Mgm Grand Detroit, LLC v. Community Coalition for Empowerment, Inc

The issue is whether Detroit Ordinance 35-98 is exempt from the power of referendum found in the Detroit Charter. On its own motion, this Court voted to grant leave to appeal1 before a decision by the Court of Appeals. Having heard oral argument, we now find as follows:(1) The power of referendum in the Detroit Charter does “not extend to the budget or any ordinance for the appropriation of money . . . .” Detroit City Charter, art 12, § 12-101.(2) Detroit Ordinance 35-98 provides in pertinent part:

The Three Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Three and 34/100 Dollars…