Ethics and Law – Albion Council Fails to Follow Either

Written by John Face

August 29, 2023

The Albion City Council voted to remove four Albion Economic Development Corporation (EDC) board members because they disagreed with the EDC Board’s vote to remove then-EDC President Virgie Ammerman. Since then, the remaining board members have attempted to meet to reinstate Ammerman. So far, they have yet to have a quorum of the remaining board members.

The four Albion Council members voted to remove even though their own lawyer appeared to have told them they could not do it. The EDC Lawyer also said what the Albion Council was doing was illegal. Yet, four members, three of whom have been linked to questionable activities in the past, said they didn’t care and violated their City Charter.

Now Ed Haas, one of the EDC Board the City Council voted out, is suing the city. Click on this link to read the letter Haas’s Attorney sent the city, which is in my story from last week.

The Council may have stuck it to themselves by choosing to ignore legal opinions. Since that happened, the City Attorney may not be allowed to support them when they get sued. This would mean they may need to hire attorneys and pay out of pocket. Citizens of Albion deserve Council members who are not ignorant of the laws and unwilling to listen to people such as their Attorney.

I would ask the EDC Board not to reinstate Ammerman, especially with her questionable actions in attempting to delete thousands of emails that have caused the Michigan State Police to investigate her actions. The issue here is that she tried to do this AFTER being fired. Causing many in the community to ask, what is she trying to hide?

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