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Committee debates city-manager residency, succession planning and role of a deputy title
Summary
Committee members discussed requiring the city manager to live within 25 miles of the city boundary, drafting a local succession list of department heads to act if the manager is unavailable, and whether a formal deputy-city-manager title should require Council approval.
The Charter Review Committee spent substantial time on Feb. 6 discussing language that governs the city manager’s residency requirement, temporary unavailability and succession planning.
Why it matters Committee members said clear succession language matters for continuity in cases of sudden unavailability or emergencies so someone on-site can make time‑sensitive operational decisions until Council can meet and act.
What was discussed - Residency language (public act reference): The committee referenced Michigan Public Act 212 of 1999 when discussing a clause that requires the city manager to live within 25 miles of the…
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