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Council directs staff to draft charter amendments with goal of ballot language by summer
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 procedures.
Caroline (staff) outlined the calendar constraints: the city should submit draft ballot language to the state about 60 days before printing and to the county by the July 28 printing deadline for the November ballot. Council members suggested a special meeting the week before the regular meeting to finalize language and directed staff to circulate draft language for comment.
Council emphasized the nontrivial workload and said staff should proceed only if members are committed to moving forward. Members noted residents will vote on any final amendments in November; staff will prepare sample language and return to council for review at the agreed schedule.
No formal motion to place amendments on the ballot was made at the meeting; the directive was to draft language, seek review and return for formal action before state and county deadlines.
