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Public commenter questions apparent conflict over interim appointments involving Shannon
Summary
At a Flint City meeting a public commenter said the Ethics and Accountability Board told Shannon she could not serve as an interim for two positions — the ombudsman and the city attorney — and asked city leaders to explain an apparent inconsistency about a current interim city attorney role.
A public commenter at a Flint City meeting questioned city officials on apparent contradictions about who may serve in interim roles after saying the Ethics and Accountability Board had told “Miss Shannon” she could not serve as an interim for two positions.
The commenter, identified in the transcript as Commenter, a public commenter, said members of the Ethics and Accountability Board told Shannon “that she could not be the interim, director or the buzz person because there are 2 positions that cannot be interim. And that was the ombudsman and the city attorney.”
The commenter pressed the council on the apparent inconsistency, asking, “So how are you telling them right now that she will be the city attorney if you can't have the attorney as an interim? I'm not I'm not understanding that because that is that was said at the Ethics and Accountability Board.”
The remarks tied an earlier statement the commenter said occurred when another person served as interim city attorney: “because you were the interim, city attorney at the time telling her that she couldn't be the interim Ombudsman.” The commenter added they had not seen the written rule and said, “I haven't seen the rule on that, but I know that was said.”
The meeting transcript does not record an immediate response from council members or staff in the excerpt provided, and no formal action or vote on the question was recorded in the supplied transcript. The commenter sought clarification about whether the Ethics and Accountability Board’s guidance — as described by the commenter — conflicted with current interim staffing decisions.
It was not specified in the transcript whether the Ethics and Accountability Board issued a written ruling, what document or policy the board relied on, or whether any city official intends to respond or provide further documentation at a later meeting.
