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Treasurer urges full oversight, council debates resolution on disbursement authority and schedules study follow‑up
Summary
Treasurer Lisa Hicks Clayton asked council to adopt a resolution clarifying the council’s and mayor’s roles under Charter section 8.9 for disbursement of funds; councilmembers requested a study session and the item will be refiled for further review.
The Dearborn Heights treasurer urged the City Council Wednesday to adopt a resolution to clarify authority under the city charter for disbursement of funds, but councilmembers asked for more time and a staff study session before taking final action.
Treasurer Lisa Hicks Clayton told the council she was enforcing the charter when she reviewed checks and warrants and sometimes returned them because they were drawn on exhausted or zero‑balance general ledger (GL) accounts. “When that 1,500 threshold does not exist in this charter except for the bid process,” she said, referring to a practice some in the meeting had…
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