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East Lansing council asks city attorney to review boards-and-commissions application language and transparency practices
Summary
After concern about recent appointments and potential conflicts, council voted to have the city attorney provide a legal opinion on whether applications may request relationship disclosures and asked staff to review recommended trainings and qualifications for boards and commissions.
Council discussion on Oct. 7 focused on whether the city’s boards-and-commissions application should ask applicants to disclose interpersonal relationships (for example, spouses or partners) and on whether to require or list suggested trainings for commissioners.
The motion followed questions about a recent appointment to the East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission involving a…
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