Superior council removes Planning Commissioner Michael Gordon, citing conduct complaints and absences
A June 22 resolution says Gordon was removed from the Planning Commission effective immediately after the town cited unprofessional treatment of staff, applicants and fellow commissioners, along with a long string of absences.
Superior Town Council adopted Resolution R-58 Series 2026 removing Planning Commissioner Michael Gordon from the commission effective immediately.
The resolution cites Section 2-6-20(c) of the Superior Municipal Code, which allows the council to remove a commission member for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance after notice and an opportunity for a hearing.
The council packet cover memo says town staff sent Gordon a notice of potential removal on June 15. The resolution says the notice cited “unprofessional treatment” of town staff, applicants and fellow planning commissioners, as well as neglect of duty tied to a long string of absences. The resolution also says Gordon did not respond to the notice.
The town’s June 22 agenda packet listed Gordon’s removal as a consent-agenda item. But the reporting record available for this assignment does not include June 22 meeting minutes, a video archive or another official record showing the final vote tally, so Badger could not independently verify whether the measure passed unanimously or by another margin.
The removal creates at least one vacancy on the Planning Commission. Superior’s advisory committee materials say Town Council fills vacancies and typically makes appointments by resolution after reviewing applications and conducting interviews. The town’s advisory guidebook says the Planning Commission has nine members total: eight appointed residents and the town clerk.
No official record reviewed for this story identified an interim appointee or replacement for Gordon. The same advisory materials describe the town’s normal vacancy-filling process, but do not show a special appointment tied to his removal.
Available public records also do not show an immediate effect on pending planning cases. Recent town notices and weekly updates show the commission has continued handling code amendments, comprehensive plan work and development matters this year. The guidebook says staggered terms are intended to help avoid multiple expirations at once and protect quorum, but the official materials reviewed for this assignment did not state the commission’s exact quorum requirement.
No publicly accessible statement from Gordon was available in the reporting record reviewed for this article, and no separate public statement from town officials beyond the resolution and staff memo was found before publication.