Report 310: Detroit City Charter Revision Series
Report 310, Detroit City Charter Revision Issues, The complete set of 12 papers in the series ( 1993 ) 57 pages [408,857 bytes]
Report 310-1, Democratic Principles and Home Rule Charters,
(Susan B. Hannah, WMU) Principles on which our American political
system was founded: popular sovereignty; individual rights;
representation; majority rule; limited government/divided rule; and
accountability ( July 93 ) 4 pages [32,166 bytes]
Report 310-2, Detroit City Charters -- A Brief History,
(George E. Ward, Former Charter Commission Executive Director) History
of the 1918 and 1974 Charters and circumstances that created their
forms ( July 93 ) 4 pages [33,288 bytes]
Report 310-3, The Nature and Purpose of a Home Rule Charter, --- Summarizes Report 311 --- ( July 93 ) 4 pages [33,692 bytes]
Report 310-4, Reflections on City Charter Revision,
(Bernard Klein & Richard Simmons, Former Charter Commissioners)
Lessons learned 20 years ago in creating the current charter and
evaluation of its workings relative to their intentions ( August 93 ) 3
pages [30,635 bytes]
Report 310-5, Form of City Government: Separation and Balance of Powers between the Mayor and the City Council,
Describes the current form of strong mayor form of government, the
checks and balances built into the charter, the powers given to the
separate branches, and explores the forms of government used by the 20
largest U.S. cities and 20 largest Michigan cities ( August 93 ) 6
pages [39,502 bytes]
Report 310-6, The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners: Historical and Policy Context,
(David F. Smydra, WSU) Describes and defines the characteristics giving
the civilian commissioners oversight of the police department and lays
out the issues that will need to be considered by charter commissioners
( August 93 ) 6 pages [42,507 bytes]
Report 310-7, Executive Branch Organization,
Examines the current structure of the executive branch of the City of
Detroit, the appointment authority of the mayor, the roles of boards
and commissions, and issues that might be addressed by a charter
commission ( August 93 ) 6 pages [38,188 bytes]
Report 310-8, Decentralization of City Government,
Examines the issue, the current Charter provisions, the experience of
other cities, and the experiences of the Detroit Public School in the
1970s ( September 93 ) 4 pages [35,133 bytes]
Report 310-9, Planning and Economic Development Under the Detroit Charter,
(Prof. John E. Mogk, WSU) Describes the provisions in the City Charter,
the lack of compliance, the Charter provision deficiencies, and the
effects that the current system has on the city ( September 93 ) 8
pages [46,153 bytes]
Report 310-10, Election of City Council Members,
Describes the current method of electing city officials, examines
alternative methods, and compares Detroit with the 20 largest U.S.
cities and 20 largest Michigan cities ( October 93 ) 4 pages [35,054
bytes]
Report 310-11, The Detroit City Charter: Budget and Finance Issues,
Examines the budget and finance operations under a strong mayor-council
for of government in the City of Detroit ( October 93 ) 6 pages [37,113
bytes]
Report 310-12, Term Limitations for Local Officials,
Examines local term limitation issues as they might apply to the
elected officials in the City of Detroit ( October 93 ) 2 pages [26,082
bytes]
Last Updated May 18, 2006
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