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Clawson council swears in new patrol officer, honors longtime volunteer and updates residents on elections and local events

Clawson City Council · October 8, 2025

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Summary

The council ceremonially swore in Patrol Officer Sydney Radke, presented a proclamation honoring Maury Leising’s decades of service, and the city clerk and manager shared administrative updates including absentee ballot counts and the rescheduling of a collective town hall.

The Clawson City Council opened its Oct. 7 meeting with ceremonial items and community updates. Police formally introduced and swore in Patrol Officer Sydney Radke, a recent police academy graduate and Macomb County native, and Mayor Paula Millan welcomed her to the Clawson Police Department.

The council also presented a proclamation honoring Maury Leising for more than six decades of volunteer service, including leadership of the Fourth of July committee and the Lions Club. Leising accepted the proclamation and recounted highlights from his engineering career and community involvement.

In administrative updates, City Clerk Michelle said absentee ballots were mailed Sept. 25 (2,607 mailed, 257 returned) and reminded voters to sign and seal envelopes; early in‑person voting was announced for Oct. 25–Nov. 2 at the Troy Community Center. City Manager announced that the Campaign Clawson town hall originally scheduled for next Tuesday is rescheduled due to the Clawson Schools superintendent’s illness; he said campaign Clawson materials would be posted Oct. 14.

Council thanked volunteers and staff for recent events and briefly addressed other routine municipal business before moving into the consent agenda and substantive items.