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A cellphone Especially when it’s terim city manager. recording circulated on free. He will replace City the Facebook pages of Zussman Park, Manager Katrina Powell local elected officials across from city hall, when her contract expires showing one of Ham - after June 30. continues to be a family tramck’s biggest property gathering spot this But his hiring first has to be approved by the owners, Henry Velleman, summer with a concert being confronted by state Receivership Transi - Kyle Tertzag (left) shakes hands with Mayor Karen Majewski after being ap - series starting there Steve Perri, a social stud - tion Advisory Board, which pointed as interim city manager. He will start work once the contract expires next Thursday, June 22. ies teacher who works The event is being could decide on the mat - for current City Manager Katrina Powell on June 30. Tertzag’s appointment fol - ter at its next meeting on for a local charter sponsored by the city’s lowed a contentious special meeting the city council held on Wednesday. June 27. The board has school, for taking down Downtown Develop - final approval of all city which direction to go with keep Powell on and were of the emergency man - ment Authority. First up contracts and expenses. Powell. behind the hiring of ager and the role restric - in the series is the Tar - The RTAB has been in Councilmembers An - Tertzag. They have bris - tions of the city manager tarsauce Traditional place for over two years drea Karpinski and Ian tled over Powell’s man - and council the city char - Jazz Band, which is the since the city is still con - Perrotta have been in the agement style, and have ter lays down. official band for the De - sidered under a financial minority in wanting to ex - accused her of leaving the Tertzag was an acting troit Tigers, and they emergency. tend Powell’s contract. council out of decision city manager for Ham - also play at the Detroit The hiring is the result Councilmembers Anam making. tramck in 2012 and Jazz Festival and Green - of several prolonged and Miah, Abu Musa, Saad Al - Powell has insisted she lasted over a year until field Village’s Ragtime heated disputes among masmari and Mohammed has followed the rules set the state declared a finan - Street Fair. city councilmembers over Hassan have refused to down by the final orders Continued on page 2 The concert starts at 6:30 p.m. Other dates include July 27 and Aug. 24. Be sure to bring a lawn chair or a Henry Velleman blanket to spread out. Photo by Steve Perri campaign signs from one of his Jos. Campau lots. Quote of Perri can be heard say - Strolling into memories ing: “It’s against the law the week … for taking people’s By Walter Wasacz throughout my life that signs.” Who said this, and what is it One of the top destina - I've traveled these same about? You can find the Velleman, carrying quote and the story it be - tions for my walks, which routes. I give no con - away campaign signs for longs to somewhere in the I call adventures close to scious direction to these Mohammed Hassan, a pages of this issue. home, is my own mem - thoughts and feelings, current councilmember “As long they ory. they just appear and dis - running for mayor, can be are following As my body glides appear with the pace of heard denying doing any - through neighborhood my walk. The longer and the law.” thing illegal. streets in the here and farther I go, the richer In an ongoing Face - Illustration of southend house by Emily Wood now, internally I find con - and clearer my remem - book discussion about nections to other times Continued on page 4 Continued on page 6 EXPERIENCE DETROIT CITY FC unforgettable season Enjoy another at Keyworth Stadium DCFC Kalamazoo FCvs. | June 23 | vs. TWO MATCHFriday, TICKETS FOR THE 7:30PRICE PM OF ONE! HAMTRAMCK RESIDENTS, BRING THIS ADVERTISEMENT TO THE DCFC CLUB SHOP AT 2750 YEMANS STREET TO GET 2 Hamtramck Review Phone (313) 874-2100 Friday, June 16, 2017 A familiar face returns to take over role of city manager Cont. from front cial emergency and ap - out seeking voter ap - In contrast, Ham - tions. mayor -- Councilmember recommendation, Majew - pointed an emergency proval. That deal flopped, tramck’s current city man - On his Facebook page Miah read a letter by Ma - ski said “it’s a different manager. leaving taxpayers on the ager, Katrina Powell, was he also promotes himself jewski praising his work situation today.” Prior to Tertzag being hook and sent the city also let go by two previ - as DJ Maverick. as city manager in Ham - By that she meant the here, the city council at into a financial crisis that ous communities after Tertzag said he only tramck, saying it brought achievements of Powell that time had asked the led to an emergency man - serving about two years in wanted to be interim city “stability” to the city. have surpassed others state to declare a finan - ager taking over. each. manager here until the The letter was from who were in the position cial emergency in the city. But Tertzag has pointed Hamtramck city coun - end of next January. 2013, and it compli - of city manager in Ham - Tertzag played no role in out in the past that the cils have fired two previ - “I’m fine in the public mented Tertzag for his tramck. Majewski has that decision. deal did not require or ous city managers, and sector,” Tertzag said. “even-handed approach” been a strong supporter Once Emergency Man - even meet the guidelines then went through several He declined to talk which she said had a of Powell. ager Cathy Square was on for voter approval, and for very short terms – about any discussions “calming effect” on the To no one’s surprise, board, she fired Tertzag. that the city administrator, sometimes lasting just a with city or elected offi - city. the four majority coun - She kept the position of economic development few weeks -- before hiring cials that led to his hiring, The mayor conceded cilmembers agreed to city manager vacant until department and the state Tertzag back in 2012. saying those were “pri - that she did indeed sign hire Tertzag by the end of she was near the end of were behind it. Tertzag’s history was vate.” the letter, but that she did the meeting. He was her 18-month term here. In Woodhaven, he was brought to the attention of That response elicited a not write it. She said she given a salary of $8,000 At the time Square said it let go suddenly under the city council at Tues - loud groan from the has signed other letters a month, which is not to was “redundant” to have what some said were day’s special meeting by packed city council cham - of recommendation for exceed $108,000 for one a city manager on hand. mysterious circum - several residents. bers. former city employees. year’s service. Tertzag is a former Allen stances. Both the city and No one asked him to ex - But he did say he has “That’s standard proce - He will start on July 1 Park councilmember and Tertzag entered into an plain those situations. kept up with Hamtramck’s dure” she said. provided the RTAB ap - city administrator for agreement not to disclose Others complained the situation and only recently Despite that glowing proves his contract. Woodhaven. the details of his leaving. process of hiring Tertzag reached out to Coun - His experiences in both Tertzag it was a mutual was cloaked in secrecy by cilmember Miah about the cities were clouded in falling out, and that it is the bare majority of coun - position of interim city controversy. common for non-disclo - cilmembers and had the manager. Missing Dog FOUND! In Allen Park, he and all sures to be agreed on.