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Council Members Kept in Dark About Specifics of Sweetheart Deal for Staffer Who Resigned

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 4, 2015 0

by P.D. Lesko IN JANUARY 2015, City Administrator Steve Powers told Council members that Building Dept. staffer Ralph Welton had resigned. Council members took that to mean that Welton had left the employ of the city and its payroll.…

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In Two Separate Rulings U.S. District Judges Blast City Attorneys’ Legal Arguments

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 10, 2014 0

by P.D. Lesko ANN ARBOR City Attorney Stephen Postema was dressed down in a 17-page opinion penned by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Zatkoff in May. The judge concluded city officials had no legal justification to keep Bob Dascola…