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Mount Clemens commission reviews draft commissioner handbook covering letterhead, gifts and training
Summary
At a work session, commissioners reviewed a draft commissioner handbook that clarifies use of city letterhead, procedures for reserving office space and rooms, guidance on speaking engagements and gifts (a $25 cap was discussed), reimbursement for training, and conflict-of-interest disclosure; staff will revise and circulate the draft for further comment.
Mount Clemens commissioners spent their work session reviewing a draft commissioner handbook intended to clarify routine procedures and ethics guidance for elected officials.
Shipman, who the chair turned the meeting over to for city business, led the review and explained the proposed letterhead policy: “Any commissioner needing something placed on city letterhead can send the manager's administrative assistant the letter by email, and they will place it on city letterhead,” and the assistant will keep a copy organized by commissioner for FOIA and recordkeeping purposes. Commissioners asked that the handbook explicitly note that those copies are saved on the city server so they can be located if needed.
The group also discussed on-site…
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