Village of New Haven, MI Article II Attendance at Meetings

[Adopted 6-7-1965 by Ord. No. 117]

§ 23-9 Authority to compel attendance; failure to attend.

Any three or more members of the Common Council of the Village of New Haven may, by vote, either request or compel the attendance of its members and other officers of the Village at any meeting of the Common Council. Any member of the Council or other officer who, when notified of such request for his attendance, fails to attend such meeting for reasons other than confining illness or absence from Macomb County shall be deemed guilty of misconduct in his office unless excused by the Village Council.

§ 23-10 Misconduct for failure to attend meetings.

If any member of the Common Council of the Village of New Haven shall miss four consecutive meetings, or 1/3 of the meetings, in any one year, unless such absences shall be excused by the Common Council, that member shall be guilty of misconduct in office.

§ 23-11 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 1-13-2015 by Ord. No. 333]

Any person found guilty of misconduct in office, as set forth in §§ 23-9 and 23-10 above, shall be punished under municipal civil infraction provisions, as set forth in Chapter 59, Municipal Civil Infractions, of the Code of the Village of New Haven.