WARREN (WWJ) -- Warren Mayor Jim Fouts' current term will be his last, which means Michigan's third largest city will be electing its first new mayor in almost two decades in 2023.
The Michigan Supreme Court will not hear Fouts' case, after the Court of Appeals ruled that Fouts was ineligible to run again because of term limits.
Warren voters passed those limits, but the 80-year-old Fouts argued the language wasn't clear.
The court wrote in the decision Wednesday: "The application for leave to appeal the April 21, 2023 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the question presented should be reviewed by this Court."
The ruling renders Fouts, who has been the major of Warren since 2007, ineligible for yet another term, after the City Clerk ordered Fouts' name be removed from the ballot.
Fouts was seeking re-election for a fifth time, despite limits in Warren that only allowed for three. Back in 2016, voters had approved a maximum of five, four-year terms for mayor, but in 2020, an amendment was added to change the term limits to three, four-year terms.
Fouts, who maintained he was being unfairly targeted, argued that Warren voters should be allowed to make their choice at the polls in November.
City Council President Patrick Green, who is also running for mayor, argued that Warren voters already made their decision when they voted in favor of term limits.
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