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The right to criticize government is also an obligation to know what you are talking about. 
-Lent Upson, 1st Executive Director of CRC  


Report 310: Detroit City Charter Revision Series

Report 310, PDF File Detroit City Charter Revision Issues, The complete set of 12 papers in the series ( 1993 ) 57 pages [408,857 bytes]

Report 310-1, PDF File 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, PDF File 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, PDF File The Nature and Purpose of a Home Rule Charter, --- Summarizes Report 311 --- ( July 93 ) 4 pages [33,692 bytes]

Report 310-4, PDF File 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, PDF File 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, PDF File 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, PDF File 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, PDF File 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, PDF File 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, PDF File 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, PDF File 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, PDF File 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