Township Board Sets Study Session for Trustee Candidates

The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees will meet at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 29 to discuss the applications they receive for the open trustee position. The six current members unanimously approved the special study session Monday night.

The meeting will be in the trustee conference room unless there is a large turnout from the public, Clerk Jan Roncelli said. Supervisor Leo Savoie said residents are welcome and will have an opportunity to address the board at the end of the meeting, but they will not be allowed to speak as board members discuss the candidates.

"Typically, each elected official rated the candidates and we'll go around and talk about each one and see if we can reach a consensus on one, two and three," Supervisor Leo Savoie said when asked how he will conduct the meeting.

The candidates are not required to be at that meeting and finalists will have an opportunity to make presentations to the board and the public before a decision is made, he said.

The seat has been open since Aug. 1, when Savoie was appointed supervisor. to appoint a replacement or face a special election under Michigan law.

Application packets are available at Township Hall or on the website. The deadline to submit the following to the township is 5:30 p.m. Thursday:

• A letter of intent
• A resume
• Answers to a dozen questions that range from local control and land issues, to what changes the candidate would make to the township, if chosen.