Michigan Deputy State Treasurer Roger Fraser said his research on the effects of bankruptcy on local communities led him to talk last fall with the city manager in Ventura, Calif. Fraser said Ventura is now a little bit less than five years into its bankruptcy experience, and the city isn't ...
Roger Fraser and Brandon Jessup will share the stage Monday during a panel discussion at the University of Michigan. And that's an interesting pairing considering Fraser oversees Michigan's emergency manger program and Jessup is head of the group working to repeal the emergency manager law. The event hosted by the ...
Roger Fraser served nine years as Ann Arbor's city administrator; now he oversees the state's emergency manager program. He says says the emergency manager law is "clearly a threat'' to labor unions. But cities and school districts ''simply cannot be successful living with the terms that they agreed to in better times.''
Ann Arbor voters will be asked in the Nov. 8 general election to approve a city charter amendment changing the makeup of the city's retirement board. The most notable change is the removal of the city administrator, a move recommended years ago by a blue-ribbon committee that studied the city's ...
Ann Arbor officials have announced new details of a July 12 public reception where finalists for the city administrator position will meet with members of the public. The reception will take place in the lobby of the new Ann Arbor Justice Center from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Members of the Ann Arbor community interested in getting to know the finalists in the city administrator job search should mark their calendars for July 12 and 13. Council Member Christopher Taylor, D-3rd Ward, says that's when city officials plan to bring potentially three or four yet-to-be-determined finalists to town. ...
The search for a new city administrator to head up Ann Arbor city government continues, and the deadline for candidates to apply is less than three weeks away. The city has hired Pennsylvania-based consultant Affion Public to assist with the search process. According to the job posting on Affion's website, ...
A group that advocates on behalf of people with disabilities is claiming the city of Ann Arbor's "physical requirements" to become the next city administrator are discriminatory. Carolyn Grawi, director of advocacy and education at the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living, said her nonprofit group is taking issue with ...
Ann Arbor is looking for a new city administrator who knows how to communicate not only with city staff and council, but also labor unions, university officials and the community at large.
The city administrator's office sent out an email to all Ann Arbor city employees on Tuesday with an official response to recent AnnArbor.com reports about radon and asbestos in city hall.
Tom Crawford will step in as Ann Arbor's interim city administrator after Roger Fraser retires at the end of this month, the Ann Arbor City Council decided Tuesday night. The vote was unanimous to have Crawford, the city's chief financial officer since July 2004, fill the position until the city ...
Radon levels far above amounts posing cancer risks plagued the basement of Ann Arbor's city hall where police officers worked for many years, city records show.
Roger Fraser made more than $156,400 a year on average during his three highest-paid consecutive years of service as Ann Arbor's city administrator, city records show. Factoring out sick pay and factoring in credit for his military service, he could receive a pension worth more than $41,000 annually when he ...
City Administrator Roger Fraser's proposal to cut 12 firefighters from the city's budget over the next two years drew the ire of Ann Arbor residents at a town hall meeting Wednesday night. During a lively back-and-forth exchange, Fraser acknowledged he's recommending the city go forward with the cuts without certainty ...
Deep cuts to police and fire services are on the way if the Ann Arbor City Council agrees with budget recommendations laid out by City Administrator Roger Fraser.
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