From: Zillgitt, Emily (AG) <ZillgittE@michigan.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 3:15 PM
To: tedda hughes <teddahughes@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: MACC ongoing noncompliance with the OMA

 

Ms. Hughes:

 

The Michigan Arts and Culture Council’s (MACC) motion for summary disposition, filed on October 18, 2022, responds to the allegations in the complaint you filed.  Obviously, the MACC could not (and therefore, did not) address or otherwise comment on alleged issues not raised in your complaint.  Nor did it comment on issues that allegedly occurred after the date of filing the motion and after the date of the December 2022 motion hearing.

 

Additionally, please be informed that the notice for the MACC’s January 2023 meeting was, and remains, available, on the MACC’s website: https://www.michiganbusiness.org/arts/.  You can find the notice on the bottom of the page under “Announcements.”  The link includes the meeting date, time, location, and a Zoom link. 

 

Finally, for public access, the MACC posts approved minutes to its website. 

 

Based on the above, the MACC must decline your demand that it withdraw its motion for summary disposition.  Furthermore, you have provided no basis in law or fact to support your demand to, “correct the court record before February 1, 2023.” 

 

Sincerely,

 

 

_____________________________

Emily C. Zillgitt
Assistant Attorney General

State Operations Division
(517) 335-7573

 

 


 

From: tedda hughes
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2023 12:15 PM
To: ZillgittE@michigan.gov <ZillgittE@michigan.gov>
Subject: MACC ongoing noncompliance with the OMA

 

January 28, 2023 

Via email to ZillgittE@michigan.gov 

 

Dear Attorneys General Emily Zillgitt and Thomas Quasanaro,  

 

I am writing you today about case No. 22-000428-CZ, which I filed against your clients Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC) and Alison Watson.  I can imagine how difficult it must be to defend clients who are not choosing to be honest with the court.  However, you bear the responsibility of candor to the tribunal, among other applicable ethics.  This letter serves as notice that your clients are currently out of compliance with the OMA in conflict with your statements on the court record.  

 

On January 13, 2023, the MACC met in Flint without public notice. MACC has not updated the meeting dates and still has 2022 dates on their website as you can see here: 

 

https://www.michiganbusiness.org/industries/macc/about-macc/ 

 

Additionally, the most recent MACC meeting minutes that have been posted were for the April 2022 meeting.  Three quarterly meetings have taken place since then.  

 

https://medc.app.box.com/v/mcaca-meeting-minutes/folder/162256258846 

 

Despite your statements that there are no ongoing violations of the OMA by MACC and that they have complied with the OMA, MACC is currently in violation of MCL 15.263a(3) regarding public meeting notice and 15.269(4) regarding meeting minutes. 

 

Please correct the court record before February 1, 2023 and withdraw your motion for summary disposition because your court statements contain several material lies.  Thank you for your time, Tedda Hughes 

 

CC:  

Emily Zillgitt (P73792) 

Thomas Quasarano (P27982) 

Assistant Attorney General  

PO Box 30754 

Lansing, MI 48909