DETROIT CITY COUNCIL v. MAYOR OF DETROIT

Docket No. 98655, (Calendar No. 5).

449 Mich. 670 (1995)

537 N.W.2d 177

DETROIT CITY COUNCIL v. MAYOR OF DETROIT

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided August 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colista, Adams & Palmer, P.C. (by Robert W. Palmer), for the plaintiffs.

Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn (by Jay E. Brant and David B. Nelson) and Phyllis A. James, Corporation Counsel, for the defendants.


LEVIN, J.

The question presented is whether the Mayor of Detroit must obtain approval from the Detroit City Council before implementing a savings plan designed to reduce a projected budget deficit. The Court of Appeals held that city council approval was necessary before implementation. We hold that, while city council approval is required before specific budget appropriations can be reduced, the mayor may act to reduce expenditures pending approval of his budget...

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