Troy City Council Sued for Allegedly Violating Open Meetings Act
Union legal advocate Robert Davis has filed a lawsuit against Troy City Council alleging they violated the state's Open Meetings Act during their city manager search.
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Troy City Council is reportedly being sued by Citizens United Against Corrupt Governments, a nonprofit group created by union activist Robert Davis, the Detroit News reports.
Davis – who is widely known for filing lawsuits to enforce the Michigan Open Meetings Act – alleges that Troy's leaders violated the state Open Meetings Act on Aug. 15 when they met to pare a list of 19 city manager candidates down to the final five, the Detroit Free Press reports.
A closed meeting is allowed "when you're reviewing candidates and they've asked for confidentiality," Troy City Attorney Lori Grigg Bluhm told the Free Press.
According to the Detroit News, Davis was indicted in April for allegedly stealing more than $125,000 from the Highland Park School District, though he has denied the charges.
Troy City Council selected Tittabawassee Township Manager Brian Kischnick as the next city manager in a 7-0 vote on Aug. 30. Kischnick will replace interim City Manager Mike Culpepper, who took over the position after long-time City Manager John Szerlag left to take a city manager position in Cape Coral, FL.
John
8:27 am on Sunday, September 9, 2012
This isnt the only corruption in this city government. I hope Davis succeeds but he needs to keep going. Davis needs to look at other actions backed by Bluhm including her handling of the EEOC right to sue given to Ofc Michael against the Police Department yet she spun the explanation to council to attempt to get the approval to fight on when the feds have determined wrongdoing by the police chief and other police officials. Whole place needs a probe and a clean up! Its Detroit north in an Oakland Cty wrapper.
BabzStanwyck
10:18 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Don't forget the mess at the Library. Lots of people lost their PT jobs to former fulltimers--thanks to the "creative" budget concocted by then-City Manager Szerlag-- who are now getting the "treatment" as part-timers (e.g. being evaluated more than once a year; being scheduled every weekend; being generally aged out). Talk to them, Mr. Davis, while they still have jobs. After 2+ years of being "jobbed" some of them are ready.
Cape Corruption
6:41 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012
Can we Send Szerlag back to Troy ? He jumped into bed with the unions before his first round of Golf. Troy should take him back for the sake of Cape Coral.