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Flint City Council members debate 60-day rule for mayor’s nominee; no formal vote recorded
Summary
Councilmembers discussed whether a mayoral appointment becomes automatic after a 60-day window and whether committee disapproval counts, citing Charter section 4603(a). No formal vote or final action was recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
Flint City Council members and staff discussed the city charter’s timeline for confirming a mayoral nominee and whether committee-level disapproval is sufficient to block an appointment.
Councilmember (unnamed, 9th Ward) raised the procedural question, saying, “That 60 day window, Even moving this to counsel, which is basically oh, we have counsel here just next meeting. That's right.” The councilmember asked what would happen if the nomination did not reach or was not approved by council within that window.
The city attorney (unnamed) said, “I would need to…
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