Clarkston council accepts city attorney resignation and forms search committee

The City of the Village of Clarkston City Council voted unanimously Feb. 10 to accept City Attorney Tom Ryan’s letter of resignation and appointed a three-member City Attorney Search Committee to evaluate replacements and recommend a candidate by June 30, 2025.

Mayor Sue Wylie moved the measure, saying the council would "accept City Attorney Tom Ryan’s letter of resignation" and formally thank him for his many years of dedicated service; Mayor Pro Tem Laura Rodgers supported the motion. The council appointed Councilmembers Al Avery, Erica Jones and Ted Quisenberry to serve on the search committee. The motion passed 5-0 (Councilmembers Jones, Quisenberry, Rodgers, Avery and Wylie voted aye; Gary Casey and Amanda Forte were absent).

The committee was given an explicit deadline: make a recommendation to the city council no later than June 30, 2025. The minutes record the council’s formal expression of thanks to Ryan but do not include further detail about his tenure or next steps for transition of duties.

No public testimony on the resignation was recorded in the minutes. The appointment of sitting councilmembers to the search committee makes the body responsible for evaluating candidates and returning a formal recommendation to the full council for action.

The council’s next scheduled meeting and any public postings will determine when the committee’s recommendation will appear on a future agenda.