CLAWSON While Clawson City Council candidate Stacey N. Gomoll’s name will appear on the Nov. 2 ballot, Clawson’s charter states that eligible candidates must be 25 years of age.
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Clawson Mayor Reese Scripture resigned in the middle of the meeting, citing frustrations with the budget process and claiming the administration had created a conflict of interest for her with her day job with the IRS.
The mayor of Clawson abruptly resigned Tuesday following issues with the Oakland County community s budget.
Reese Scripture, who was elected in November 2019, announced her decision at the start of the City Council s virtual meeting on Tuesday.
Reading a lengthy statement to the council, Scripture cited the panel s plans this month to pass a budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year.
The council had been slated to vote Tuesday on scheduling budget workshops over two days next week, followed by a public hearing on May 18.
Scripture said there was little time to properly review a proposed budget, for which she hadn t received a copy. She noted there was no information on the city s year-to-date financial status or other documentation to help inform the council s decision.
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Now-former Clawson Mayor Reese Scripture (City photo) In Clawson, first-term Mayor Reese Scripture resigned abruptly Tuesday, in a dispute over the city s budget work, saying she believes the city manager cut her and the council out of the loop and expected a rubber stamp on the unelected manager s work. Scripture said there was little time to properly review a proposed budget, for which she hadn t received a copy. She noted there was no information on the city s year-to-date financial status or other documentation to help inform the council s decision.