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Mount Clemens commission fails to fill vacant seat after repeated tied ballots
Summary
After multiple rounds of voting produced repeated ties, the Mount Clemens City Commission failed to appoint a replacement for a vacant seat and rejected a proposal to hold a special election, leaving the vacancy to be revisited at the next meeting within the charter’s 60-day window.
After several rounds of secret ballots and a brief public comment urging geographic balance, the Mount Clemens City Commission on Dec. 16 could not reach a majority to fill a vacant commissioner seat.
Resident Ruthie Stevenson urged the commission during public comment to appoint an East Side representative and recommended Dr. Goodnow, saying the choice should be “about time you know it’s more than just appointing…
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