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Dearborn Heights council holds closed session on lawsuit, votes to follow attorneys’ advice
Summary
At a June 30 special meeting the Dearborn Heights City Council entered a closed session to discuss the lawsuit Muhammad Bazi v. City of Dearborn Heights (24-016553-CD). After returning to open session the council voted to follow the recommendation of city attorneys Andrea Pike and Caro Young and then adjourned.
The Dearborn Heights City Council convened a special meeting on June 30, 2026, called the council into closed session to discuss the pending lawsuit Muhammad Bazi v. City of Dearborn Heights (case no. 24-016553-CD), and later voted to follow the recommendation of the city’s attorneys.
The meeting opened at 5:02 p.m., and the clerk recorded roll call: Sir Hassan Aamad, Robert Conston, Margaret King, Denise Malinowski Maxwell, Visa, and Tom Winsaw were present; Councilwoman Nancy Brier was recorded absent. After approving the meeting agenda, the council moved into closed session at about 5:03 p.m. on a motion by Councilman Sabite, seconded by Councilwoman King. The closed-session motion identified the attendees authorized to participate, including Mayor Bun, Clerk Sineia, Chief of Staff Bun, Corporation Counsel Mayaki and an assistant corporation counsel (name recorded in the transcript), and attorneys Andrea Pike and Caro Young of the law firm recorded in the meeting record.
The record shows the council returned to open session at about 5:53 p.m. On returning, Councilman Constant moved that the council follow the recommendation of attorneys Andrea Pike and Caro Young; Councilman Saab seconded. The motion carried on an oral vote with the chair calling for those in favor to say “I.” No substantive details from the closed session were disclosed in the public record during the meeting.
The council then approved a motion to adjourn, moved by Councilman Saab and seconded by Councilwoman Malinowski Maxwell, and the meeting ended at approximately 5:54 p.m.
Votes at a glance - Motion to enter closed session to discuss Muhammad Bazi v. City of Dearborn Heights (24-016553-CD): moved by Councilman Sabite; seconded by Councilwoman King; carried (oral vote; Nancy Brier recorded absent). - Motion to follow attorneys’ recommendation after closed session: moved by Councilman Constant; seconded by Councilman Saab; carried (oral vote). - Motion to adjourn: moved by Councilman Saab; seconded by Councilwoman Denise Malinowski Maxwell; carried (oral vote).
What the record does and does not show The public minutes and the audio transcript identify that the council held a closed session about the case and that, when the meeting reopened, the council voted to follow the advice of city attorneys Andrea Pike and Caro Young. The transcript does not record the substance of the closed-session discussion or any public explanation of the attorneys’ recommendation.
