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Council approves charter amendment to require two years of municipal management experience for city manager
Summary
The Eastpointe City Council approved a proposed amendment to Chapter 3, Section 18 of the city charter to replace a one‑year manager/assistant‑manager requirement with a two‑year municipal management requirement and to simplify the ballot question wording.
The Eastpointe City Council voted May 6 to place an amendment on the ballot that removes the charter language requiring one year of prior service as a city manager or assistant city manager and instead requires at least two years of municipal management experience for the city manager.
Council member DeMonaco introduced and framed the change as a way to expand the candidate pool by replacing a narrow position‑specific requirement with a broader municipal management requirement; DeMonaco and other supporters said the change doubles the existing one‑year requirement while widening eligible backgrounds. Public commenter Charles Blackwell urged a comprehensive change for…
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