The Ann Arbor City Council gave initial approval Monday night to nearly $1.8 million worth of increases in water, sewer and stormwater rates, which will kick in July 1 once given final approval next month.
After years of staffing cutbacks in police and fire, the Ann Arbor City Council voted 8-2 early Tuesday morning to approve a city budget that begins a rebuilding process. "We got to where we wanted to be," said Mayor John Hieftje. "We did not, in fact, reduce safety services. In ...
More police officers and firefighters? A restoration of fall leaf pickup and holiday tree pickup services? Cuts to public art? The end of recycling rewards in Ann Arbor? Those are among the proposals on the table as the Ann Arbor City Council prepares to take final action on the 2012-13 ...
Dozens of other city employees - including many firefighters and police officers - are making significantly more money than their published base salaries would suggest, according to an analysis of city records obtained by AnnArbor.com under the Freedom of Information Act.
Here's a look at the total 2011 wages for active city of Ann Arbor employees who made at least $10,000 more than their current base salaries. The lefthand numbers show how much each employee made above his or her base salary. Fire Chief Chuck Hubbard was among the top gainers ...
Ann Arbor residents will have a chance to weigh in on the city's proposed budget for next fiscal year during a public hearing tonight.
The council members are working on plans that would boost staffing levels beyond those called for in the budget proposed by City Administrator Steve Powers.
City Administrator Steve Powers presented his recommended 2012-13 budget to the Ann Arbor City Council Monday night. From here, it's up to council members to decide by the end of May whether to go with the administrator's suggestions or tweak the budget to make it their own. And they'll be ...
Consideration of a proposal to close two Ann Arbor fire stations and switch to a three-station model is being put on hold -- at least until later this fall.
City Administrator Steve Powers received a round of applause Monday night after presenting a budget plan that avoids further cuts in the police and fire departments. In fact, he proposes increasing police staffing. The applause — the first time in years that anyone could remember such a sound following a ...
Ann Arbor, home to the University of Michigan, is one of four communities in the state underfunded by six figures or more when it comes to state fire protection grants.
Fire Chief Chuck Hubbard wasted no time Monday night when asked by an Ann Arbor City Council member what his "magic number" is in terms of staffing.
It's that time of year again when property owners get fired up about their tax assessments and hundreds try to appeal the values determined by the city's assessor. But what are your chances of winning an appeal and getting your assessment lowered if you live in Ann Arbor? Maybe not ...
Washtenaw County will receive $177,500 in incentive funding from the state of Michigan for merging police dispatch operations with the city of Ann Arbor. The county board voted unanimously Wednesday night to ratify the grant award from the state's Economic Vitality Incentive Program, an initiative championed by Gov. Rick Snyder ...
Ann Arbor officials announced a breakthrough labor agreement with the city's firefighters union on Wednesday and they now say further cuts to the department can be avoided.
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