Benton Harbor Emergency Financial Manager Joseph Harris on Wednesday issued an order nullifying some actions taken by the city commission the day before. On Tuesday, the commission held a special meeting to appoint new members to several local boards. Mayor James Hightower says they covered everything from the planning commission to the Dial a Ride Board:
Hightower disagreed with all of those actions, telling us that they send a bad signal to the state regarding the commission's governing abilities...and Joe Harris has similar thoughts. He told WSJM that the commission did not make its appointments in the form of official resolutions, and they therefore are not valid. Additionally, Harris says that some of those appointments could be said to affect city finances, meaning they're not within the commission's authority under the recently reinstated Public Act 72. He issued an order late Wednesday declaring the new appointments null and void.
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Hightower disagreed with all of those actions, telling us that they send a bad signal to the state regarding the commission's governing abilities...and Joe Harris has similar thoughts. He told WSJM that the commission did not make its appointments in the form of official resolutions, and they therefore are not valid. Additionally, Harris says that some of those appointments could be said to affect city finances, meaning they're not within the commission's authority under the recently reinstated Public Act 72. He issued an order late Wednesday declaring the new appointments null and void.
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