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Swartz Creek, Michigan uses a council-manager form of city government. The council hires a chief administrative officer with the title of city manager to handle day-to-day administration.[1] Together with Clayton Township the city runs a joint volunteer fire department, Swartz Creek Area Fire Department with two fire stations, one per municipality.
Council
The council has seven members, three are elected at-large and four are elected from the city's 4 precincts, or districts. There is only one ward. Council members serve four year terms with the precinct class and the at-large class staggered two years apart in even years. The City's mayor and mayor pro-tem are selected from amongst the Council's members.[1] Originally, both classes of council members were elected for two year terms until a charter amendment to allow Councilors to serve 4 year terms with at-large and precinct class elected at staggered 2 years apart beginning in November 1978.[2]
| At-Large/Precinct office |
Councillor |
|---|---|
| At-Large, Mayor | Richard Abrams |
| At-Large | Betty Binder |
| At-Large | David Krueger[4] |
| 1, Acting Mayor Pro-tem |
David Hurt |
| 2 | Rae Lynn Hicks |
| 3 Mayor Pro-tem[3] |
Curtis Porath |
| 4 2nd Acting Mayor Pro-tem |
Michael R. Shumaker |
Past councils
| Years | At Large | At Large | At Large | Precinct 1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-1960 | William Miller | Bruce Williams | William Young (Mayor) | Donald E. Brasfield | Lewis Wilcox | Willard Brimley | Paul Trecha [5] |
| 1960-1974 | gap | ||||||
| 1972-1974 | William J. Florida | ||||||
| 1974-1976 (precinct/AL unknown) | Ken Perry | Kenneth Burleson | W. Golden | Fred Pajtas (M) | Andy Maybik | J. Adams | David Ford [6] |
| 1976-1978 | |||||||
| 1978-1980 | Thomas Lougheed | Phyllis L. Shumaker | |||||
| 1980-1982 | |||||||
| 1982-1984 | |||||||
| 1984-1986 | Richard Abrams | Robert J. Sanborn | Patrica K. Ryan (M) | Patricia A. Collins | Dolores A. Pobocik | Donna L. McCoy | Dennis D. Allen (PT) |
| 1986-1988 | Richard Abrams | Robert J. Sanborn | Curtis Porath | Patricia A. Collins | Dolores A. Pobocik | Donna L. McCoy (M) | Dennis D. Allen (PT) |
| 1986-1988 | Richard Abrams | Mary Niles | Curtis Porath | Patricia A. Collins | Dolores A. Pobocik | Donna L. McCoy (M) | Dennis D. Allen (PT) |
| 1988-1990 | Richard Abrams | Mary Niles | Curtis Porath | Patricia A. Collins | Dolores A. Pobocik | Donna L. McCoy (M) | Dennis D. Allen (PT) |
| 1990-1992 | Richard Abrams | Mary Niles | Curtis Porath | Patricia A. Collins | Dolores A. Pobocik (PT) | Donna L. McCoy (M) | Dennis D. Allen |
| 1992-1994 | Richard Abrams | Mary Niles (PT) | Curtis Porath | Patricia A. Collins | Dolores A. Pobocik | Donna L. McCoy (M) | Dennis D. Allen |
| 1994-1996 | Richard Abrams | Mary Niles (PT) | Curtis Porath | Patricia A. Collins | Joyce Thompson | Donna L. McCoy (M) | Dennis D. Allen |
| 1996-1998 | Richard Abrams | Mary Niles | Curtis Porath | Tracy Smith | Joyce Thompson | Donna L. McCoy (M) | Dennis D. Allen (PT) |
| 1998-2000 | Richard Abrams | Mary Niles | Curtis Porath | Tracy Smith, C. David Hurt (3/8/1999) |
Joyce Thompson | Donna L. McCoy (PT) | Dennis D. Allen (M) |
| 2000-2002 | Richard Abrams (PT) | Jason Christie | Don Adams | C. David Hurt | Joyce Thompson | Donna L. McCoy / Lindstrom | Dennis D. Allen (M) |
| 2002-2006 | Richard Abrams (M) | Jason Christie (PT) | Don Adams | C. David Hurt | Dave Plumb | Curtis Porath | Michael R. Shumaker [7] |
| 2006-2008 | Richard Abrams (M) | Jason Christie (PT) | Don Adams | David Hurt | Rae Lynn Hicks [8] | Curtis Porath | Michael R. Shumaker |
M - Mayor, PT - Mayor Pro-Tem
Administrative officers
| Years | City Manager | City Clerk/ Financial Officer |
City Treasurer | Police Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-1964 | Harry Houck | Helen Tagge | Helen Tagge | Claude Dooley (12/1959-) |
| 1964-1968 | Walt Looney | Helen Tagge | Helen Tagge | Claude Dooley (-4/1966) Harold Frye (-5/1968) |
| 1968-1973 | Donald Clark | Helen Tagge (-1971) |
Helen Tagge (-1969) |
Gerald Lyons (4/1968-4/1969) Bob Ayres (5/1969-) |
| 1973-1997 | Thomas L. Hundley | Richard Runnels Carol Arvoy (19xx) Terri Coons Nurkula (199x) Korene Kelly (19xx) |
Viola E. Webb (-19xx) Sue Taylor (19xx) xxxxxxxx (199x) Betty Shannon (19xx) |
Bob Ayres Raymond Adams [9] Paul Bueche |
| 1997-2000 | Tod Mowery | Korene Kelly | Betty Shannon | Paul Bueche* |
| 2000-2002 | Robert A. Museus | Korene Kelly | Betty Shannon | Paul Bueche* |
| 2002 - | Paul Bueche | Korene Kelly Mary Jo Clark( -6/25/2007) Juanita Aguilar (6/25/2007-) |
Betty Shannon Deanna Korth (4/22/2002-) Juanita Aguilar (5/3/2005-) Deanna Korth (6/25/2007-) |
Rick Clolinger (6/24/2002)[10] |
- Bueche was interim City Manager between Hundley and Mowery and again after Robert A. Museus until taking the job permanently.
