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Council directs staff to draft charter amendments with goal of ballot language by summer
Ishpeming City Council · April 30, 2026
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Summary
Ishpeming council directed staff to prepare draft charter amendments — including manager residency, bid thresholds and vacancy appointment language — with an aim to finalize language at a special meeting and meet county ballot deadlines by late July.
Council members instructed staff to prepare language for proposed charter amendments and identified a likely set of three initial changes: manager residency (proposed 20-mile residency), updating bid-threshold dollar amounts last revised in 1995, and clarifying vacancy appointment…
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