I'll give her credit: I liked this.
Knew what words she was going to say because I'm experiencing it lately.
Potent message. And true. Actually true.
FLINT, MI â The resignation of over half of the city council should send a strong message to the community, indicating that there major discord between council members, a joint statement from resigned Flushing City Council members reads.
Quorum was broken after council member squabbles led to the resignation of Richard Bade, Patrick Scanlon and Lynn Black. Former Councilmember Karianne Martus resigned in January and council was unable to come to a decision on who should fill the seat. All resignation letters were submitted to the city of Flushing clerk by Monday, March 16.
A special election will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4, to fill the vacant seats. Due to COVIDâ19, interested candidates will need to make an appointment to receive and file nominating petitions by contacting the city clerk via email at mking@flushingcity.com or by phone at 810-659-5665.
Ed Sullivan and Brooke Good are the only remaining members on council, along with Mayor Joseph Karlichek, who is a voting member. Four voting council members are needed for a quorum.
âSelect groups of people have spread disinformation through various forms of media and have employed âfear mongeringâ tactics to attack those who they felt were at fault. Despite many attempts to work with the council and pursuing no personal agendas, we found ourselves amidst a rift that was meeting us with unethical tactics and unnecessary conflicts,â the three councilmembers who resigned this week said in a joint statement.
The situation âcame to a headâ when council could not come to an agreement on how to fill Martusâ seat at a February meeting, Scanlon said.
âThere was a point where it was clear to me that working with them wasnât going anywhere,â he said.
While the city council cannot vote without a majority present, City Manager Brad Barrett can act on day-to-day operations in accordance with the cityâs code of ordinances. However, he said the city needs to figure out how to pass a budget, which is due the third Monday of May.
âThe last thing I ever wanted was to negatively impact any facet of the city,â Scanlon said.
Councilmember Ed Sullivan said he was âbaffledâ and had no idea why the members chose to resign when they did, especially as the city and nation faces an ongoing pandemic.
âThe timing of these resignations in my opinion, and only my opinion, it couldnât have come at a worse time for the city of Flushing,â he said.
Sullivan said he wanted to sit down own and work through their differences.
âI know we had differences on some things but thatâs just part of being an adult and being on council," he said. "You donât have to agree, you just have to get along.â
More inner squabbling than habbenings it seems, but still a rather oddâif not notable?âoccasion.
Chromatic(whatever) do make thermal labels for barcodes specifically today.
May be worth a lookâŚ