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News release from the City of Saline.
On December 4, 2023, the Saline City Council approved final ballot language to add two charter amendments to the February 27 special election. The proposed charter amendments were the result of months of study and recommendation by the Charter Review Task Force, a group comprised of citizens, city staff and a council representative.
Saline Proposal #1 asks voters to consider whether the City Charter should be amended to allow for Council meeting notices and proceedings to be posted on the City website and in other manners consistent with state law. These changes do not alter the City’s statutory posting requirements. For example, the City would still be subject to state law for posting required notices such as those related to certain public hearings or direct mailings associated with proposed zoning changes. The proposed change would eliminate the need for the City to post meeting synopsis from its City Council meeting in a print periodical. Currently, the City creates and makes publicly available a complete video record of all City Council meetings and meeting minutes online through its website.
Saline Proposal #2 seeks to amend the Charter language for hosting the first City Council meeting of the calendar year. Presently, the Charter dictates it be the first Monday in January. Under this proposal, the first meeting would be the first Monday that falls after the federal holiday of New Year’s Day. The proposal also seeks to amend other language in that same section to bring the Charter into compliance with state law, such as increasing the time required before calling a special meeting from 12 hours to 18 hours and removing language regarding involuntary vacancies of council seats.
Complete ballot language is available on the City of Saline website along with a copy of the Charter Review Task Force Report. For information about voting in the February 27 presidential primary election, contact the City Clerk’s office at (734) 429-4907 x2209.
No, the motion to approve & adopt was made by Ceo, seconded by Lesch. If you're interested in an unedited/unredacted version of Monday's meeting, the link to the video recording of our budget work session and regular meeting is provided below -
Thank you to those Council members who support the citizens and the Rec Center.
Please note, the rec center now requires 1/3 to almost 1/2 of its operations be funded by the City of Saline taxpayers. Approximately 10% of our City population uses the facility, while 2/3 of the members are non-resident. It’s time the non City residents of the Saline community pays its fair share.
What happened with the funding for the needed repairs at the Recreation Center? With all of the programs and community services provided at the Recreation Center, the nearby communities spending tens of millions of dollars to build new Recreation Centers, and the number of members/high usage for the Center and part
The mayor and city council love to spend taxpayer dollars frivolously. More and more $$$ into the rec center, that needs to stop. We still don’t have drinkable water and yet the city keeps raising rates. Can’t speak for everyone but I would much rather have clean water than a “lazy river!”
Sorry, Toby Crotty. Do not align to your assessment or thoughts. While nearby communities are spending tens of millions of dollars to build Recreation Centers (because of their value to citizens and communities), Saline is in the fortunate position of already having a very good facility in place which now needs to
You avoided my main point. The rec center is a nice amenity for those that use it. However, it is not a necessity. Clean safe water that we pay exorbitant rates for IS a necessity for EVERYONE!
The unprofessional behavior while in the supposed role of being a journalist when talking to that protester is ridiculous. The incorrect information and “facts” you spewed during the conversation are just par for the course. Thanks for showing up!
I agree with your comments about this journalist. I use the word journalist loosely here, as a journalist should be bringing forth the views of the people they are interviewing, not bringing their obvious bias into every forced conversation.
I understand the right 4 peaceful protests, why expose children to hate and show disrespect to our flag, what is that teaching the children. As a Korean Veteran I oppose anyone disrespecting our countries FLAG, shame on the protesters,