What is typically a routine matter became the latest political football Tuesday for the Warren City Council when officials voted unanimously to table approving payment of the cityâs general fund bills until administration pays all invoices from Plunkett Cooney law firm, the councilâs special legal counsel.
The City Council approved payment of Plunkett Cooney invoices totaling $83,288 at its Nov. 10 meeting.
âThis council voted to pay Plunkett Cooney and the administration is refusing to cut the check,â said Council Secretary Mindy Moore.
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She indicated at the end of Tuesday s meeting that once Plunkett Cooney invoices are paid, she will call a special meeting of the City Council to approve payment of the bills that were tabled at last nightâs meeting.
Johnny Rittenberry, 40, of Warren, recently entered the plea in front of Judge Mark Fratarcangelli in 40
th District Court. He had been scheduled for a Jan. 13 pretrial but that has been adjourned in lieu of a presentence interview, according to court records. No sentenced date was given in court records.
The charge is punishable by up to 93 days in jail and a $500 fine.
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On Dec. 22, 2019, Rittenberry threw his drink on Shawn Kubic, who laid unconscious of Kapones Sports Tavern on Harper Avenue. Kubic seconds before was punched in the face while he wasnât looking by Hatum Akrawi after some type of argument inside the bar. Kubic, 47, of St. Clair Shores, died five days later from striking his head on the floor.