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Clawson council votes to waive privilege and place Act 317 legal opinion on next agenda

Clawson City Council · January 7, 2026
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Summary

After public questions about transparency, the council voted to waive attorney-client privilege for a written legal opinion interpreting Public Act 317, voted to add it to the next agenda to receive and file, and confirmed the opinion will be available through FOIA.

Councilors on Jan. 6 moved to waive attorney-client privilege for a written legal opinion that interprets Public Act 317 and to place that opinion on a future agenda to receive and file.

A resident raised concerns in public comment about the opinion’s availability and whether the city attorney had labeled it privileged. City Attorney Neuschein explained that…

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