Building Dept. Revision

Would you support a charter revision that revised the Building Department to include ordinance enforcement, inspections, zoning, planning & development and Historic District?

Parks & Rec Commish

Would you support a charter revision that created an elected and salaried ($55k) Parks @ Recreation Commissioner who was in charge of Parks, maintenance, parkridge, Recreational Park, Rutherford Pool, Farmers Market and Festivals with a $550,000.00 budget?

City’s Organizational Chart

Would you support a revision to the organizational chart for the City of Ypsilanti that put the City Manager and Mayor in second tier positions to the voters. The Mayor and City Manager would would be one tier above an elected Treasurer, elected City Clerk, elected City Council and and elected Parks & Recreation Commissioner. This tier would be followed by Neighborhood Association Presidents, Boards & Commissioner and the City Administrator. The tier below the City Adminstrator would include the Police Chief, Fire Chief, Public Works and the Building Department. The last tier would be individual residents

Treasurer Position to an Elected Position

The Ypsilanti Township Treasurer is an elected position. Would you support a charter amendment that converted the Ypsilanti City Treasurer from employee to an elected position?

Clerks’ Positions to Elected Positions

The Ypsilanti Township Clerk and the County Clerk are elected positions. Would you support a charter amendment that converted the ypsilanti City Clerk from employee to an elected position?

Street Improvement Bond

The residents of ypsilanti recently passed the street improvement bond, shortly afterwards, City Council voted to upgrade the water and sewage infrastructure to the tune of $15,000,000.00 without a vote of the people. Their reasoning was was that the roads were open and it would be advantageous to do this work at the same time. The idea was to reduce maintenance costs associated with an outdated system.

1.  Did the light bulb come on after the street bond program was passed or was it strategic. Citizens would not vote for both items at the same time?

2. Where did the savings in reduced water main break costs go? (to water street? ha ha)

3. We receive four water bill statements each year, my latest statement included a $56.00 surcharge for the watermain infrastrucure replacement. This is all on top of the road bond costs on my tax bill. Why did Council Members Swanson, Nickels, and Richardson additionally approve ordinance #1029 which increased our sewage rates and ordinance 1039 which increased our water rates?