BAY CITY, MI – Bay City Commissioner Andrea Burney-Obershaw of the 3rd Ward faces potential censure and may face misdemeanor charges following allegations she repeatedly violated the city charter by directly interfering with city employees and circumventing administrative protocols.

The Bay City Commission is planning to introduce a resolution “to censure and pursue misdemeanor charges” against Burney-Obershaw at its Monday, Aug. 18, meeting for violating Section 7.2 of the city charter, which prohibits commissioners from giving orders to city employees either publicly or privately, except for gathering information.

According to the resolution, documented evidence, including staff testimony and communications, shows Burney-Obershaw “repeatedly and continually issued directives to city em

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