Deadline for city manager job is coming up quick

Candidates who would like to apply to be Hamtramck’s new city manager have until next Tuesday (Jan. 10) to submit their application. File photo

By Charles Sercombe
Attention, all would-be Hamtramck city managers: You have until next Tuesday (Jan. 10) to submit your application to the city.
Tuesday is the deadline for all applications to be turned in. So far, 105 applications have been submitted, but most of them are not qualified candidates, said the city’s Human Resource director.
The job wasn’t posted until late November, and then it only appeared on the city’s website.
Hamtramck’s previous city manager, Kathy Angerer, resigned last July.
During this time, Max Garbarino was appointed by city council to be interim city manager.
Garbarino told The Review that he plans to also apply.
He is expected to be one of the job applicants. The city council has made it no secret that they would prefer Garbarino stay on the job.
The qualifications for the job, which will pay $100,000 to $120,000 are numerous.
For example, there are 48 “essential job functions,” some of which include:
o Develop annual budgets
o Oversee day-to-day operations
o Assess community needs
o Attend various meetings
o Oversee payroll processing
o Negotiate contracts
o Identify, monitor, and control nonconforming uses

Under the category of “desired qualifications,” there are 32 points, which include:
• Have a master’s degree in public administration, public policy, or a combination of equivalent education and experience
• “Good” knowledge of the city charter
• Knowledge of modern office procedures
• Skill in taking minutes
• Knowledge of traffic calming measures
• Skill in operating office equipment
• Ability to maintain complex record-keeping systems and prepare comprehensive reports
Another qualification is that candidates have at least three years of experience as a city manager or assistant city manager in a city with a population of at least 10,000 people.
Posted Jan. 6, 2023