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Commission accepts confidential "proposal 1" after closed session; one abstention recorded
Summary
After entering a closed session under the Open Meetings Act to review a written memorandum from the city attorney, the commission returned and voted to accept a confidential "proposal 1." Commissioner Clark Griffin abstained (citing personal reasons) and Mayor Pro Tem Turner voted no; the motion carried.
The Benton Harbor City Commission voted to accept a confidential item described in the meeting transcript as "proposal 1" after returning from a closed session held under MCL section 8(h).
Mayor Mohammed moved that the commission enter closed session to discuss a written memorandum from the city attorney; the motion passed on a roll call. Following the closed session, Commissioner Isom moved and Commissioner Fields seconded a motion "to accept proposal 1." The clerk called the roll; Commissioner Clark Griffin declared an abstention and said, "I abstain because it's personal," and Mayor Pro Tem Turner recorded a "no" vote. The clerk confirmed the motion carried.
The transcript does not disclose the substance of "proposal 1," citing the closed-session exemption. The abstention and the recorded no vote are part of the public roll-call record and were documented in the meeting minutes.
