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Council committee moves CFO appointment forward as members press for retiree relief
Summary
Acting CFO Tanya Stoudemire was interviewed and the committee voted to send her appointment to formal session with a recommendation to approve. Members pressed for options to help city retirees, and Stoudemire said federal ARPA funds cannot be used to pay pension debt but the city is exploring other budget and payoff windows.
The Detroit City Council Internal Operations Standing Committee interviewed Tanya Stoudemire on May 7 as part of the process to name a permanent chief financial officer and voted to send her appointment to the formal session with a recommendation to approve.
Stoudemire, who identified herself as “acting CFO for the city of Detroit,” described a 30-year city career that included positions in budget and finance and said she has been running day-to-day operations as chief deputy CFO. She told the committee that the city cannot use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to pay pension debt. "We are strictly prohibited…
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