Wayne City Councilman Christopher
Sanders has officially challenged the
recall petitions submitted to the Wayne
County Elections Commission as “fatally
defective.”
Sanders, through his attorney John D.
Pirich, submitted the challenge to the
petitions Jan. 5, claiming that the peti-
tions violate legal specifications.
In the filing, Pirich claims that the
paper petitions used to collect the signa-
tures are outdated and incorrect and do
not conform to updated specifications
adopted and enacted as state law. One of
the deficiencies cited is a failure of the
petition to include a space for the identi-
fication of the petition circulator as an
out-of-state resident.
“Clearly, the petitions submitted
against Christopher Sanders do not com-
ply with all the mandatory provisions of
MCL 168.544c. In fact, as noted in the
lower left hand corner of each petition is
referenced to 'Form No. 2011-2003
Revision-Approved by State Director of
Elections'. Hence, the form is outdated
and not in compliance with the manda-
tory legislative requirement,” the filing
states. According to the filing, new peti-
tion language was adopted and amend-
ed by the state following litigation in
2014.
The filing cites multiple cases of liti-
gation involving challenges based on the
residences of circulators, all finding in
favor of the subject of the recall as a
basis for the challenge.
Included in the seven-page filing are
multiple examples of court findings sup-
porting the claims that the petitions,
which contained about 1,400 signatures,
should not be certified based on the fail-
ure of the circulators to use the correct
form. The petitioners needed more than
1,183 valid signatures of Wayne voters in
the last gubernatorial election to place
the issue on theMay, 2018 ballot.
The recall effort against Sanders and
three other officials was based on their
respective votes to extend their terms of
office by one year in an effort tomove all
City of Wayne municipal election dates
to even-numbered years as a cost saving
measure. The effort to recall Wayne
Mayor Susan Rowe and council mem-
bers Ryan Gabriel and Anthony Miller
appears to have been abandoned as peti-
tioners became aware that the three offi-
cials would have been within six months
of the end of their elected terms by the
May election date, therefore exempting
themfromrecall by state law.
Bob Boertje, who submitted the recall
petitions to election officials, has been
notified of the challenge and had until
yesterday to submit a written response
to the elections commission.
Following that response, a hearing
before the three-member elections com-
mission is expected to be scheduled to
determine the validity of Sanders' chal-
lenge.
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ICHIGAN
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January 11, 2018
W
AYNE
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ESTLAND
ORDINANCE NO. 109-N
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE WESTLAND CITY CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 62, SECTION 62-163,
CONCERNING THE TAKING OR POSSESSION OF ANOTHER PERSON’S CREDIT CARD OR OTHER FINAN-
CIAL TRANSACTION DEVICE
It is hereby ordained:
Section 1.
That Chapter 62, Section 62-163 of the Westland City Code is hereby amended to provide as follows:
“Sec. 62-163. Stealing, taking, or removing financial transaction device; possession of fraudulent or altered financial
transaction device.
.
(1)
A person who steals, knowingly takes, or knowingly removes a financial transaction device from the person or pos-
session of a deviceholder, or who knowingly retains, knowingly possesses, knowingly secretes, or knowingly uses
a financial transaction device without the consent of the deviceholder, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2)
A person who knowingly possesses a fraudulent or altered financial transaction device is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(3)
Definitions. As used in this section:
(a)
“Credit card” means either of the following:
(i)
Any instrument or device which is sold, issued, or otherwise distributed by a business organization or
financial institution for the use of the person or organization identified on the instrument or device for obtain-
ing goods, property, services, or anything of value on credit.
(ii)
An instrument or device which is issued or otherwise distributed by an organization for the use of the per-
son identified on the instrument or device for obtaining health care services or goods or reimbursement or
payment for health care services or goods. As used in this subparagraph, “organization” means any of the fol-
lowing:
(A)
A dental care corporation incorporated under Act No. 125 of the Public Acts of 1963, being
sections
550.351
to
550.373 of the Michigan Compiled Laws
.
(B)
A health care corporation incorporated under the nonprofit health care corporation reform act, Act
No. 350 of the Public Acts of 1980, being
sections 550.1101
to
550.1704 of the Michigan Compiled
Laws
.
(C)
A health maintenance organization licensed under article 17 of the public health code, Act No. 368
of the Public Acts of 1978, being
sections 333.20101
to
333.22181 of the Michigan Compiled Laws
.
(D)
An insurer as defined in section 106 of the insurance code of 1956, Act No. 218 of the Public Acts
of 1956, being
section 500.106 of the Michigan Compiled Laws
.
(E)
A third party administrator operating under a certificate of authority issued by the commissioner pur-
suant to the third party administrator act, Act No. 218 of the Public Acts of 1984, being
sections 550.901
to
550.962 of the Michigan Compiled Laws
.
(b)
“Deposit account” includes share, deposit, member, and savings accounts of financial
institutions.
(c)
“Credit account” means the account through which a business organization or financial institution allows a per-
son or organization to obtain goods, property, services, or any other thing of value on credit.
(d)
“Deviceholder” means either of the following:
(i)
The person or organization who requests a financial transaction device and to whom or for whose benefit
a financial transaction device is subsequently issued.
(ii)
The person or organization to whom a financial transaction device was issued and who used or accepted
a financial transaction device, whether the issuance of the financial transaction device was requested or not.
(e)
“Financial institution” means a bank, savings and loan association, or credit union, and includes a corporation
wholly owned by a financial institution or by the holding company parent of a financial institution.
(f)
“Financial transaction device” means any of the following:
(i)
An electronic funds transfer card.
