The last two City Managers. of Broomfield hills for better or worse and the Curse of Interesting Times 2003 the to present day.

The Chinese have a curse which some take as complement which it most certainly is not and that is "May You live in interesting times.

Then again maybe it wan't the times or the curse. Maybe it was the town which confounds the uninitiated. Most notably the local press  which supports itself through advertising revenue or subscription sales. To them the City serves no purpose other than  that could be better served if the the City moved elsewhere. Like Birmingham or Bloomfield Township. 

Admittedly, our City in some respect can be a little slow on the uptake on some matters and as it so happens a City Manager or lack of one was one such curoisity. During a 16 year period 1952 to 1968 in which a newborn would grown from infant to High school Junior old enough, to drive a car, The City of
Bloomfield Hills had but one City Manager.

So who managed the City after he resigned ? Good  question. Probably a crazy patch work of City Commissioners,the city Clerk, the Chief of police and others perhaps called at night on the telephone and asked to help in an executive function to oversee an aspect of the mechanics of the City. 

Truth be told the residents of the City are quite experienced and resourceful. Often more so than their leaders.
    
 It is important however to remember that the City of Bloomfield Hills is the Junior partner in it's relationship  with the state of Michigan. When the State of Michigan mandates for the sake of going forward that all municipalities have a Planning Commission  and that one of the voting members of that commission, regardless of residence must be the City Manager it is best to have one.
TO BE CONTINUED IN A LATER POST







119·2003 Other Business

City Manager Bremer stated that the City's meter Pit rehabilitation project will be continuing into 2004. City Manager Bremer stated that when it is time to rehab the connection at Square Lake and Lahser, the City's most vital section, we will not be able to use our own water system. City Manager Bremer stated that the City will have to rely on Bloomfield Township for water supply during that time. She stated an agreement has been negotiated between both communities and is before the Commission today. City Manager Bremer noted that because the City has such low water rates, any community we contract with would be at an increased cost. City Manager Bremer stated that the agreement with the Township, and the rehabilitation at the Square Lake and Lasher connection should be complete in less than a month's time, to begin once the proper permits are in order.
City Commission -4- December 9, 2003