May 7, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
The next time Brighton residents are free to attend an in-person City Council meeting, theyâre likely to not recognize that the room theyâre sitting in is the same room as before.
By a slim 4-3 margin, Brighton City Council approved a complete makeover of council chambers, Thursday night. Clerk Tara Brown presented the plans as recommended by 3 members of the council that included Mayor Shawn Pipoly, Mayor Pro-Tem Susan Gardner, and Councilwoman Renee Pettingill.
Clerk Tara Brown described a general feeling of accessibility with better ADA compliance, security features, and audio-visual equipment. The dais will be a half-circle with bullet-resistant panels recommended by police Chief Rob Bradford. New AV equipment will give the City more remote options and allow them to bring back their 9am replays of council meetings. Lighting improvements will be made along with the installation of multiple
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February 22, 2021
A search is underway for a new attorney to represent the City of Brighton.
City Council met virtually last Thursday and it was relayed that a letter had been received from longtime City Attorney Paul Burns announcing he would be stepping aside. Heâs retiring after representing the City for roughly four decades. Burns told Council his contract has a 30-day clause but he wants to make sure the City is taken care of. Members said they were disappointed to see Burns leave but wished him well in retirement, saying his custodial knowledge of City is priceless.
There was some debate amongst Council as to whether or not staff should be involved in the search process. The majority commented they felt the selection needed to be council-driven as the position reports to council, and that staff should not be involved in any vetting process or provide any recommendation. Councilman Jim Muzzin said he thought otherwise and that staff needed to b
January 6, 2021
Livingston County officials are on the path to changing providers for cyber security enhancements.
The county has been using software from SolarWinds, a third party vendor that managed the servers of multiple federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security that were hacked last year. The decision to use SolarWinds recently came under the scrutiny of the countyâs former Chief Information Officer Rich Malewicz and the Livingston County Democratic Party. County Administrator Nathan Burd and current CIO Kristopher Tobbe have maintained that County data has remained secure, to their best knowledge. That being said, at the County General Government Committee meeting, Tuesday, Tobbe recommended changing to cyber security experts Palo Alto for expanded protection. Tobbe said this change was not the result of recent headlines, and have been on the books since the 2017 planning year and a focus of his efforts since taking over the offic