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Romulus council rejects ordinance to change council vacancy process after 4–3 vote
Summary
On Jan. 26 the Romulus City Council failed to adopt an ordinance that would have added a council vacancy procedure to city code after a 4–3 vote; opponents said the change would remove voters’ authority to fill seats.
The Romulus City Council considered and failed to adopt an ordinance to add sections 2‑19 through 2‑26 to the city code that would formalize a council vacancy procedure. The final vote was 4 in favor and 3 opposed, short of the five votes the council’s rules require for an ordinance to pass.
Opponents framed the measure as a removal of voters’ power. Public commenter Sandra Kraut told the council, “I see this ordinance as trying to steal the…
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