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Proposal to Amend East Lansing City Charter Provisions Relating to City Council Meetings
East Lansing City · Ingham County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in East Lansing City.
Proposal to Amend East Lansing City Charter Provisions Relating to City Council Meetings
Shall Section 4.7 of the East Lansing City Charter be amended to align with state laws regarding public meetings and records, to remove language requiring a meeting that is scheduled on a holiday to be moved to the next secular day, to permit a designee of the City Clerk to sign City Council minutes, to permit a designee of the City Police Chief to serve as sergeant-at-arms, and to require minutes and other records of all regular and special meetings of the City Council to be posted on the City’s website?
Official ballot language
Shall Section 4.7 of the East Lansing City Charter be amended to align with state laws regarding public meetings and records, to remove language requiring a meeting that is scheduled on a holiday to be moved to the next secular day, to permit a designee of the City Clerk to sign City Council minutes, to permit a designee of the City Police Chief to serve as sergeant-at-arms, and to require minutes and other records of all regular and special meetings of the City Council to be posted on the City’s website?
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