Benyo Bombshell - The Ludington Torch2024-03-28T09:58:51Zhttps://ludingtoncitizen.ning.com/forum/topics/benyo-bombshell?commentId=4689834%3AComment%3A1337110&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes, you may have missed it i…tag:ludingtoncitizen.ning.com,2021-07-28:4689834:Comment:13371132021-07-28T00:37:33.984ZXLFDhttps://ludingtoncitizen.ning.com/profile/TheLudingtonCitizen
<p>Yes, you may have missed it in the article it's on the last two pages of the link included here: "<span>Benyo's resignation letter in the </span><a href="https://cityofscottville.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PKT-7-6-21.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">7-6-2021 council packet</a><span> shows us that he sent his resignation letter to the city clerk on June 27th."</span></p>
<p><span>He followed the charter by giving his letter of resignation to the clerk, because there is no future date…</span></p>
<p>Yes, you may have missed it in the article it's on the last two pages of the link included here: "<span>Benyo's resignation letter in the </span><a href="https://cityofscottville.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/PKT-7-6-21.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7-6-2021 council packet</a><span> shows us that he sent his resignation letter to the city clerk on June 27th."</span></p>
<p><span>He followed the charter by giving his letter of resignation to the clerk, because there is no future date for a resignation and he uses the past tense for his service, one has to take it for an immediate resignation: "The city charter <a href="https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/scottville/latest/scottville_mi/0-0-0-7703" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Section 6.5</a> deals with resignations: "All resignations shall be immediately acted upon." </span></p>
<p><span>I think there could be some debate as to the "immediate effect" provision, since the FOIA and other related legislation generally says an email sent one day is deemed to be received by the public body the next business day. I could concede the legal point that the clerk did not receive and effectively act upon the resignation until the 28th of June, that gives them one more day to notice a special meeting. Will they do that? Probably not, the <a href="http://www.masoncountypress.com/2021/07/27/scottville-accepting-commission-candidates/?fbclid=IwAR1SzDCXzcwAnS19vLmuQ5cHMaQXQOKTUkeIQJavRUH2WUmfDiw3_q4NaVA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MCP actually advertised</a> the position as still open earlier today, with the deadline for applying on July 30th. MCP Editor/Scottville City Clowncilor Robber Alway makes some more money off his public job with no public disclosure. </span></p>
<p><span>I know it's still early, but it appears that the new city manager is not really on the ball. That's too bad, for Scottville to succeed, he has to step up and stanch the bleeding that continues on his watch.</span></p> I noticed in the minutes of t…tag:ludingtoncitizen.ning.com,2021-07-27:4689834:Comment:13371102021-07-27T22:54:19.913ZWillyhttps://ludingtoncitizen.ning.com/profile/willy
<p>I noticed in the minutes of the June 21 meeting as well as the July 6 minutes Mr. Benyo was named twice under the roll call roster. I can see that happening once but twice. Shouldn't Benyo's letter be required to have a date of his resignation? It seems to me that if no definite date for his resignation was declared or if he did not state that he was resigning immediately then until either one or the other is declared then he hasn't officially resigned. If this situation is not made clear, I…</p>
<p>I noticed in the minutes of the June 21 meeting as well as the July 6 minutes Mr. Benyo was named twice under the roll call roster. I can see that happening once but twice. Shouldn't Benyo's letter be required to have a date of his resignation? It seems to me that if no definite date for his resignation was declared or if he did not state that he was resigning immediately then until either one or the other is declared then he hasn't officially resigned. If this situation is not made clear, I can see a big mess occurring. </p>
<p>Since he is an elected official It doesn't seem legally possible that the commission can assume that an official has resigned until a time frame for that officials departure has been established by that official. What's to stop Benyo from rescinding his letter at a future date after other applicant's have applied for his job.</p>
<p>X, is there a copy of his resignation letter available?</p>