Articles tagged: Steve Powers

Ann Arbor city administrator unveils status-quo budget plan for next two fiscal years

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Posted: Apr 16, 2013

City Administrator Steve Powers received a round of applause for the second year in a row after presenting his annual budget plan to the Ann Arbor City Council Monday night. Read more »

Ann Arbor moving ahead with demolition of 6 houses on North Main using its own blight fund

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Posted: Apr 15, 2013

The city of Ann Arbor is moving ahead with demolition of six boarded-up houses along North Main Street using money from its dangerous building fund after losing state grant funding. City Administrator Steve Powers informed ... Read more »

Ask the City: City budget live chat with Ann Arbor's city administrator and CFO

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Posted: Apr 02, 2013

Ann Arbor City Administrator Steve Powers and his administration will finalize a budget plan for the next two fiscal years to be presented before Ann Arbor City Council on April 15. Join us at 1 ... Read more »

Ask your questions about Ann Arbor's city budget during live chat Tuesday with city administrator

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Posted: Apr 01, 2013

In the coming days, City Administrator Steve Powers and his administration will finalize a budget plan to be presented to the Ann Arbor City Council on April 15. Read more »

with poll: Ann Arbor administrator tells City Council closing fire stations is not on his agenda now

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Posted: Jan 17, 2013

City Administrator Steve Powers has told the Ann Arbor City Council in an email he won't be pursuing reducing the number of fire stations in the city — at least for now. Fire Chief Chuck ... Read more »

Ann Arbor's lament: Where lawmakers have discretion, state has cut funding for local government

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Posted: Dec 13, 2012

Ann Arbor officials seemingly sent mixed messages during a city budget retreat this week, describing the state of Michigan as an "adverse party" when it comes to funding local government, while at the same time ... Read more »

Craig Hupy will make $127K as Ann Arbor's new public services administrator

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Posted: Oct 02, 2012

After 26 years of rising through the ranks, Craig Hupy, who started his career with the city of Ann Arbor as a civil engineer, is now one of the highest-ranking officials in city government. The ... Read more »

2 finalists for Ann Arbor public services administrator job have experience with flooding issues

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Posted: Sep 24, 2012

Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect the fact that while Hupy attended the University of Michigan in the 1970s, he did not graduate. City Administrator Steve Powers plans to make a recommendation ... Read more »

Q&A with Steve Powers: Ann Arbor's city administrator talks about first year on the job

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Posted: Sep 16, 2012

City Administrator Steve Powers started on the job almost exactly a year ago, arriving in Ann Arbor by way of Marquette County where he served as county administrator for 15 years. Now that he has ... Read more »

City administrator: 112 citations issued as University of Michigan students returned to Ann Arbor

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Posted: Sep 05, 2012

City Administrator Steve Powers said the Ann Arbor Police Department issued 112 citations during welcome weekend as University of Michigan students returned for the fall semester. That included citations for excessive noise, open intoxicants, minors ... Read more »

Top cop: City Council confirms appointment of John Seto as Ann Arbor's new police chief

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Posted: Jul 17, 2012

The Ann Arbor City Council enthusiastically confirmed the appointment of John Seto as the city's new police chief Monday night. The vote came 10-0 with Christopher Taylor absent. Read more »

Rising up through the ranks: Former patrol officer John Seto is Ann Arbor's new police chief

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Posted: Jul 12, 2012

Nearly four months after being appointed Ann Arbor's interim police chief, Deputy Chief John Seto is taking over the position of top cop on a more permanent basis. Read more »

with photo gallery: Ann Arbor's construction boom: Demand prompts city to hire more development inspectors

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Posted: Jun 28, 2012

Ann Arbor is in the midst of a construction boom, plain and simple. And city officials are responding to the demand with plans of hiring a new building inspector and a new plumbing inspector within ... Read more »

Ann Arbor officials hope to use $642K federal grant to hire 4 new firefighters

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Posted: Jun 14, 2012

Ann Arbor officials are hoping to hire a handful of new firefighters thanks to a recently announced federal grant and an expected increase in state funding. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management ... Read more »

analysis: Records show Ann Arbor city employees making tens of thousands of dollars in extra pay

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Posted: May 20, 2012

Dozens of other city employees - including many firefighters and police officers - are making significantly more money than their published base salaries would suggest, according to an analysis of city records obtained by AnnArbor.com under the Freedom of Information Act. Read more »