The
City of Flint has operated under at least four charters (1855, 1888,
1929, 1974
[ City of Flint, Michigan Charter 1974](_blank)
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The City is currently run under its 2017 charter that gives the city a
Strong Mayor form of government. It is also instituted the appointed independent office of
Ombudsman
An ombudsman (, also ,), ombud, ombuds, ombudswoman, ombudsperson or public advocate is an official who is usually appointed by the government or by parliament (usually with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and at ...
, while the city clerk is solely appointed by the City Council. The City Council is composed of members elected from the city's nine wards.
The city was under the supervision of a state-appointed
Receivership Transition Advisory Board from 2015 to January 2019. The Receivership Transition Advisory Board had to review and rule on all financial matters approved by the city council and mayor.
In June 2018, an Administrative Hearings Bureau, or Blight Hearings Bureau, was started through a grant to handle blight hearings generated from blight citations given by the city's Blight Elimination Division. Attorney T.W. Feaster was appointed the first administrative hearing officer of the bureau. There were a backlog since 2013 of about 7,000 complaints.
Other principal officers
:See Also
Mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan
•In 1876, the office of City Recorder was abolished and replaced with a city council appointed city clerk.
1929 Charter
In 1929, the city adopted a new city charter with a
council-manager form of government. In 1935, the city residents approved a charter amendment establishing the
Civil Service Commission. The three-member Civil Service Commission had complete control over all personal matters leaving the city manager powerless to hire and fire. The Commission powers were reduced in the 1974 charter.
Emergency manager
Ward officers
Council
1855 Charter
† To fill vacancy
1888 Charter
1929 Charter
1974 Charter
:President and vice president are selected in November.
Receivership Transition Advisory Board
The Receivership Transition Advisory Board was appointed by Governor Snyder after the city exited direct control of the emergency manager in its second
Financial emergency in Michigan Financial emergency is a state of receivership for the State of Michigan's local governments.
History
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Charter Review Commission
Supervisors
Supervisors represented the City on the
Genesee County, Michigan
Genesee County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 406,211, making it the fifth-most populous county in Michigan. The county seat and population center is Flint (birthplace of General Motors) ...
Board of Supervisors
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.
Ombudsman
The City
Ombudsman
An ombudsman (, also ,), ombud, ombuds, ombudswoman, ombudsperson or public advocate is an official who is usually appointed by the government or by parliament (usually with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and at ...
is a charter independent office of the city appointed by the City Council in a 2/3 votes to a seven-year term. A police ombudsman, Richard Dicks, predated the current charter position and was appointed in 1969.
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References
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