Geoffrey King Appointed to Fill Vacancy on Village of Franklin Council

Geoffrey King appointed to fill emptiness on the Village of Franklin Council

(Charlie Haviland, December 22, 2025)

Franklin, MI – The Franklin Village Council appointed Geoffrey King to a vacant trustee seat at its common assembly this month to switch Mike Seltzer, who retired after 15 years of service.

King was appointed on a first-ballot nomination by a four-to-one vote. President Professional Tem Pam Hansen was the one dissenter.

Six candidates utilized for the job and made their case earlier than the Dec. 8 council assembly: Bachir Chamma, who ran for village council chairman final yr towards present President David Goldberg and at the moment serves on the Southfield Township Planning Fee, Dr. Jerome Seid, retired oncologist, Karen Smith, advertising and marketing and occasions skilled, Lewis Harris, retired GM government, first responder and board member of the Franklin Baseball & Softball League, Stuart Wooters, educational engineer and six-year planning commissioner of Franklin Village, and Geoffrey Koning. King, a three-year resident who moved from Chicago together with his household, is an government at Google.

On his utility, King stated he has “served in numerous consulting roles and guided main companies within the technique, course of and execution of their promoting campaigns.”

His time period ends in 2026 and King vowed to marketing campaign for the seat in November.

In his interview with the Metropolis Council, King stated he believes budgetary vigilance is a very powerful concern. “It would not be good stewardship for those who keep in the proper place and the finances leads to a nasty state of affairs. I feel it is essential to have an open thoughts and take note of particulars.”

Retiring trustee Seltzer was honored with a proclamation that learn, “Whereas Mike has proven himself over the previous thirty years to be an excellent instance of volunteer service in and for ‘The City that Time Forgot,’ which is Franklin’s motto.

Franklin Village is a quiet 1.7-square-mile enclave west of Telegraph Street and south of Fourteen Mile Street with a inhabitants of simply over 3,000. Learn extra about Franklin at https://www.franklin.mi.us/

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