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The Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) (pronounced DEE-dot) is the primary public transportation operator serving Detroit, Michigan. In existence since 1922, DDOT is a division of the city government , headed by a director appointed by the mayor .
The flag of Detroit. The government of Detroit, Michigan is run by a mayor, the nine-member Detroit City Council, the eleven-member Board of Police Commissioners, and a clerk. All of these officers are elected on a nonpartisan ballot, with the exception of four of the police commissioners, who are appointed by the mayor.
The mansion was built in 1928 at the cost of $300,000 ($5.32 million in 2024).The original owner lost the home during the Great Depression and it sat vacant until Alex Manoogian, founder of the Masco company, purchased the home at an auction in 1939 for a mere $25,000 ($0.55 million in 2024).
According to a Gallup poll in September 2021, 45% of full-time U.S. employees worked from home, including 25% who worked from home all of the time and 20% who worked from home part of the time. 91% of those who work remotely (fully or partially) hoped to continue to do so after the pandemic. Among all workers, 54% believed that their company's ...
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan speaks about a plan to increase City of Detroit employee wages to a minimum of $15 at the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters in Detroit on Feb. 9, 2022. Homelessness
This included a brief stint in 1806–1809 with a largely ceremonial mayor. Detroit's current strong mayor system dates from the city's 1824 charter. From 1824 to 1857, mayors were elected to terms of one year; from 1858 to 1953 the term was increased to two years, and after 1953 mayoral terms were four years.
Duggan announced in November to a packed auditorium of city employees that he will not seek reelection as Detroit's mayor. Instead, the third-term executive hopes to succeed term-limited Gov ...