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Bay City commission approves release of city-attorney opinions on 2025 "welcoming city" matter, with amendment
Summary
After debate and an amendment to clarify scope, the Bay City City Commission voted 8-1 to authorize release of redacted city-attorney legal opinions related to the 2025 "welcoming city" resolution and future 2026 welcoming-city resolutions; the city attorney was directed to prepare a version suitable for public posting.
Bay City, Mich. ' The Bay City City Commission voted 8-1 on Feb. 9 to authorize release of public, redacted versions of written legal opinions prepared by the city attorney related to the 2025 "welcoming city" resolution and to include "any future welcoming city resolutions in 2026." The approval followed a motion to amend the mayor's resolution to clarify scope and remove the phrase "upon formal approval."
The mayor's resolution, read into the record at the start of the meeting, said the attorney…
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