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Saugatuck council welcomes new treasurer, highlights community events and requests ethics/code-of-conduct discussion
Summary
Council announced Nicole Bredeweg started as treasurer and that Luke Thompson will begin as zoning director next week, noted several community events and requested an agenda item to review the code of ethics and City Manager goals after concerns about a short-term rental vote.
City Manager Ryan Cummins told the Saugatuck City Council on Aug. 12 that Nicole Bredeweg began work as the city’s new treasurer and that Luke Thompson will start next week as zoning director. Mayor Pro-Tem Baldwin and other councilmembers praised election staff and volunteers for managing a busy primary election period.
In council comments, Councilmember Gardner requested the council schedule a meeting to discuss City Manager Cummins’s goals and objectives and to place the City of Saugatuck code of ethics and code of conduct on a future agenda, citing concerns that there was a conflict of interest tied to a recent short-term rental vote. The meeting record does not include additional details about the alleged conflict; council requested the procedural item be added for a future meeting.
Councilmembers also promoted community events: Mayor Pro-Tem Baldwin reported arrangements for the Mt. Baldhead Challenge (about 600 runners) and its fundraising for the Boys & Girls Club (the event typically raises about $120,000), while Councilmembers Muncey and White highlighted Movie in the Park, Music in the Park and the Saugatuck Film Festival. No formal actions accompanied these announcements.
