3/13/14 - Some Fowlerville Village Council members took time at the end of a recent meeting to clarify where the Department of Public Works is headed. Thereâs been a lot of attrition and retirements taking place within the DPW and Councilman Mike Stock commented that Council requested an earlier cost study of the department and operations to make sure employees are added back in at the right numbers. He clarified that there has not been talk of privatizing any departments within the Village and no one is questioning the work of DPW employees. President Pro-Tem David Kuehn stated that it seems like whenever Council tries to be well informed and gather information to make sure public money is spent correctly, it tends to become something that itâs not and problems are misinterpreted. Kuehn added that itâs not the Council making decisions because after the report was completed, he made the motion to allow administration to do what they feel is best for the community. Councilman Stock stated publicly that he laid concerns at the desk of Village President Wayne Copeland for making several comments at the table about the DPW during an earlier meeting. Former Village Manager Joe Merucci unexpectedly resigned in April of 2012 and Copeland has since absorbed those duties but also currently supervises the DPW, resulting in a large savings for the municipality. (JM)
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