Highland Park City Council on Aug. 4 did not achieve the supermajority needed to overturn Mayor McDonald's veto of the council's July decision to terminate McKenna Associates'contract for building, planning and code-enforcement services.
The council took up a motion to overturn the veto after discussion about whether the mayor had legal authority to veto the council's action. A motion to overturn the veto was made and supported, then called for a roll call. The deputy clerk concluded, "No to overturn. Motion does not carry. You need a super majority." The council therefore left the mayoral veto in place.
Why it matters: McKenna Associates had been providing planning, permitting and code-enforcement…
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