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Council approves consent agenda and appoints Luke Thiel as legislative analyst
Summary
The council approved the consent agenda and voted to adopt a substitute resolution appointing Luke Thiel to the legislative analyst position. The personnel committee had interviewed six candidates and made a conditional offer.
On June 22 the Lansing City Council approved the consent agenda by voice vote and adopted a substitute resolution to appoint Luke Thiel to the vacant legislative analyst position. Vice President Pelivanoglu reported the Personnel Committee interviewed six candidates and recommended Thiel after further review. The council voted in favor of the substitute resolution and then approved the resolution to hire Thiel.
Other procedural votes included a motion to excuse Councilmember Martinez, which the council approved. No roll‑call vote tallies were recorded in the public minutes for these voice votes.
Why it matters: filling the legislative analyst position restores staff capacity for council research and packet preparation, and the appointment followed committee interviews and a conditional offer.
