Taylor
Indicted Mayor Rick Sollars is ineligible to appear on the August primary ballot over his failure to file campaign finance reports and pay thousands of dollars in late fees, a city official ruled late Friday.
Taylor City Clerk Cynthia Bower told The Detroit News on Saturday that she made the difficult ruling late Friday after carefully investigating a challenge to Sollars candidacy submitted by a City Council hopeful earlier in the week. I must protect the integrity of the election, that is No. 1, Bower said. It s a difficult decision to make, but I had no choice but to not certify his candidacy. The law is very clear and the candidate must not have any outstanding fines or reports. I had to follow the law.