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\"Roseville<\/a>

Roseville Mayor Robert Taylor kicks off Thursday’s news conference at the Roseville Fire Department.<\/p><\/div>\n

Numerous Michigan Municipal League members and mayors from the Macomb County area attended news conference in Roseville Thursday against the \u201cgag order\u201d provision in the newly enacted Public Act 269.<\/p>\n

The highly successful, well-attended event at the Roseville Fire Department was organized and led by U.S. Rep. Sandy Levin<\/a>, D-Royal Oak. More than 75 people attended and participants included current League board members Ed Klobucher, Hazel Park city manager, and Mark Vanderpool, Sterling Heights city manager, as well as past board member and Eastpointe Mayor Suzanne Pixley. Other communities represented included Roseville, Royal Oak, Ferndale, Center Line, Mount Clemens, Pleasant Ridge, Berkley, Huntington Woods, St. Clair Shores, Fraser, and Warren. View a list of other attendees here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cRepeal the gag rule, there\u2019s no other alternative. We don\u2019t want a modification, we want repeal of that provision,\u201d Levin stated at the start of the news conference.\u00a0\u201cUnder the new law \u2013 passed under the cloak of darkness \u2013 within 60 days of an election, a school district or local government cannot tell people whether a millage question appearing on their ballot is a new tax or a renewal of a previous millage, or even tell residents what their tax dollars would be spent on should a millage be approved. The large gathering today of local leaders from various walks of life vowed to turn up the heat until this misguided provision is repealed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"U.S.<\/a>

U.S. Rep. Sander Levin calls for a repeal of the gag order provision in Michigan’s PA 269.<\/p><\/div>\n

Many of the speakers were not just critical of PA 269 (formerly SB 571), but they were angry about it.<\/p>\n

A provision in PA 269 places a gag order on ways local officials can communicate with their residents about local ballot questions within 60 days of an election. This gag order is currently in effect for those of with ballot items in the March 8 election and in all subsequent elections. There are more than 100 entities with ballot questions heading to voters March 8, including several in Macomb and Oakland counties.<\/p>\n

Specifically, the law prohibits local governments from communicating with voters by giving them factual information about a ballot measure through radio, television, mass mailing or prerecorded telephone messages within 60 days of an election.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want this to be perfectly clear,\u201d Klobucher said, \u201cPublic Act 269 is nothing less than an attack on the free speech rights of local officials in the state of Michigan to provide information to their constituents. I can\u2019t say that strongly enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Hazel<\/a>

Hazel Park City Manager Ed Klobucher speaks against Section 57 in PA 269.<\/p><\/div>\n

Klobucher talked about the need to inform voters about a public safety funding consolidation effort involving the city of Hazel Park and the city of Eastpointe a year ago. Voters in both cities overwhelming approved in February of 2015 the creation of the public safety authority that included a 14-mill tax increase. The plan was essential in keeping the two communities financially afloat and out of potential emergency management, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot believe that I\u2019m standing here in 2016 in the State of Michigan and we are actually debating the issue in which the Michigan Legislature has curtailed our right to educate. Sorry I\u2019m going to continue to open my mouth no matter what, come and arrest me. This is the United States of America and my voice will be heard and I hope all of your voices will be heard as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jessica Keyser, director of the Ferndale Public Library, spoke on behalf of her colleagues in Macomb and Oakland\u00a0counties. Keyser, as quoted in the Macomb Daily<\/a>, said the law violates the most-important responsibility of any librarian: to provide information to the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they want to throw us in jail, they\u2019ll need to make more room in the cells,\u201d she told the gathering.<\/p>\n

\"Sterling<\/a>

Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor addresses the crowd at Thursday’s news event in Roseville.<\/p><\/div>\n

Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor said there are already laws in place to prevent local governments from advocating on local ballot issues and a system .<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, the Governor asked Mayors from across the state to share information with our residents about Proposal 1, which was a very complicated ballot measure,” Taylor said. “A few weeks ago, he signed a bill into law that would make me a criminal for doing what he asked me to do less than one year ago. This law needs to be repealed to allow us as public officials to give our residents unbiased, factual information about what we are placing on the ballot for their consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel was also very direct explaining he is \u201cabsolutely appalled that this legislature took away the basic Constitutional right of freedom of speech. \u2026 This needs to be repealed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The League and a coalition of organizations have supported bipartisan efforts to repeal the gag order provision in Section 57 of PA 269 and lift the limitations on local officials trying to give voters important, basic and factual information on local ballot issues.<\/p>\n

\"Warren<\/a>

Warren Mayor James Fouts speaks during the news conference.<\/p><\/div>\n

View an article<\/a> about the Thursday\u2019s news conference by Detroit News reporter Christine Ferretti and another<\/a> by the Macomb Daily’s Frank DeFrank. View a press release<\/a> about the event from U.S. Rep. Levin’s office.<\/p>\n

Please contact your lawmakers today<\/a> and ask them to support bills that would repeal Section 57 of PA 269. Read the League’s\u00a0issue summary<\/a>, view\u00a0sample resolutions<\/a>\u00a0from Michigan communities seeking repeal, and check out the\u00a0joint statement calling for repeal<\/a>, and Chris Hackbarth’s blog<\/a> detailing League concerns.\u00a0More<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Matt Bach is director of media relations for the Michigan Municipal League. He can be reached at (810) 874-1073 and mbach@mml.org.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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