Incumbent Mike Duggan and Anthony Adams ran in the general election for mayor of Detroit, Michigan, on November 2, 2021. In 2003, an expanded and redesigned Southfield Public Library opened to the public on the Civic Center grounds, featuring state-of-the-art facilities. [22] Lawrence won with 78% of the vote, Barr took 20%, Schwartz 1% and Boyle 1%. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population. Southfield voters will cast their ballots for mayor and city clerk. Four charged in alleged robbery, assault. Kenson J. Siver The. Task Force 2014. Hamtramck: Challenger Amer Ghalib, 41, will become the city's first Arab American and Muslim mayor Tuesday as he unseated longtime, four-term Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski, 66, in unofficial. Find your race in the . [1] [2] Before becoming mayor, Duggan was president and CEO of Detroit Medical Center from 2004 to 2012. City of Southfield,26000 Evergreen Road,Southfield, MI 48076(248) 796-5000Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved. He's running against current City Council Chairman Tim Wooley. Redrawn into the 12th district, Lawrence did not seek reelection in 2022, and retired from Congress upon her fourth term's expiration in 2023. mmandelbaum@cityofsouthfield.com Term Expires November 2023 248-796-5150, Linnie Taylor Other candidates that filed for the Democratic nomination were former Congressman Hansen Clarke of Detroit, State Representative Rudy Hobbs of Southfield and teacher Burgess D. Foster of Detroit. If you have any questions, contact the Oakland County Board of Elections at (248) 858-0563. Not authorized by any candidate. Brenda Lawrence is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 14th congressional district from 2015 to 2023. Proposal R would establish a reparations task force and was introduced by Detroit City Council President Pro Tem Mary Sheffield. Decision 2021. She is a recipient of the "2004 Wand Award" for breaking new frontiers for women and minorities, the Jewish War Veterans-State of Michigan "Brotherhood Award", the Leadership Detroit "Challenging the Process" award, the ABWA Millennium Chapter "Woman of the Year Award", the Detroit Historical Society's "Enterprising Women", Leadership Oakland's 2004 Distinguished Leadership & Future Leaders Award for Exemplary Leadership, and the "Black Women Achiever Award". She served as president, vice president, and secretary of the board. Scroll down for details on each race we're following. After concluding on an appropriate allocation of money, the council approves the budget. The City Clerk is in charge of administering elections and providing records from City Council meetings. Prior to being elected to the commission, Mayor Fournier served as a Trustee for the Royal Oak Public Library and was a member of the Parks and Recreation . There are soccer fields, play lots and sand volleyball courts throughout the city. Peters went on to win the general election. The Treasurer helps generate additional income through the investment of municipal funds with the assistance of an investment counselor. Northland Mall was built in Southfield, 10 miles from downtown Detroit. This is the seat that Spivey had until he resigned earlier this year. Southfield is situated in Oakland County and is part of the Detroit Metro Area. Mayor and City Council 31555 W. Eleven Mile Farmington Hills, MI 48336-1165 248-871-2410 Vicki Barnett Mayor vbarnett@fhgov.com Read Biography Randy Bruce Mayor Pro Tem rbruce@fhgov.com Read Biography Jackie Boleware Council Member jboleware@fhgov.com Read Biography Michael Bridges Council Member mbridges@fhgov.com Read Biography Valerie Knol The city's clerk and treasurer are also popularly elected officials. The Mayor also has veto power over Council actions, with at least five affirmative votes by Council required to override a Mayoral veto. About Corner Place. Kenson J. Siver Southfield was surveyed in 1817 according to the plan by Michigan territorial governor Lewis Cass. The Democratic gubernatorial ticket lost to Republican nominees Rick Snyder, a businessman, and Brian Calley, a State Representative, 58%-40%. Bookmark this page for confirmed results. Mayor's Office 2 Woodward Ave. Suite 1126 Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 224-3400. Clarke's home in Detroit was drawn into the neighboring 13th district, but he opted to follow most of his constituents into the 14th. Residents don't have control over setting spending limits on ordinances. 2023 FOX Television Stations, The Associated Press reports Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has easily defeated attorney Anthony Adams. In the Democratic primary, the real contest in this heavily Democratic, black-majority district, Lawrence faced incumbent representatives Clarke and Gary Peters, both of whom lived outside the district,[17] and former State Representative Mary D. Waters. In addition, the City Treasurer serves as the ex-officio Treasurer. UPDATE: The vote had been split down the line for much of the evening, though as of 6 a.m., it looked like Detroit voters had rejected the proposal by a 53% - 46% no to yes vote. By 6 a.m., all 876 precincts in Wayne County were in. City of Southfield, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI 48076 (248) 796-5000Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved. On January 23, 2014, Lawrence announced that she would run for the 14th district for the second time.