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EMERGENCY MANAGER
CITY OF FLINT
GENESEE COUNTY MICHIGAN
ORDER No. 13
PROHIBITING COUNCILMAN ERIC MAYS
FROM ACCESS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT FACILITIES
BY THE POWER AND AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE EMERGENCY MANAGER
("EMERGENCY MANAGER”) FOR THE CITY OF FLINT, MICHIGAN ("CITY”)
PURSUANT TO MICHIGAN'S PUBLIC ACT 436 OF 2012, LOCAL FINANCIAL
STABILITY AND CHOICE ACT, ("PA 436"); DARNELL EARLEY, THE EMERGENCY
MANAGER, ISSUES THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
Pursuant to Public Act 436, the Emergency Manager has broad powers in receivership to rectify
the financial emergency and to assure the fiscal accountability of the City of Flint and its
capacity to provide or cause to be provided necessary services essential to the public health,
safety and welfare; and
Pursuant to Public Act 436, the Emergency Manager acts in place of local officials, specifically
the Mayor and City Council, unless the Emergency Manager delegates specific authority; and
Pursuant to Public Act 436, the Emergency Manager has broad power to manage the local
government, and may issue orders to elected and appointed officials necessary to accomplish the
purpose of the act. An order issued under PA 436 is binding on the person to whom it is issued;
and
Pursuant to Public Act 436, the Emergency Manager may prohibit a local elected official from
access to the local government’s office, facilities, electronic mail, and internal information
systems for failure to abide by an order which disrupts the Emergency Manager’s ability to
manage the local government; and
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Emergency Manager Order 3, Directives to Councilman Eric Mays, dated December 13, 2013, a
copy of which is attached, attempted to address a pattern of extremely disruptive and disorderly
behavior by Councilman Eric Mays that has interfered with my ability to manage the City of
Flint; and
Councilman Mays has consistently disregarded and not carried out the provisions of Order 3,
including but not limited to:
1. Engaging in loud, disruptive and obnoxious behavior during meetings of the Flint
City Council.
2. Repeatedly disregarding directives of the Council President during meetings.
3. Continuing to speak after having been called to order by the Council President.
4. Repeatedly engaging in disorderly conduct that causes the Council President to seek
police assistance in removing him from Council Chambers.
Openly refusing to comply with the Council President’s efforts to restore order at
meetings.
Openly advocating that the Emergency Manager orders be disregarded at meetings.
Interrupting other members of Council and speaking over them.
Speaking out of turn and speaking without being recognized by the Council President.
Engaging in disjointed, rambling and excessively long diatribes that unnecessarily
delay Council action.
10. Inappropriately engaging members of the public during meetings.
11. Being verbally abusive toward staff, other Council members, Council leadership, and
the Emergency Manager.
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Emergency Manager Order 8, Council Meeting Protocol, dated March 5, 2014, a copy of which
is attached, provides, in part, that “Council members shall not make comments during Council
meetings, other than to respond to roll call or to respond directly to a request of the Council
President, or at his recognition. When recognizing a member, the Council President shall limit
comments, discussion or debate to a reasonable amount of time;” and
Councilman Mays has consistently disregarded and not carried out this provision of Order 8. He
has repeatedly spoken at meetings without being recognized; refused to follow the directives of
the Council President; ignored the Council President’s efforts to call him to order; continued
speaking after having been requested by the Council President to stop; and interfered with the
Council President’s efforts to conduct meetings in an orderly manner; and
Emergency Manager Order 8 and Emergency Manager Order 10, Council Meeting Agenda,
dated April 1, 2014, copies of which are attached, seek to ensure that “the business of the City of
Flint conducted at City Council meetings occurs in an orderly, dignified, and efficient manner,
reflecting the level of professionalism deserved by Council members, City officials, staff and the
public;” and
Councilman Eric Mays has consistently disregarded and not carried out this provision of Orders
8 and 10. Councilman Mays’ behavior significantly undermines the orderly conduct of Council
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meetings, and causes an undignified, inefficient and highly unprofessional atmosphere for
conducting the important business of the City of Flint; and
Governance of the City of Flint is subject to extraordinary circumstances due to a financial
emergency necessitating a response to Mr. Mays’ disruptive behavior; and
Emergency Manager Orders 3, 8 and 10 are necessary to accomplish the purposes of Public Act
436; and
Councilman Mays’ consistent refusal to abide by Order Nos. 3, 8, and 10 has substantially
disrupted and interfered with my ability to manage the local government; and
Implementation of my financial and operating plan requires that Council function in a competent,
professional and efficient manner, and that it properly address assignments; and
I have assigned important matters to Council, including review of the Fiscal Year 2015 budget;
proposed ordinances and ordinance amendments; formation of multiple advisory committees;
and have increasingly solicited their input regarding municipal affairs; and
It is my intention to increase the assignments to Council, with the expectation that Council will
assume greater responsibility for duties mandated in the Flint City Charter, and allowing the City
to move to a transition advisory board, as contemplated by MCL 141.1563; and
Councilman Mays’ continuous disruptive behavior has significantly impaired Council’s ability to
address the assignments I have directed to that body, thereby disrupting my ability to manage the
local government; and
Order No. 3 was issued as a progressive step in an attempt to persuade Councilman Mays to
correct his behavior and participate as a member of Council in a professional, constructive and
thoughtful manner, consistent with the purposes of Public Act 436; and
If allowed to continue, Councilman Mays’ disruptive behavior will significantly undermine my
efforts to address the financial emergency and to accomplish the purposes of Public Act 436; and
Based upon the above, Councilman Eric Mays is prohibited from access to Flint City Hall and all
other City governmental office facilities, electronic mail, and internal information systems.
This Order is effective May 21, 2014.
This Order may be amended, modified, repealed or terminated by any subsequent order issued by
the Emergency Manager.
Dated: By:
Darnell Earley
Emergency Manager
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City of Flint
xc: State of Michigan Department of Treasury
Mayor Dayne Walling
Flint City Council
Inez Brown, City Clerk
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