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Michigan › Mason County › Proposed Amendments to Section 8.15, Section 10.2, Section 10.8 and Section 13.2 of the Charter of the City of Ludington Transferring the Accounting and Financial Management Duties of the City Clerk to a Finance Director Appointed by the City Manager With City Council Approval.

Proposed Amendments to Section 8.15, Section 10.2, Section 10.8 and Section 13.2 of the Charter of the City of Ludington Transferring the Accounting and Financial Management Duties of the City Clerk to a Finance Director Appointed by the City Manager With City Council Approval.

Ludington City · Mason County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Ludington City.

Proposed Amendments to Section 8.15, Section 10.2, Section 10.8 and Section 13.2 of the Charter of the City of Ludington Transferring the Accounting and Financial Management Duties of the City Clerk to a Finance Director Appointed by the City Manager With City Council Approval.

Charter Amendment

These City Charter Amendments are proposed for the purpose of reorganizing administrative functions of the City by transferring accounting and financial management duties from the City Clerk to a separately appointed Finance Director. Shall the city charter be amended to transfer accounting and financial management duties from the elected clerk to a finance director appointed by the city manager with city council approval and to revise related provisions in charter sections 8.15, 10.2, 10.8, and 13.2?

YESA YES vote adopts the change described in the ballot language.
NOA NO vote keeps the current rules in place.
Official ballot language

These City Charter Amendments are proposed for the purpose of reorganizing administrative functions of the City by transferring accounting and financial management duties from the City Clerk to a separately appointed Finance Director. Shall the city charter be amended to transfer accounting and financial management duties from the elected clerk to a finance director appointed by the city manager with city council approval and to revise related provisions in charter sections 8.15, 10.2, 10.8, and 13.2?

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