{"id":304415,"date":"2026-05-07T15:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/304415\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:30:24","slug":"adam-duberstein-appointed-to-fill-clawson-city-council-vacancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/304415\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Duberstein Appointed to Fill Clawson City Council Vacancy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Adam Duberstein Appointed to Fill Clawson City Council Vacancy<\/p>\n

(Crystal A. Proxmire, May 7, 2026)<\/p>\n

Clawson, MI \u2013 Officials in Clawson have selected Adam Duberstein to fill a short term vacancy on Clawson City Council.\u00a0 Duberstein is taking on the seat vacated by Heather Rinkevich when she resigned last month, and he is expected to serve until the Nov. 2027 election.<\/p>\n

Duberstein was one of four residents that council members interviewed at a special meeting on May 4.\u00a0 Jennifer Burney, Ethan Haan, and Glenn Shepard were also considered.<\/p>\n

Mayor Sue Moffitt thanked everyone who had applied.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re so lucky to have such a great candidate pool,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Duberstein lived in Hazel Park before deciding to make Clawson his long-term home.\u00a0 There he served on the library board for four years, three of which he was the President.\u00a0 He works as a clinical psychologist as well as a professor of psychology ethics at Saybrook University.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a newer resident to Clawson and I think that gives me a chance to see Clawson through some very fresh eyes,\u201d he said during his interview.\u00a0 As far as bringing change to Clawson, he hopes to listen to ideas from others.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m not Yosemite Sam with the guns a blazing, I want to come in slow, careful, and steady so that I understand the ramifications of any policy that I might propose change to, what that would do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Though there are a few things he\u2019s seen in other cities that he might ask fellow council members to consider.\u00a0 He admires the Wellness Commission created in Farmington Hills, known as Commission on Community Health<\/a>. He also would like to see an employee recognized at each council meeting, and possibly also the creation of a Youth Commission.<\/p>\n

But his main priority is listening to others and having good discussions.\u00a0 \u201cI love to create dialogues because I\u2019m a psychologist and a teacher,\u201d he said.\u00a0 He also described himself as \u201ca diligent researcher,\u201d who is \u201cfiercely organized.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked what the top three issues in Clawson are, Duberstein said infrastructure, economic development, and the budget.\u00a0 He said the city needs to \u201cmaintain quality services without over-burdening the taxpayers,\u201d and that \u201cAttracting new business to Clawson is important, but we don\u2019t want to disrupt the character of the neighborhoods in which we live.\u201d\u00a0 He added that \u201cI want to make sure the businesses are services the residents will use.\u201d<\/p>\n

Council member Laura Slowinski said \u201cOne of the things I liked most about Adam is he\u2019s an ethics professor, so that was very important to me.\u201d She also valued that he not only lives in the city, but works there as well.<\/p>\n

Council member Alec Speshock also supported Duberstein for the position.\u00a0 \u201cHe already comes to meetings and participates in events.\u00a0 I see him around all the time,\u201d Speshock said.<\/p>\n

The City Council had narrowed their selection down to two \u2013 Duberstein and Haan.\u00a0 But in the end, Duberstein was unanimously approved to fill the vacancy.<\/p>\n

Learn more about City of Clawson at https:\/\/www.cityofclawson.com.<\/a>\u00a0 For more Clawson news and events visit the Oakland County Times Clawson Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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