Articles tagged: public safety
Ann Arbor City Council approves 2013-14 budget without increase in police staffing
Posted: May 21, 2013Mayor John Hieftje and his colleagues on the Ann Arbor City Council blocked an attempt early Tuesday morning to add three police officer positions to the city's budget. The outcome of the 6-5 split vote ... Read more »
City budget vote tonight: Ann Arbor council members proposing several changes
Posted: May 20, 2013The Ann Arbor City Council is expected to vote tonight to adopt the city's 2013-14 fiscal year budget, and a number of possible changes are under consideration. Read more »
Ann Arbor area fire departments seek new mutual aid dispatch model
Posted: May 06, 2013As a method of continued collaboration between four Ann Arbor area fire departments, fire chiefs are pursuing a new model for mutual aid dispatch. Read more »
Ann Arbor fire chief says now is 'prime time' to create regional fire authority
Posted: Mar 17, 2013Ann Arbor Fire Chief Chuck Hubbard says he's still in favor of consolidating area fire departments and forming a regional fire authority — an idea that's been kicked around for years. "We've been talking about ... Read more »
Police chief: Ann Arbor has inadequate police staffing to do proactive enforcement
Posted: Mar 13, 2013Police Chief John Seto will openly say Ann Arbor has inadequate police staffing resources to do proactive and consistent enforcement and community outreach. Read more »
Ann Arbor officials discuss strategies for improving fire department without closing stations
Posted: Mar 12, 2013Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje attempted to put the issue of closing city fire stations to rest Monday night after a heated discussion ensued during a City Council work session. "I think it would be ... Read more »
Ypsilanti declines to explore fire collaboration with Ypsilanti Township
Posted: Jan 13, 2013Would a collaboration between the City of Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township’s fire departments make sense? Informal talks took place over recent weeks toward that goal, officials confirmed, but they've stopped. Ypsilanti's city manager says the ... Read more »
Q&A with Jane Lumm on being back on City Council: 'I do think it's quite a bit different now'
Posted: Jun 27, 2012Jane Lumm served on the Ann Arbor City Council as a Republican in the 1990s, a different era when the council was infamous for bickering well into the night. Read more »
Ann Arbor council members working on plans to increase police and fire staffing
Posted: Apr 24, 2012The council members are working on plans that would boost staffing levels beyond those called for in the budget proposed by City Administrator Steve Powers. Read more »
Painting by numbers: the 2012-13 Ann Arbor city budget in pictures
Posted: Apr 18, 2012City 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 ... Read more »
Ann Arbor budget plan increases staffing in police, holds line on fire
Posted: Apr 17, 2012City 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 ... Read more »
EDITORIAL: New contract with Ann Arbor firefighters may signal a new era
Posted: Mar 11, 2012If anything has marked police and fire services in Ann Arbor in recent years, it’s been the combination of reduced staffing and rocky relations between the city administration and unions. Welcome to a new era. ... Read more »
Ann Arbor Fire Department welcomes two new fire trucks while concerns about staffing cuts remain
Posted: Aug 04, 2011The Ann Arbor Fire Department is welcoming two new fire engines into its fleet, an occasion that prompted city officials to hold a special open house event on Wednesday. Fire Chief Chuck Hubbard said the ... Read more »
Ann Arbor officials defend police staffing levels at time when crime is down but concern is high
Posted: Jul 31, 2011Related story: Ann Arbor residents raise questions about safety as investigation of assaults continues Recent reports of rapes, assaults, shootings and stabbings in Ann Arbor have raised serious questions in the minds of some city ... Read more »
Washtenaw County agrees to settle $1M legal fight over police services with Ypsilanti and Augusta townships
Posted: Jul 07, 2011Washtenaw County officials are taking steps to end a nearly six-year legal fight with Augusta and Ypsilanti townships over contract police services. The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners voted 9-0 Wednesday night to approve the ... Read more »
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