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Lapeer commission grants mayor authority to assign dais seating after heated debate; commissioner censured
Summary
The Lapeer City Commission voted to let the mayor assign dais seating with 24-hour notice and a commissioner appeal to the full commission, after a contentious exchange over whether the mayor could unilaterally direct staff. The meeting also produced a 3–2 censure of Commissioner Stephen Brady and several board reappointments.
LAPEER, Mich. — The Lapeer City Commission on Nov. 24 voted to give the mayor authority to assign commissioners’ seating on the dais, adopting the change as a new custom that requires assignments be posted at least 24 hours before meetings and allowing any commissioner to appeal a seating choice to the full commission by majority vote.
The decision followed more than two hours of debate over whether the mayor’s emailed request to move seats amounted to a permissible proposal or an improper directive. Commissioner Stephen Brady accused the mayor of exceeding his authority and said the mayor’s November emails and a subsequent memorandum violated the city charter’s restrictions on directing staff. "I would argue, mister mayor, that you violated the charter. 4.7 says you're not allowed to give directives…
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