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Council reconsiders and adopts amended purchasing ordinance after procedural omission; grants immediate effect
Summary
Council reconsidered an ordinance adopted Oct. 13 to add a missing enacting clause required by the city charter, approved the amended ordinance by roll call (7–1), and voted to give it immediate effect; staff explained publication typically occurs about nine days after adoption to allow for veto windows.
Council member Hussain explained the council had inadvertently omitted the enacting clause "the city of Lansing ordains" from an ordinance adopted Oct. 13 that contained multiple purchasing and competitive-bidding adjustments. Citing charter requirements (section 3-302), Hussain moved to reconsider and to adopt an amended ordinance that restores…
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