Judge: Decatur can ignore 2010 vote, keep full-time mayor
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September 20, 2020
DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force the city of Decatur to follow the results of a 2010 referendum in which a majority of voters backed the city adopting a city manager form of government.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Abdul Kallon means that, at least for now, the north Alabama city can keep a full-time mayor.
"This result may seem unfair to Voketz and the Decatur citizens who approved a council-manager government," Kallon wrote of the lawsuit by Gary Voketz. "From their perspective, the (city of Decatur and council members), though well-meani...
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