By VICKIE FEE

Journal Staff Writer

MARQUETTE — These are the results of the contested city of Marquette commissioner races and city proposals, as well as Marquette Board of Light and Power contested races.

Cary Gottlieb, who currently serves on the city planning commission, was the top vote-getter in the election for two city commissioners with 4,782 votes. The second commissioner position was won by current commissioner Jermey Ottaway, who was re-elected with 3,709 votes.

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Vote for not more than two:

*Cary Gottlieb 4,782 35.1%

*Jermey Ottaway 3,709 27.2%

Bill Vajda 3,218 23.6%

Jim Rankin 1,926 14.1%

The following proposals were on the ballot in the city of Marquette:

≤ PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF SECTION 2-6 OF CHAPTER 2 AND SECTION 4-5 OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MARQUETTE.

Description: Shall Section 2-6 of Chapter 2 and Section 4-5 of Chapter 4 of the Marquette City Charter be amended to remove the requirement that the city commission hold a meeting at 7 p.m. on the Monday following each regular city election, and to stipulate the commencement of each new commissioner’s term begins at the first regular meeting following the election?

At the ballot box, 5,723 citizens, or 67.8% of the electorate voted YES for the measure, while 2,718 people or 32.2% voted NO on the measure.

≤ PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF SECTION 6-11 (a) of CHAPTER 6 AND SECTION 11-7 (i) of CHAPTER 11 of the CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MARQUETTE.

Description: Shall Section 6-11(a) of Chapter 6 and Section 11 of the Marquette City Charter be amended to clarify anti-nepotism language to include the spouse of the city manager, the spouse of the Marquette Board of Light and Power director, and the spouses of elective officials to the list of those disqualified from being employed by or holding any appointive office for the BLP of city during the term for which said elective official was elected or during the tenure of office of the city manager or BLP director respectively? (A proposal to clarify anti-nepotism stipulations.)

Some 85.7% of voters, or 7,521, voted in favor of anti-nepotism stipulations for the city commission, the city manager, Board of Light and Power director, city staff, or appointed positions. Against the measure were 1,253 votes or 14.3%.

≤ PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF SECTION 6-1 (f) of amendment to remove term limits for boards and committees appointed by the city commission:

Remove term limits for appointed board and committees.

The residents of Marquette opposed the city commission’s proposal to remove term limits for appointed boards and committees by a margin of 72.5% to 27.5% (6,546 to 2,478).

≤ PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF SECTION 4-2, SECTION 4-6. AND SECTION 4-7 OF CHAPTER 4 OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MARQUETTE.

Description: Shall a chapter of the Marquette City Charter be amended to indicate that all regular city elections be held at the time provided by state law and to remove all primary elections for city offices?

A proposal to eliminate all primaries for city offices and clarify election dates.

The city’s voters supported the proposal to eliminate primaries for city offices. In favor of doing away with primary elections, residents who went to the polls voted 5,038 or 59.6% for to 3,408 or 40.4% against.

≤ PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF SECTION 3-3 OF CHAPTER 3 OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MARQUETTE

Description: Shall Section 3-3 of CHAPTER 3 OF THE Marquette City Charter be amended to require that within 20 days of the city commission approving any ordinance, the city must publish in a newspsper a digest, summary or statement indicating where full-text copies of the ordinance can be found?

More than 90% or citizens voting supported streamlining the charter to publish ordinances within 20 days of approval by the commission. Voting yes were 8,310 or 92.4% versus 685 or 7.6% who voted against the measure.

≤ For the Marquette Board of Light and Power, Jerry Irby was re-elected with 4,099 votes. Richard Holmes edged out candidate Nathan Bomer 2,880 to 2,855.