Clawson City Council to fill vacancy after mayor’s sudden resignation
On May 4, Clawson Mayor Reese Scripture suddenly resigned. The city is accepting applications through May 27 to fill the vacancy on the Clawson City Council.
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CLAWSON At the top of the May 4 Clawson City Council meeting, Mayor Reese Scripture unexpectedly read a letter announcing her resignation and signed off the virtual meeting.
Scripture cited issues with how the city administration was handling its budget process.
On Nov. 5, 2019, Scripture clinched the mayoral seat with 61.33% support or 1,345 votes to former Mayor Deborah Wooley’s 38.48% or 844 votes. As a resident, Scripture had sued the city for allegedly violating the Open Meetings Act and received an $18,000 settlement the day after the election.