There was no action due to lack of quorum, and Kathy Angerer was not appointed as permanent City Manager. Just within the Open Meetings' Act Time Frame, public comment and the resolution to appoint Kathy Angerer were added to a Special Meeting Agenda for Friday evening August 31, 2018 at 7 p.m. This happened to be the evening of one of the largest annual festivals in Hamtramck, a holiday weekend, and during famed local "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin's funeral,. As summarized by the Metro Times: "When the majority of the city council turns away from the fresh air and sunshine of public debate, concocts their plans in private, and then uses special meetings, narrowly controlled information, and lock-step voting to push an agenda, this is precisely the environment in which rumors not only flourish, they can’t be effectively quashed." On November 26, 2019, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, Kathy Angerer's employment contract was amended by Hamtramck City Council at a regularly scheduled meeting. The legislation proposed, Resolution 2019-110 Resolution to Amend Employment Agreement of Kathleen Angerer, was added to the agenda at the last minute. Changes to the contract include a $5,000 salary raise and severance pay equal to two years of salary (her previous contract included a severance of three months' salary). Councilmembers Karpinski and Perotta questioned why this item was added to the agenda with more than a year remaining in Kathy's previous contract. The resolution passed, with Aye votes from Councilmembers Almasmari, Miah, Musa, Al-Marsoumi, and Mayor Majewski and Nay votes from Councilmembers Perotta and Karpinski. Notes External links Campaign Web site Kathy Angerer's Michigan House Democrats Website The Michigan House Democrats Website 1957 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Women state legislators in Michigan 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians People from Monroe County, Michigan