Monday, December 17, 2012
A Judge on Wednesday ordered Troy must hold a May 2013 special election to replace former Troy Mayor Janice Daniels, who was recalled on Nov. 6.
Troy city officials have prepared a proposed May 2013 special election timeline after Oakland County 6th Circuit Court Judge Denise Langford Morris ruled Wednesday that the city must hold a special election in May to replace recalled Troy Mayor Janice Daniels. The schedule has been prepared for the court's consideration and entry and is listed as agenda item O-07 on Monday evening's Troy City Council meeting agenda (see attached pdf file). The proposed May 2013 Special Election timeline is as follows: Jan. 25, 2013: Filing deadline for candidates for office (Charter 7.9 - 100 days) Jan. 29, 2013: Withdrawal deadline for candidates for office Jan. 30, 2013: Deadline to file challenges to petitions Feb. 1, 2013: Clerk forwards candidate …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Council will interview the finalists at its Dec. 17 meeting.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Troy City Council pared a list of 41 applicants for the vacant Troy City Council seat down to six final candidates Monday evening at its regular meeting. "I never imagined we'd have 41," Mayor Dane Slater said. "I want to personally thank everyone who put their name in." In the first of two rounds of voting, Council members each named their top five choices. From that list, council members then each voted for their top four candidates. Though Council had agreed at the beginning of the study session to name five final candidates Monday evening, six were chosen due to a five-way tie. Edward Pennington received six votes while Richard Beaubien, Daniel Fair, Kessie Kaltsounis, Carmen Johnson and Bert Copple each received three votes. Council …
Friday, November 30, 2012
Secretary of Sate Ruth Johnson filed a lawsuit Friday against the Troy City Clerk Aileen Bittner, saying Troy residents "have the right to choose the city's mayor in February."
LANSING, Mich. — Secretary of State Ruth Johnson and Attorney General Bill Schuette issued a joint statement Friday afternoon on the lawsuit they filed against Troy City Clerk Aileen Bittner Friday in Oakland County Circuit Court. In the lawsuit, they claim the City has violated state law by not calling a special election on in February and instead choosing to follow City Charter by appointing Dane Slater mayor until the November 2013 city election. “I’m disappointed that city officials have chosen to go this route,” Johnson said in a press release Friday evening. “Unfortunately, we now must seek a legal remedy to uphold state election and recall law. Our position all along has been that state law requires an election in this situation. …
In a final effort to avoid a lawsuit from the Michigan Attorney General's office, City Attorney Lori Grigg Bluhm responds Friday in a letter to its chief legal counsel.
Less than a day after the Michigan Attorney General's office threatened to sue Troy if it did not call a special election in February, Troy City Attorney Lori Grigg Bluhm once again defended the city's decision Friday to wait till November 2013 to hold an election to replace recalled Troy Mayor Janice Daniels. In the letter to Attorney General Bill Schuette's Chief Legal Counsel Richard Bandstra, Bluhm said Troy can satisfy both the state election law as well as the City Charter by holding a November 2013 election. "The City of Troy acknowledges that there is ambiguity in the recall and subsequent election process as provided under Michigan election law," Bluhm wrote, in part, in her two-page letter. "We are committed to uphold both State …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Richard Bandstra, chief legal counsel for State Attorney General Bill Schuette, responds to the City's Tuesday letter refuting the need for a February election to replace recalled mayor Janice Daniels.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
The chief legal counsel for Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has told Troy: Either order a special election on Feb. 26, 2013, or face litigation. Troy leaders, however, continue to fight with the state for the ability to hold off on electing a new mayor until November of next year. "After careful review of the provisions of Michigan's Election Law and the City of Troy Charter, it is the position of this office that a special election should have been called for February 2013 to fill the remainder of the unexpired term following the recent successfull recall of former Mayor Janice Daniels," Schuette's Chief Legal Counsel Richard Bandstra wrote. In the two-page letter from Bandstra to Troy City Attorney Lori Grigg Bluhm and other city…
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Troy City Attorney Lori Grigg Bluhm responds to state Director of Election Christopher Thomas' Monday letter ordering a Feb. 26, 2013 special election.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Troy City Attorney Lori Grigg Bluhm, in responding to a letter sent to her late Monday afternoon from state Director of Elections Christopher Thomas, sent a letter Tuesday challenging Thomas' reasons for ordering a special election on Feb. 26, 2013, to elect a replacement for Janice Daniels, who was recalled on Nov. 6. Thomas' letter arrived the same day Troy City Council voted 4-2 to appoint Dane Slater Mayor of Troy until the Nov. 5, 2013 regular election. "This letter is in response to your letter of November 26, 2012, to Troy City Clerk M. Aileen Bittner, which was sent via e-mail at 5:30 pm," Bluhm wrote. "It was received after the fifteen day candidate filing deadline set forth in MCL 168.971, which is the statutory recall provision …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Council will hold a special meeting Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Troy City Hall.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
Mayor Pro Tem McGinnis will serve as acting Mayor of Troy until Monday's Troy City Council meeting, when councilman Dane Slater will take over as Mayor Pro Tem and Acting Troy Mayor.
Mayor Pro Tem Maureen McGinnis held up her hand and swore to faithfully perform the duties of the office of Acting Mayor of Troy in a brief ceremony at Troy City hall Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, an audience of residents, city employees and media watched and applauded. McGinnis replaces controversial former mayor Janice Daniels, who was recalled Tuesday. McGinnis will serve as acting Mayor of Troy until Monday evening's Troy City Council meeting, when Councilman Dane Slater, who is scheduled to take over as Mayor Pro Tem on Monday, is named acting Mayor of Troy. Council then has until Dec. 11, 2012 to appoint a new mayor to serve until the Nov. 5, 2013 city election. If a sitting council member is appointed mayor by a majority vote, then …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Troy residents recalled Mayor Janice Daniels Tuesday with a 52 percent majority vote.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
In Troy, where embattled Mayor Janice Daniels was recalled Tuesday by Troy residents, the remaining six City Council members are now faced with the task of appointing a mayor to serve until the Nov. 5, 2013 city election. And while some Troy residents are concerned about Council's ability to work as a team – especially after a highly contentious split vote on the transit center in December and a split vote on a recent amendment to the city's distracted driving ordinance – council members are assuring Troy residents they are ready and willing to work together to move the city forward. "That we're a split council, that’s a perception people have rather than understanding everyone on council wants to do what’s best for the city," Councilman …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Until the Oakland County Board of Canvassers certifies Tuesday's results, Janice Daniels is still the mayor of Troy.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Troy Mayor Janice Daniels, who was recalled Tuesday by a 52 percent majority of Troy voters, is still technically the mayor of Troy until the Oakland County Board of Canvassers certifies Tuesday's election results. “We’re hoping it happens very quickly, but we can’t say for sure," Troy City Attorney Lori Grigg Bluhm said Wednesday. "We hope it happens today to provide some finality for the city, but it could be tomorrow, or within a week." For comprehensive coverage of mayoral recall, visit our special topic page. For the latest Troy news and information, follow Troy Patch on Facebook and Twitter and sign up for the daily newsletter. Troy City Clerk Aileen Bittner said the Oakland County Board of Canvassers is set to convene Wednesday at 1…
Lucille Musser Arking
2:43 pm on Friday, December 21, 2012
You need to vote for a person for mayor who fits the city charter and is not a partison or be willing to quit all partison connects while mayor . Most of all throw all literature in the trash and find out who they really are by looking at past activities. more ›