Ypsi Freighthouse meeting scheduled for Wednesday
Mar. 9, 2010 · 1:24 p.m.
The City of Ypsilanti will hold an informational session at 6 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall surrounding the renovation and construction of Ypsilanti's Freighthouse....read more
City Council denies extension for Thompson Block
Mar. 3, 2010 · 2:09 a.m.
Ypsilanti City Council voted to deny a traffic control order for the scaffolding supporting the Thompson Block and initiate legal action to have it removed.
In...read more
YPD to save jobs by assigning additional officer to LAWNET
Feb. 26, 2010 · 11:37 a.m.
With Ypsilanti budget deficits skyrocketing in 2011, the city planned to cut eight officers from the Ypsilanti Police Department on July 1.
However, YPD will be...read more
Ypsi facade projects selected for competitive grant
Feb. 25, 2010 · 4:38 p.m.
The Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority’s Design Committee selected 128-130 W. Michigan Ave., 12-16 N. Huron St. and 601 W. Cross for inclusion in the DDA's...read more
Ypsilanti DDA board to re-post director job
Feb. 19, 2010 · 4:03 p.m.
The Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority’s Board of Directors will re-post its vacant director position March 1.
The DDA’s Ad Hoc Director Search Committee...read more
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Pictured, Interim DDA Director Jennifer Coe. The DDA's executive director search committee cited Coe’s $75 per-hour salary, which works out to approximately $1,200 a week, as reason for the termination of the contract.
Ad hoc committee to recommend holding on re-posting position, additional hours for interns
Feb. 5, 2010 · 3:12 p.m.
Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority’s Ad Hoc Executive Director Search Committee will recommend the DDA hold off on re-posting for the director position and terminate its contract with its current interim director.
The directive came after Teresa Gillotti, the front-runner for the position, accepted a job offer from the City earlier this week. Gillotti, who currently works as Ypsilanti’s Michigan State University Extension planner, will begin her new position, taking over for Richard Murphy as city planner Feb. 15.
The ad hoc search committee meeting took place at City Hall this morning, directly after the DDA’s Executive Committee met to discuss what to expect and directions to take surrounding Gillotti’s transition from the DDA to a full-time employee with the City.
Gillotti, who currently splits her time between the DDA and the City, said she typically works about three days a week for the DDA.
The ad hoc committee decided it would recommend the DDA hold off on re-posting the position for about a month while it evaluated a change in structure, also discussed at this morning’s meeting.
Two part-time interns, Tracy Lewis and Jessica deBlacam, will be given more hours and responsibilities to fill the shoes of Gillotti when she leaves. In addition, the DDA plans to end its contract with Interim Director Jennifer Coe, an associate with Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Inc.
The DDA committee cited Coe’s $75 per-hour salary, which works out to approximately $1,200 a week, as reason for the termination of the contract.
Mayor Paul Schreiber recommended deBlacam act as interim director and increase her hours from approximately 20 hours a week to approximately 35 hours a week. If approved, deBlacam would also see a slight increase in pay as well.
Lewis, who typically works approximately 10 – 15 hours a week would most likely see a slight increase in her hours to approximately 25 per week.
Schreiber said deBlacam and Lewis could seek assistance from Coe as they saw fit.
“What struck me during [the Executive Committee] meeting was that they really spoke and supported each other,” Schreiber said of deBlacam and Lewis.
Rene Greff, who chairs the ad hoc search committee, said the DDA could even consider hiring a part-time office assistant to do menial office tasks such as answering the phones and putting together board packets.
“It’s still going to be a lot less money than we are spending now,” Greff said.
The DDA curently has several projects it is working on including its streetscape project, façade grant applications and preparing a budget to present to the City in April.
The DDA will vote on the recommendations made by the ad hoc search committee at its next regular meeting at 8 a.m., Feb. 18.
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