Judicial
The city charter allow for the election of a Justice of the Peace.[1] Justice of the Peace was discontinued by the Judicial reorganization mandated by the last adopted Michigan State Constitution that unified the Judicial system.[11]
| Years | Justice of the Peace |
|---|---|
| 1959-1964 | Adolph Wascha |
| 1964-1968 | Jerry Dellenback |
Swartz Creek Area Fire Authority
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1925/1952 |
| Annual calls | 157 |
| Fire chief | Brent Cole |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 2 |
| Website | |
| scafd.com | |
The Swartz Creek Area Fire Authority (d.b.a. Swartz Creek Area Fire Department) is a joint on call fire department for the City of Swartz Creek, Michigan and Clayton Township. The Department is governed by a seven member board. The Fire Board is composted of seven board members with one elected official and two citizens representatives from each participating municipality. Each of these representatives serve three year terms. An At-large board member with a 1 year term is chosen alternatively by the City and Township. The fire chief is an ex officio member with out the right to vote.
History
In 1925, the Swartz Creek Community Fire Association was formed but by 1952 was forced to dissolve and handed over to the two townships, Clayton and Gaines. Clayton and Gaines then reformed it as a shared department of both townships. The City of Swartz Creek was incorporated in 1959 from parts of Clayton and Gaines Townships thus becoming a member of the shared department.[12] Gaines Township withdrew from the Department on April 1, 1980 starting its own department. [13] Under the 2009 renewed agreement between Clayton and Swartz Creek, the Department name was changed from Swartz Creek Area Fire Department to Swartz Creek Area Fire Authority with a 'doing business as' assumed name of Swartz Creek Area Fire Department.
References
- ^ a b c Spaniola, Paul (1959). "Swartz Creek City Charter". City of Swartz Creek.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ City Charter Amendment Committee (1959). "Swartz Creek City Charter". City of Swartz Creek.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b Smith, Ashley (2008-11-11). "Longtime Swartz Creek mayor Richard Abrams reappointed in Swartz Creek". The Flint Journal. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|curly=ignored (help) - ^ Angus, Laura (2008-11-09). "Swartz Creek mayor Richard Abrams only incumbent reelected in City Council race". Swartz Creek News. Flint, Michigan: Booth Newspapers. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|curly=ignored (help) - ^ Hayes, Yutha (1976). Going up the Swartz. Swartz Creek: Bicentennial Commission of Swartz Creek. pp. 180, 181.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Hayes, Yutha (1976). Going up the Swartz. Swartz Creek: Bicentennial Commission of Swartz Creek. p. 182.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Various (1986–2004). "Swartz Creek City Council Meeting Minutes". City of Swartz Creek.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ "Dad's write-in election bid apparently falling short". Flint Journal. Flint Journal. 2006.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ a b Hayes, Yutha (1976). Going up the Swartz. Swartz Creek: Bicentennial Commission of Swartz Creek. p. 176.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Various (1986–2007). "Swartz Creek City Council Meeting Minutes". City of Swartz Creek.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)CS1 maint: date format (link) - ^ "Article 6 § 26 Circuit court commissioners and justices of the peace, abolition; courts of limited jurisdiction" (pdf). Michigan Constitution of 1963. Lansing, Michigan: State of Michigan. 1963. p. 30. Retrieved 2009-03-19.
- ^ Hayes, Yutha (1976). Going up the Swartz. Swartz Creek: Bicentennial Commission of Swartz Creek.
- ^ About Gaines Township Fire Department - Michigan. firehouse.com. Cygnus Business Media, Inc.