HOWARD LAZARUS

Tom Crawford formally resigned after City Council voted to terminate his employment over racially insensitive comments.

ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor city government employees were paid more than $63.7 million in 2020. That includes all forms of pay, including overtime, to 2,262 full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal employees, 170 of whom earned six figures, records obtained by The Ann Arbor News/MLive under the Freedom of Information Act show. Overall, the city had 50 more six-figure earners in 2020 than it did three years earlier, up from 120, and the 400 highest-paid city employees had average wages of $100,520. The database below contains a roster of city employees, 2020 total wages and 2021 base salaries. MORE FROM THE ANN ARBOR NEWS:Tens of millions of dollars in stimulus money expected to pour into Washtenaw CountyAnn Arbor gets pushback from landlords on banning criminal background checksMore garage apartments in Ann Arbor?

ANN ARBOR, MI — Tom Crawford will collect an annual salary of $223,600 as Ann Arbor’s new city administrator. City Council unanimously OK’d a contract with Crawford Monday night, Oct. 19, the final step in formalizing his appointment to the position leading city hall on a full-time basis. An Ann Arbor resident, Crawford had been the city’s chief financial officer since 2004 and previously worked as a finance manager for Ford Motor Co. “It has been ever since I showed up on City Council in 2008 and it’s going to be my pleasure to work with him for years in the future.”Why was Ann Arbor City Administrator Howard Lazarus fired? MORE FROM THE ANN ARBOR NEWS:Fired Ann Arbor administrator lands new job in Philadelphia metro areaEmails show blowback against Ann Arbor council after firing administrator‘He exemplified service.’ Ann Arbor renames park in honor of Graydon KrapohlBig council vote tonight on legal settlement for Ann Arbor dioxane plumeAnn Arbor awards over $117K in grants for community sustainability efforts

ANN ARBOR, Mich. The City of Ann Arbor has announced the next steps in its search to find and hire a new city administrator. Candidates will record their answers which will be available to view until Sept. 9 through the city administrator candidate webpage. The fourth city administrator candidate, Joyce Parker, withdrew from further consideration. Four days later, a special city council session was held to discuss finalists and the next steps towards hiring a city administrator. In June, Ann Arbor City Council began searching for a replacement for former city administrator Howard Lazarus, who was fired without cause in February through a vote of 7-4.

The William Street Bikeway is the first in a network of planned two-way protected bike lanes across the city. Mayor Christopher Taylor speaks before the ribbon cutting ceremony for the city's first two-way protected bike lane on Oct. 27, 2019. Credit: Meredith BrucknerA police officer shows cyclists a map of the two-way protected bike lane on William Street. The two-way protected bike lane was introduced as a way to help the city achieve Vision Zero -- an international movement to prevent injuries and fatalities on the road. Boober Tours testing out the two-way protected bike lane on William Street.

- Meredith (@meredith_A4)What's been happening: The city of Ann Arbor named two new nature areas last week: Buttonbush and Hickory. (A4) City Administrator Howard Lazarus presented City Council this week with an initial plan for the 2020 deer cull. There's been a "murder" at the Ann Arbor District Library and you're invited to help solve it on Saturday. Try out these eateries that are a short drive from Ann Arbor. " - Dave Corcoran, CEO of Censys in downtown Ann Arbor Have something to share?

ANN ARBOR - The city of Ann Arbor released a memo earlier this month detailing its 2020 Deer Management Program. Penned by City Administrator Howard Lazarus, it outlines plans to kill up to 150 deer in what will be the city's fifth annual cull if it is approved by City Council in a Nov. 18 vote. With 78 sterilizations of female deer completed last year, the city has nearly met its quota of 80 approved sterilizations. Aside from the sterilizations, there will be no change to the methods or long-term goals for this year's cull, Lazarus wrote. All About Ann Arbor is powered by ClickOnDetroit/WDIV.