City Council Still Discussing Consent Agreement in CLOSED Sessions?!

[Hypestyles]

what, if anything, still needs to be "discussed" about the agreement at this point?

and what's going on with the mayors proposal to cut the law department budget by 50%? what effect will that have?

[313WX]

what, if anything, still needs to be "discussed" about the agreement at this point?

and what's going on with the mayors proposal to cut the law department budget by 50%? what effect will that have?

http://www.freep.com/article/2012051...agreement-void

Lawyer for City of Detroit calls consent agreement void

By Suzette Hackney and Matt Helms
Detroit Free Press Staff Writers

The letter, obtained by the Free Press, says that state law and the city charter prohibit the city from entering into any binding contract with entities that owe outstanding debts to the city. The letter says the state owes the city $4.75 million for a 2010 water bill and $224 million in state revenue sharing...

...In the letter, dated May 11, Crittendon says the consent agreement is "void and unenforceable" because under both Michigan law and Detroit's city charter, the city can't enter into contracts with the state or give official positions to anyone who is in default with the city...

...The council put off selecting candidates after it interviewed four people, and wouldn't explain the delay.

The allegation that the state reneged on its revenue sharing is not new. Bing and council members had been arguing for months that the state owed the city about $220 million in revenue sharing under a deal made with then-Gov. John Engler, in which the state would raise revenue sharing it paid to Detroit in exchange for the city rolling back its income tax from 3% to 2%...

...Crittendon's letter claims Treasurer Andy Dillon admitted on a local radio show that the state indeed owes the city the money. But in a letter sent Wednesday in response to Crittendon's letter, Dillon denied any unpaid debts or that allegations in the letter mean the consent agreement is unenforceable...