City inches closer to state intervention
By Charles Sercombe It’s official: A state review team will look into Hamtramck’s financial situation. Hmmmm … sound familiar? Indeed. Last fall city officials…
Rejected sidewalk repair bids raise a number of questions
By Charles Sercombe A major citywide sidewalk repair project took a stumble before it could even start. Acting City Manager Kyle Tertzag rejected the only…
Firefighters still want EMT pay
By Charles Sercombe No working ambulances? No problem, say Hamtramck firefighters. In a grievance filed by the firefighters’ union, they are demanding that despite the…
State pension system allows for quirk in naming beneficiaries
By Charles Sercombe One of the more controversial, and curious, items in our recent story about the city employee pension roll had to do with a deceased police…
Teachers protest state’s new ‘Right to Work’ law
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck teachers missed a deadline to extend their contract for another two years before the state’s new “Right to Work” law went into effect last week.…
No pay for city employees
By Charles Sercombe As of Thursday, the day The Review went to press, word is that the city won’t make the April 10 city employee payroll. That goes for firefighters…
Library shelves Saturday hours to save money
By Charles Sercombe Like so many public institutions, Hamtramck’s Public Library is feeling the financial pinch. In order to save money, the library will from now on be closed…
Firefighters and police are city’s top wage earners
By Charles Sercombe It’s nine months into the city’s budget year – which started July 1 – and for some firefighters and police officers, it will be a very…
Payless paydays loom ahead for city employees
By Charles Sercombe Attention Hamtramck city employees: Don’t make any major purchases for the next few months. Acting City Manager Kyle Tertzag issued a notice last week to city employees…
For some, retirement pays well
By Charles Sercombe The cost of public safety isn’t the only big ticket item in the city’s operating budget. The cost of providing police and fire services tallies up…