(ii)
A credit card.
(iii)
A debit card.
(iv)
A point-of-sale card.
(v)
Any instrument, device, card, plate, code, account number, personal identification number, or a record or
copy of a code, account number, or personal identification number or other means of access to a credit account
or deposit account, or a driver’s license or state identification card used to access a proprietary account, other
than access originated solely by a paper instrument, that can be used alone or in conjunction with another
access device, for any of the following purposes:
(A)
Obtaining money, cash refund or credit account credit, goods, services, or any other thing of value.
(B)
Certifying or guaranteeing to a person or business the availability to the deviceholder of funds on
deposit to honor a draft or check payable to the order of that person or business.
(C)
Providing the deviceholder access to a deposit account for the purpose of making deposits, with-
drawing funds, transferring funds between deposit accounts, obtaining information pertaining to a
deposit account, or making an electronic funds transfer as defined in section 3(4) of Act No. 322 of the
Public Acts of 1978, being
section 488.3 of the Michigan Compiled Laws
.
(g)
“Proprietary account” means the account which is maintained by a business organization in the name of an indi-
vidual person or organization and through which the business organization allows the person or organization to obtain
goods, property, services, or any other thing of value on credit.”
Section 2. Severability.
The various parts, sections and clauses of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be sever-
able. If any part, sentence, paragraph, section or clause is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdic-
tion, the remainder of the Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
Section 3. Repeal.
All other Ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such
inconsistencies, hereby repealed.
Section 4. Publication.
The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be published in the manner required by law.
Section 5. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon publication as required by law.
Adopted: January 2, 2018
Effective: January 11, 2018
Published: January 11, 2018
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CITY OF WESTLAND
SYNOPSIS OF MINUTES
MTG. 1 1/2/18
Presiding: President Godbout
Present: Green, Hammons, Hart, Herzberg, Johnson, Londeau
01: Close nominations for Council President.
02: Close nominations for Council President Pro-Tem.
03: Agrmnt. w/Nocerini Strategy Group LLC for grant/governmental relation svcs; term 1/2/18 - 1/2/19, amt. $6,000/mo.
- Adopt. Ord. 109-N to amend Ch. 62, Sec. 62-163 re. taking/possession of another person's
credit card or other financial transaction device.
05: Minutes of regular meeting held 12/18/17.
06: Minutes of study session held 12/18/17.
07: Conf. re-appt. of B. Thompson as Planning Director effective 1/1/18.
08: Conf. appt. of B. Harnos as Parks & Recreation Director effective 1/3/18.
09: Appr. 100% starting salary for Parks & Recreation Director B. Harnos.
10: Appr. checklist: $3,658,712.18.
Mtg. adj. at 8:31 p.m.
James Godbout
Richard LeBlanc
Council President
City Clerk
Publish: January 11, 2018
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WESTLAND CITY COUNCIL
Study Session
Record of Attendance
1/1/2017 - 12/31/2017
Pursuant to City of Westland Council Resolution No. 8-85-441, the following record of attendance of Council members at study
sessions is published for the year 2017.
Councilperson
No. of Meetings
Meetings Attended
Percentage
Christine Cicirelli Bryant
16
16
100%
Kevin Coleman
16
14
88%
James R. Godbout
16
16
100%
Adam Hammons
16
16
100%
Peter Herzberg
16
16
100%
Bill Johnson
16
14
88%
Michael Kehrer
16
15
94%
Richard LeBlanc
Westland City Clerk
Publish: 1/11/2018
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WESTLAND CITY COUNCIL
Council Meeting
Record of Attendance
1/1/2017 - 12/31/2017
Pursuant to City of Westland Council Resolution No. 8-85-441, the following record of attendance of Council members at regu-
lar and special meetings is published for the year 2017.
Councilperson
No. of Meetings
Meetings Attended
Percentage
Christine Cicirelli Bryant
25
19
76%
Kevin Coleman
25
25
100%
James R. Godbout
25
25
100%
Adam Hammons
25
24
96%
Peter Herzberg
25
25
100%
Bill Johnson
25
25
100%
Michael Kehrer
25
24
96%
Richard LeBlanc
Westland City Clerk
Publish: 1/11/2018
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Officially official
Three new members of the Westland City Council took their oaths of office Tuesday, Jan. 2 and Mayor William Wild was officially sworn in for his third term. New members of
the council taking their oaths were Jim Hart, in above photo from left, Tasha Green and Michael Londeau. Each is serving their first-term in office. Wild took his oath of office
supported by his wife, Sherri, and daughters, Lily and Peyton. Following the ceremonies, the city council members and other officials convened for the first meeting of 2018.
Photo by Craig Herbert WLND Westland
Wayne Memorial High School will be
hosting an 8th grade parent night at 6:30
p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the Wayne
Memorial High School Stockmeyer
Auditorium, 3001FourthSt.,Wayne.
This evening is for current eighth-
grade students and their families or fami-
lies interested in more information about
Wayne Memorial High School for the
2018-2019 school year. Students do not
have to be currently attending a Wayne-
Westland Community School to partici-
pate in this event.
Topics covered will include: schedul-
ing, graduation requirements, testing out
requirements, direct college courses, AP
courses, extra-curricular activities, and
muchmore.
All are welcome to attend, and ques-
tions are encouraged.
Parking is available in the Glenwood
Street parking lot, and guests should
enter through the front of the auditorium.
For questions, contact the Wayne
Memorial counseling department at (734)
419-2215.
Schools host open house
Councilman files challenge to recall petitions
To subscribe to The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
