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Council rebuked over procurement policy gaps after split training invoice and public complaints
Summary
Public commenters and some council members challenged administration practices after a mayoral-office training invoice was split into two claims. Auditors listed procurement as a repeat finding; administration said prior procurement policy proposals were denied by council and urged a policy revamp.
Resident speakers and elected officials pressed Dearborn Heights administrators on procurement controls during the March 18 study session after a training engagement and its invoicing drew public scrutiny.
Zohar al Hadid, a resident who addressed the council during public comment, said the city received an invoice for leadership training that was split into two claims and accused officials of hiding information. “There wasn't any document of the attendees of that meeting... They refused to give any information,” al Hadid said, adding later, “that was a lie and that was a forgery.”
Mariana, the city's chief of staff, told the council the training was a team-building session attended by city directors and that the…
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