State News • 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. - 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. • d c e r e and Fu l l il l thl'�' h, r h e vt pot n t i, I. 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