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Gogebic County chairman asks board to request resignation of District 3 commissioner
Summary
During other matters at the Dec. 17 meeting, Chairman Dan Siirila asked the board to request that Commissioner Wood resign from his District 3 seat; the motion to ask for his resignation carried on a voice vote with Commissioner Wood opposing.
At the Dec. 17 meeting, Chairman Dan Siirila asked the board to entertain a motion to ask Commissioner Wood to resign from his role as District 3 commissioner. Commissioner Matonich moved and Commissioner Yon supported the motion to ask Mr. Wood to resign; minutes record the motion as carried by voice vote with Mr. Wood voting no.
Chairman Siirila told Commissioner Wood he wished Wood would be upfront about his residency. The minutes record no formal finding, hearing, or proof of ineligibility at the meeting, and they do not state any legal or administrative follow-up such as a residency investigation, petition, or vacancy process. The motion recorded in the minutes is a board-level request and not a binding removal; the minutes do not show any subsequent resignation by Commissioner Wood.
The meeting adjourned at 5:20 p.m. following a brief public-comment acknowledgement from Administrator Giackino.
