FLINT, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Flint City Councilman Eric Mays, who was ousted from a month’s worth of meetings on July 31, can now join city council meetings despite being suspended by his colleagues.

A judge granted the permission on Wednesday after a request from Mays’ lawyers. While the suspension has been lifted, Mays must act in a professional manner in order to stay at the meetings and he is not allowed to interrupt the meetings.

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The Council had voted to suspend Mays until September 1.

Mays is not a stranger to controversy or drama. In April of this year, Mays received six months of probation for disorderly conduct at a City Council meeting the prior year. In January, Mays was removed from a meeting after hurling racial slurs.