[18]. Democrat Martin Genter is taking on Republican Douglas Wozniak. Ms. Lawrence has been named to the Women's Informal Network "List of the Most Influential Black Women in Metropolitan Detroit" and CORP Magazine's "95 Most Influential Women in Michigan". [10], Northland Center, one of the nation's first shopping malls, opened in Southfield in 1954 and closed in 2015. City council The area that became Southfield was settled by John Daniels in 1823. City of Southfield,26000 Evergreen Road,Southfield, MI 48076(248) 796-5000Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved. Southfield is the broadcast media center for the Detroit area, with studios and broadcast facilities for several television stations, including WXYZ-TV, WJBK, WKBD-TV, WMYD-TV, WWJ-TV, and City Cable 15. Sollars is running a write-in campaign. Update: The Associated Press reports Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has easily defeated attorney Anthony Adams to win a third four-year term leading the Motor City. As of that year, the largest Chaldean church, by number of congregants, was based here. a programme designed to promote reading literacy in the city of Southfield; Annual Flower Day; City-wide Blood Drive; and Today's Woman-a cable show featuring respected women in and around Southfield. The Clerk is elected to a four-year term. The current population of Southfield, Michigan is 78,082 based on our projections of the latest US Census estimates.The last official US Census in 2020 recorded the population at 76,618. The Specs Howard School of Media Arts is in Southfield. Decision 2021. ilowenberg@cityofsouthfield.com Term Expires November 2025 248-796-5200. Yet while many metro area communities were not . Lawrence represented Detroit, Southfield and other cities in Oakland and Wayne counties in Congress from 2015 and 2023. Southeast Michigan Council of Governments. ksiver@cityofsouthfield.com Term Expires November 2025 248-796-5100, Michael "Ari" Mandelbaum He retired from the Southfield Public Schools in 2011 but continues to serve as a school volunteer. As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 78,296 people, 33,987 households, and 19,780 families residing in the city. She left office on January 3, 2023. Southfield uses the council-manager form of government, and thus is governed by a City Council consisting of seven council members. Ayers won the primary with 400 more votes than Young. The city has several freeway interchanges connecting local roads to the freeways. Incumbent Jane Ayers and challengers Coleman Young II, Mary Waters, and Nicole Small are vying for two of the seats. [6] The township took its name from its location in the "south fields" of Bloomfield Township. The position has a four year term. [2] She attended local schools, graduating from Detroit's Pershing High School. Copyright 2022 by WDET and Wayne State University. [1] Her district covers most of eastern Detroit, including downtown, and stretches west to take in portions of Oakland County, including Farmington Hills, Pontiac, and Lawrence's home in Southfield. Cities by state. The Southfield Library Board consists of five members appointed by the Mayor for three year terms. 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Hawkins (term expires November 2025), This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 20:55. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has won his third term by a landslide over challenger Anthony Adams. mfrasier@cityofsouthfield.com Term Expires November 2023 248-796-5150, Coretta Houge The mayor of Southfield said Thursday that Detroit-based Compuware is definitely relocating workers to his suburban city, although he isn't sure whether the company intends to fully pull out of downtown Detroit. Professionally, Lawrence worked for the federal government for 30 years in the United States Postal Service. Update:By 11:59 p.m., Wozniak appears ready to clinch the seat with 61.9% of the vote with all precincts reporting. For more information, call the Community Relations Department at (248) 796-5130. This amendment gets into the budget-making in Detroit that is typically overseen by the mayor and city council. Email (ccfournier@romi.gov) Background. [6] She was reelected in 2005 without opposition. Councilmember James Tate Jr. (first elected in 2017) is being challenged by Krystal Larsosa. In closing, if you currently work or live in Southfield you are certainly familiar with what a great City we have, if you plan to visit you will certainly see why we are so proud of Southfield "The Center of It All." Meetings are listed in thecalendarand are subject to change. He taught English, journalism and American history at Thompson Junior High School from 1967 to 1977. Location: City Council Chambers. Corner Place Apartments is located at 30300 Southfield Rd. The Great Recession of six years ago hit Southfield hard, and there are thousands of square feet of vacant space in those towers, and too many empty storefronts . Located in the heart of southeastern Michigan, with easy access to most major Detroit-area expressways, Southfield offers both a cosmopolitan, culturally diverse residential population and a thriving international business community. Today, the company is owned byHouston-based BMC Software, which isbackedbyNew York private-equity firm KKR & Co., and BMC Compuware's employee headcount is believed to be much smaller than it was in the mid-2010s. Sincerely, Mayor Mayor Kenson J. Siver 26000 Evergreen Road P.O. Box 2055 Southfield, MI 48037-2055 Telephone: (248) 796-5100 Fax: (248) 796-5105 E-mail: ksiver@cityofsouthfield.com About the Mayor Mayor's Biography Duggan, born in Detroit, has spent his entire career working in the city to solve some of the most complex issues facing Detroiters, including crime, blight and access to jobs. Brenda Lulenar Lawrence (born October 18, 1954) is an American Democratic politician and member of the United States House of Representatives who previously served as the Mayor of Southfield, Michigan from 2001 to 2015.