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By RO S I L
In attempting to do this,
Highland Park could set a
precedent, she said.
Franklin is the daughter
of former Deputy Mayor
Godfrey Franklin and the
current Council President
Pro Tem Christine Frank
lin.
Detroit Pi ton Joe Dumar (center), Mike Jone (right), 'corporate affairs central region
man ger for Anheuser-Busch Companie , and Bill Jones (left), ales director, Anhe er
Busch Inc-Detroit, welcome business and civic leaders to a VIP reception to kick off
fe tivities for the Joe Dumars Celebrity Tenni Classic which benefit Children'S Hospital of
Michigan. The reception, ponsored by Anheuser-Busch Companies, preceded the Joe
Dumar Foundation dinner and auction at the Ritz Carlton and attracted local celebrities and
Children' Hospital upporter
rtunity to gi tu-
�lAt .. �r t ntion.
h ftrm r diacipU
n, , ord rly
Mayorv
council"
to
get p
sonal attorney for the council,
because of allegations that
Darnell Dickerson, who was
then city attorney, was partial
towards SCott in disputes with
the city council and was not rep
resenting both parties fairly,
By RON SEIGEL
Michl an Citizen _
HIGHLAND PK. - Mayor Lin
sey Porter vetoed a resolution
passed by the Highland Park
City Council at its Monday July
18 meeting authorizing the hir-
ingofa special attorney. JOHNSON AID was
This attorney would give the not asking for an attorney to r p
city council legal advice about resent the city council on an on
issues of disagreement with the' going basis, as Porter did, but
Mayor. just to give advice on two i u .
Currently city council does They are:
not have its own attorney, but _ An alleged failure of the
gets advice from the City Attor- administration to provide finan
ney, who is appointed by the cial records of the city. City
Mayor. Council members said as of the
Council woman Greta July 18 meeting, city financial
Johnson who made the resolu- statem nt were four months
tion, indicated In a �t meeting behind and it was impossible for
that this causes the CIty attorney them to make decisions on ap
to express views favorable to the propria ti ng money wi thou t
Mayor, who appointed her. knowing the tru financial stat
The City Attorney said she of th city.
gave correct advice. Johnson Scotty Wainwright, Admini -
said that when there is a dispute trative Assistant to th Mayor
between different city offi cars , deni this, saying financial r -
the city charter allows both sides cords were now up to date.
to hire personal attorneys. Un- _ Wh ther the v to mad by
der the administration of High- the Mayor on Johnson' effort. to
land Park Mayor Martha G. reconsider a vote by the, CIty
Scott, when Porter was city council on the Mayor's munici
council pr sident, Porter voted pal complex was vali�. Jo�?n
with the coun '1 in hiring a per- said that und r he tun limits
a
,111.1
n
y
of the charter, the Mayor handed
the veto to the ci y clerk too late
for it to be ff tive.
Wainwright said this was b -
caus the city clerk's office was
closed on Friday and over th
weekend. He maintained the
time limit in the charter meant
not the strict time, but the period
when it was po ibl to deli r a
veto to th cl rk' offi .
Wainwright said th r w no
issue for a special city council
attorney to deal with.
SOME AYTHAThiringan
attorney for the council would
incr e city expenses. Accord
ing to the charter it would tak
four votes to 0 rride a mayo�
veto.
nly three of the fi council
m m rsvoted for having a
cial a torney - Johnson, Ti us
MIry and Council Pr sid n
Pro Tern hristine Franklin.
Two council memb rs
Frank Ross and Council Pr si
dent Dwigh Downes - vot d
against it.
Unless one of them changes
his mind, the Mayor's veto will
stand and city council will not
get a rsonal attorney.
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THE WERE 0 two
trik in the tate last year, h
id and th y r before th re
, five.
Whil uch strik delay the
start of the school year, the
school year d get completed
at a lat r date, he id.
. Ellio t said that in ome un
ions, including his own, teachers
wer bargaining not only for
m ur that would help their
own inte t, but policies that
improv education for th tu
den.
He noted that his own union
got h board of education to
tak th e ste . to improving
ucat.ion:
• Give mor than one set of
books for el mentary students,
making it possible for young-
t rs to take ks hom a r
sch I nd study them.
Low r elementary school
from 34 to 30, givi ng
it'.
d, "and I don
no , but it'
t di on:
that chera
u ti younallta, ..
by example bout" t nding up
for your righ . "
"Educato hould h no
fewer righ than people in th
private ctor." he id.
In ge ting the bill p , EI-
l.ott charged that Engler "too
page out of th right wing g
ment of th Republican P rty,
which i anti-labqr."
He id th bill w vo out
according to straight party Ii ,
supported by moderate Republi
cans, who rlier had tated it
was a bad idea.
Because of the resignation of
two Democratic ho members,
the Republicans temporarily
dominated the Michigan House
as well as the Senate, giving Re
publicans a majority in both
hot
After Democrats won pecial
elections in the two empty dis
tricts, the Democrats regained a
majority in the state house,
while the Republicans have a
majority in the State Senate.
Elliott, in an interview con
ducted before the Aug. 2 pri
mary, said that all Democratic
candidates for governor aid
they would work to get the law
repealed, if the unions did not
get the courts to declare it un
constitutional.
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