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Review and approve contracts submitted by the Mayor, and the Mayors departments |
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Review, Change and Approve the City Budget |
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Review and Approve the sale or disposition of City property |
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Review and Approve settlement of civil litigation involving the city |
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Review and Approve of employee requests for legal representation |
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Review and Approve requests for rezoning of property |
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Review and Approve development agreements |
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Review complaints, petitions from the public regarding city operations and departments |
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| Most Significant Accomplishments |
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- Focus on Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment (Founder and Co-Chair
of Partnership for A Drug-Free Detroit)
- All-inclusive outreach to citizens, making every attempt to inform,
educate, problem-solve and most of all listen to the concerns of the
citizens.
- Keeping neighborhoods first working with the Planning & Development
Department, Department of Public Works and Buildings & Safety Engineering
Dept. to develop a comprehensive housing strategy that would demolish
needed buildings but save those that can be rehabilitated into affordable
housing for city residents.
- Created the 'Office of Targeted Business Development' to work with
all city departments and agencies in an effort to award more contracts
to small businesses and to make sure that small businesses participate
in development projects in the city.
- Initiated additional funding for after school programs during the
school year and during the summer. After school programs have been proven
to reduce drug use, poor grades, teen pregnancy and truancy. Programs
will center on recreation, academics and family activities
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| Mission |
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- Preparedness, by careful review of all related documents, conferring with staff and direct contact with departmental heads.
- Also, encouraging and endorsing the release of funds for the efforts of prevention and intervention of the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and intervention of obsessive gambling.
- Accountable, visible and full-time accessibility and availability to citizens, a priority of my office.
- Returning telephone calls, responding to letters, attending community meetings, and guest speaking at schools and special events are but a few of the many ways to be accountable, visible and accessible.
- Having a hands-on-pulse of what the community needs are. My staff and I are in the community as often as possible
- And, for the citizen that does not call my office and also needs assistance, our physical presence in the community helps to afford us the opportunity to give support or aid to them.
- A thorough review and understanding of the myriad of issues that come before my office on a daily basis.
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| Vision |
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- Promote expansion of current businesses and welcome new ones, which would provide increased job opportunities and growth in tax revenues.
- My vision for using my role to improve the quality of life in Detroit includes assuring access of efficient government services to all of our citizens.
- Available health care, timely transportation and maximizing various housing initiatives, each contributes to improved quality of life.
- Comprehensive programs in recreation, after school programs, art and the zoo would serve and enrich our families, and a gradual reduction in current taxes to provide relief to citizens.
- Activate viable block clubs and community associations to assure input from all of our citizens.
- Increased prevention and outreach efforts to assure our youth remain drug-free, and providing treatment upon request to persons deciding to recover from drug use.
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| Goals & Objectives |
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- Increase opportunities for Detroit-based businesses and residents in all development projects. Make sure appropriate language is included in RFP’s that stipulate use of Detroit-based businesses.
- Support a more active role prior to City Council’s final determination of departmental budgets by convening periodic review of each department.
- Define measurable outcomes associated with all projects to assure optimum use of City resources.
- Absolutely reduce the levels of substance abuse across our City through intervention, prevention, treatment and family support.
- Provide increased recreation, education and employment opportunities for youth.
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| New Initiatives |
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- Host grants and workshops for non-profit and community groups to share non-government and Internet access to funding sources.
- Ways to encourage more residents and employers to do business with companies in Detroit.
- Creating new approaches for direct participation in the working of city government by residents as it relates to their community and neighborhood.
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| Ordinances Sponsored |
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| Resolutions |
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- A Resolution Regarding City Expenditures for the Casino Gaming Project
- Introduced resolution, later amended and made an ordinance, providing assistance to homeowners and renters suffering from devastating tornado damage in 1997.
- As originally proposed, the ordinance asked for sale of unoccupied, city-owned surplus houses for as little as $1.00 and no more than $1,000.00.
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| Education, Certifications and Other Affiliations |
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- A graduate of Eastern Michigan University; graduate studies, Wayne State University; a "Join Together Fellow" at Boston University; and one of only twenty-five Urban Health Initiative Fellows (nationwide), sponsored by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation
- White House Special Service Award Recipient
- Founded: "C.A.B.A.A.T" (Coalition Against Billboards Advertising Alcohol and Tobacco) "Mack Alive" (administers jobs, education, and health measures in neighborhoods); and "Buddies in Business" (teaches youth advantages and principles of business)
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