City Of Albion

City Council Meeting

March 3, 2014

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Joseph Domingo opened the regular session at 7:00 p.m.

MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED

III.	PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. ROLL CALL

Maurice Barnes (1), Lenn Reid (2), Garrett Brown (3), William Wheaton (4), Cheryl Krause (5), Andrew French (6) and Mayor Joseph Domingo.

Administration: Kevin Markovich, Interim City Manager; Jill Domingo, City Clerk ; Tom Mead, Finance Director; Scott Kipp, Chief of Public Safety and Cullen Harkness, City Attorney.

V.	MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Comments were received from Council Members Barnes, Wheaton and Krause, Interim City Manager Markovich, City Attorney Harkness and Mayor Domingo.

VI.	CITIZEN'S COMMENTS (Persons addressing the City Council shall limit their comments to no more than five (5) minutes. Proper decorum is required.)

No comments were received.

VII.	CONSENT CALENDAR (VV)

A. Approval of Regular Session Minutes – February 18, 2014

French moved, Brown supported, CARRIED, to Approve Consent Calendar as

presented. (7-0, vv).

VIII.	ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION

A.	Request for Approval Resolution 2014-02 Temporary Suspension of Ordinance 82-67 (RCV)

Krause moved, French supported, CARRIED, to Approve Resolution 2014-02 Temporary Suspension of Ordinance 82-67 as presented. (7-0, rcv)

B.	Request for Approval of a Letter of Commitment-Transportation. (RCV)

Comments were received from Interim City Manager Markovich.

French moved, Brown supported, CARRIED, to Approve a Letter of Commitment-Transportation as presented. (7-0, rcv).

C.	Request for Approval Contract-Accounting Services (RCV)

Comments received from Council Members Barnes and Brown; Finance Director Mead and Interim City Manager Markovich.

French moved, Barnes supported, CARRIED, to Approve Contract-Accounting Services as presented. (6-1, rcv) (Mayor Domingo dissenting).

D.	Future Agenda Items

Council Member Barnes would like to have discussion/approval of the Feral Cat Ordinance on the next agenda.

Council Member Krause would like to have parking over the sidewalks on the next agenda.

E.	Motion to Excuse Absent Council Member (s) (VV)

No action was needed as all council members were present.

IX.	CITIZEN'S COMMENTS (Persons addressing the City Council shall limit their comments to no more than five (5) minutes. Proper decorum is required.)

Comments were received from Mike Bearman, 11016 29 Mile Rd, Interim City Manager Markovich and Chief Kipp.

X.	COUNCIL/DEPARTMENT HEAD COMMENTS

Comments were received from Council Member French and Chief Kipp.

XI.	EXECUTIVE SESSION

The City Manager requests an Executive Session under the Open Meetings Act (15.268 (e), P.A. 267 of 1976, as amended) to consult with the City Attorney regarding trial or settlement strategy in connection with specific pending litigation.

The City Manager requests an Executive Session under the Open Meetings Act (Section 15.268 (a), P.A. 267 of 1976, as amended) to consider the dismissal, suspension, or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, or to consider a periodic personnel evaluation of a public officer, employee, or staff member or individual agent, if the named person requests a closed hearing.

Barnes moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Adjourn to Executive Session. (7-0, vv).

Mayor Domingo adjourned to Executive Session at 7:30 p.m.

XII.	COUNCIL RE-CONVENED REGULAR SESSION AT 9:11 P.M.

XIII.	ROLL CALL

Maurice Barnes (1), Lenn Reid (2), Garrett Brown (3), William Wheaton (4), Cheryl Krause (5), Andrew French (6) and Mayor Joseph Domingo.

Administration: Kevin Markovich, Interim City Manager; Jill Domingo, City

Tom Mead, Finance Director; Scott Kipp, Chief of Public Safety and Cullen

Harkness, City Attorney.

XIV.	ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION

A. Council Member Brown Made a Motion to Amend the Agenda and Allow City

Manager Bishop the Opportunity to Resign.

Brown moved, Reid supported, FAILED, to Amend Agenda and Allow City Manager Bishop to resign as presented. (2-5, rcv) (French, Barnes, Wheaton, Krause and Mayor Domingo dissenting).

B. Council Member French made the motion to Amend the Agenda to Take Action for

Termination of the City Manager’s Contract.

Comments were received from Council Members Brown and French and City

Attorney Harkness.

French moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Amend the Agenda to Take Action for Termination of the City Manager’s Contract as presented. (7-0, rcv)

C. Council Member Brown Made a Motion to Terminate the City Manager’s Contract

Without Cause.

Brown moved, NO support, FAILED, to Terminate the City Manager’s Contract Without Cause.

Council Member French Made a Motion to Terminate the City Manager’s Contract

With Cause for Violating any Criminal or Administrative Law of any State, Municipality, or Federal Government according to his contract.

Comments received from Council Member Barnes.

French moved, Barnes supported, CARRIED, to Terminate the City Manager’s

Contract with Cause for Violating any Criminal or Administrative Law of any State,

Municipality, or Federal Government according to his contract as presented. (5-2,

rcv) (Brown and Reid dissenting).

XV.	ADJOURNMENT

French moved, Wheaton supported, CARRIED, to Adjourn the Regular Session. (7-0, vv).

Mayor Domingo adjourned the Regular Session at 9:30 p.m.

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date	Jill Domingo

City Clerk