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Attorney General approves charter review; commission to forward resolution
Summary
Commission leadership told members July 15 that the Attorney General reviewed and approved the commission's charter review and that staff will forward the approved resolution; commission expects a governor's notification next.
The Lansing Charter Commission was told July 15 that the Michigan Attorney General's office completed a review of the commission's draft charter and returned an approval to the commission.
The commission chair announced, "they did the review of our charter and have approved it, and sent it back to us," and asked staff to send the commission's approved resolution in response. The clerk added that the AG's letter was addressed to the governor and that the commission would likely receive a separate communication from the governor's office.
Why it matters: Attorney General review is a procedural step in state-level charter review and often precedes additional executive or administrative notifications. Commission members asked staff about next steps and whether the governor's notification was required to move paperwork to the county clerk; staff confirmed that after notice, the commission's resolution will be forwarded.
Next procedural step: The clerk said the office will forward the approved resolution to the county clerk when the governor's notification is received. Commissioners congratulated staff on the progress and moved on to other agenda items.
The commission did not record any formal vote tied specifically to the attorney-general notification during the July 15 meeting; the announcement was made during the officer reports portion of the agenda.
