Articles tagged: Roger Fraser
Roger Fraser says Michigan's emergency manager law is 'an orderly alternative to bankruptcy'
Posted: Mar 19, 2012Michigan Deputy State Treasurer Roger Fraser said his research on the effects of bankruptcy on local communities led him to talk last fall with the city manager in Ventura, Calif. Fraser said Ventura is now ... Read more »
Ford School panel discussion features friends and foes of Michigan's emergency manager law
Posted: Mar 19, 2012Roger Fraser and Brandon Jessup will share the stage Monday during a panel discussion at the University of Michigan. And that's an interesting pairing considering Fraser oversees Michigan's emergency manger program and Jessup is head ... Read more »
Q&A: Former Ann Arbor administrator Roger Fraser talks about new role overseeing emergency manager program
Posted: Feb 20, 2012Roger Fraser served nine years as Ann Arbor's city administrator; now he oversees the state's emergency manager program. He says says the emergency manager law is "clearly a threat'' to labor unions. But cities and school districts ''simply cannot be successful living with the terms that they agreed to in better times.'' Read more »
Ann Arbor voters will be asked in November to remove city administrator from pension board
Posted: Aug 23, 2011Ann Arbor voters will be asked in the Nov. 8 general election to approve a city charter amendment changing the makeup of the city's retirement board. The most notable change is the removal of the ... Read more »
Details finalized for July 12 public reception with finalists for Ann Arbor city administrator position
Posted: Jun 24, 2011Ann Arbor officials have announced new details of a July 12 public reception where finalists for the city administrator position will meet with members of the public. The reception will take place in the lobby ... Read more »
Ann Arbor to bring city administrator finalists to town in mid-July for interviews, meetings with public
Posted: Jun 14, 2011Members of the Ann Arbor community interested in getting to know the finalists in the city administrator job search should mark their calendars for July 12 and 13. Council Member Christopher Taylor, D-3rd Ward, says ... Read more »
Deadline to apply for Ann Arbor city administrator position is June 20, according to job posting
Posted: Jun 03, 2011The search for a new city administrator to head up Ann Arbor city government continues, and the deadline for candidates to apply is less than three weeks away. The city has hired Pennsylvania-based consultant Affion ... Read more »
'Physical requirements' in Ann Arbor city administrator job description are discriminatory, group says
Posted: Apr 29, 2011A group that advocates on behalf of people with disabilities is claiming the city of Ann Arbor's "physical requirements" to become the next city administrator are discriminatory. Carolyn Grawi, director of advocacy and education at ... Read more »
Ann Arbor looking for new administrator who can deal with labor unions, citizens and university officials
Posted: Apr 27, 2011Ann Arbor is looking for a new city administrator who knows how to communicate not only with city staff and council, but also labor unions, university officials and the community at large. Read more »
City administrator's office tells Ann Arbor employees not to worry about radon and asbestos in city hall
Posted: Apr 27, 2011The city administrator's office sent out an email to all Ann Arbor city employees on Tuesday with an official response to recent AnnArbor.com reports about radon and asbestos in city hall. Read more »
Tom Crawford to step in to fill Ann Arbor city administrator position temporarily
Posted: Apr 20, 2011Tom Crawford will step in as Ann Arbor's interim city administrator after Roger Fraser retires at the end of this month, the Ann Arbor City Council decided Tuesday night. The vote was unanimous to have ... Read more »
Radon special report: High radon levels persisted in basement where Ann Arbor police officers worked, records show
Posted: Apr 18, 2011Radon levels far above amounts posing cancer risks plagued the basement of Ann Arbor's city hall where police officers worked for many years, city records show. Read more »
Roger Fraser will receive 'a very nice pension' after nine years as Ann Arbor's top administrator
Posted: Apr 17, 2011Roger Fraser made more than $156,400 a year on average during his three highest-paid consecutive years of service as Ann Arbor's city administrator, city records show. Factoring out sick pay and factoring in credit for ... Read more »
Ann Arbor residents voice concerns about cuts to fire department at town hall meeting
Posted: Apr 14, 2011City Administrator Roger Fraser's proposal to cut 12 firefighters from the city's budget over the next two years drew the ire of Ann Arbor residents at a town hall meeting Wednesday night. During a lively ... Read more »
with poll: Deep cuts to police and fire included in Ann Arbor city administrator's final budget proposal
Posted: Apr 12, 2011Deep cuts to police and fire services are on the way if the Ann Arbor City Council agrees with budget recommendations laid out by City Administrator Roger Fraser. Read more »
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