August 2011

August 2011 A 2 City News Resident Newsletter Article List Electronic distribution: Monday, August 1, 2011 *** Be aware. Be alert. Be informed. The recent sexual assault wanted poster and information are posted online. Go to for details. *** To further raise awareness on this issue, Ann Arbor Community Television Network’s FYI is featuring Anchor/Producer Dana Denha talking with Ann Arbor Police Lieutenant Renee Bush for advice on how to stay safe. This edition of FYI weekly news magazine premieres Friday, July 29 at 6 p.m. and repeats at 10 p.m. on CitiTV Channel 19 on Comcast Cable. FYI is also available on Video on Demand . City Council selects new city administrator At their July 18 meeting, Ann Arbor City Council unanimously approved a resolution to offer the city administrator position to Steve Powers. Powers has served as the county administrator with Marquette County, Michigan, home to Northern Michigan University, since 1996. Prior to Marquette County, he served as the county coordinator for Martin County, Minnesota, (1994 –1996) and as the assistant county administrator and assistant to the county administrator for Jackson County, Oregon, (1987-1994) where he managed human resources, labor relations, risk management, and organizational development and training and served as acting county administrator during the county administrator’s absence. He was also the management and budget analyst for Johnson County, Kansas (1986-1987). He holds a master of public administration degree from the University of Kansas and a bachelor of arts degree in public administration and political science from Augustana College. Currently, Mayor Hieftje has appointed council members Higgins, Briere, Derezinski and Taylor to assist the city’s human resources director in working with Powers to finalize a contract. AAPD launches new online crime-mapping service In order to proactively share accurate and up-to-date crime data, the Ann Arbor Police Department recently went live with CrimeMapping.com , a service of the Omega Group. The city joins seven other agencies in Michigan who report their crime data through this crime-mapping service. The CrimeMapping website allows residents to map out reported, verified criminal activity near any address, select crime types, date ranges and generate reports. Users also are able to

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