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Shelby council appoints Clint Fichter as city attorney despite public objections
Summary
The Shelby City Council voted to appoint Clint Fichter as city attorney on Jan. 2, overriding public objections raised at the meeting. The motion passed 3–2 with two council members voting no and public commenters urging reconsideration.
The Shelby City Council on Jan. 2 appointed Clint Fichter as Shelby City Attorney after a divided roll-call vote.
On a motion by Council member Pat Honeywell, seconded by Jackie Hursey, the appointment passed with Hursey and Traci True voting no and Honeywell, Todd Frank and Karen Schlueter voting yes; the motion carried. Earlier in the meeting, residents Shay Caris and Ken Carter told the council they had submitted concerns about Fichter and asked the council to reconsider reappointing him until those concerns were addressed. The meeting record does not include direct quotations from the commenters; their concerns were recorded as requests to delay or revisit the appointment.
Mayor Ron Kroll presided over the meeting. The public forum also included comments from Angie Boeck, who raised questions about how the council handled an agenda motion related to the M-16 Street Light Project and asked about the city’s snow removal policy; those questions were recorded but no further action on them was indicated during the meeting.
The appointment was recorded as a formal council motion and roll call in the meeting minutes. The council did not record a formal response to the specific allegations raised by the public commenters in the transcript provided. The council’s next scheduled discussions include a budget session on Jan. 16 and a town-hall meeting about a new development on Jan. 10.
The appointment concluded without further procedural motions recorded in the meeting minutes.
