FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale will be hosting public interviews Feb. 6 with the finalists for its open city manager position.

BIRMINGHAM — At the beginning of every year, the city of Birmingham holds a long-range planning meeting that opens with a five-year financial forecast from the city’s finance department. This year’s meeting was held Jan. 25.

WARREN — Tim Dail and his wife Christine are lucky to be alive. On Jan. 18, the couple’s carbon monoxide detector went off. Tim started airing out the house and put in a call to his nephew, Warren firefighter Devin Rice, who called the Fire Department. The culprit was the couple’s furnace.

WARREN — Warren recently received an unmodified opinion on its annual audit.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A fire-damaged structure has entered the ownership of Clinton Township after a unanimous vote at the Jan. 27 township board meeting.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — After Michael Patton retired as the chief of the West Bloomfield Police Department Jan. 10, days later he was appointed as a member of the township’s Board of Trustees.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores City Council reviewed the city’s capital improvement plan at their meeting on Jan. 21 and approved it in a 6-0 vote.

WARREN — A petition to recall Warren Mayor Lori Stone citing her delayed action to establish a land bank in the city was suspended Jan. 21.

MOUNT CLEMENS — On the frigid evening of Jan. 21, the Mount Clemens City Commission held one of its most conversational meetings of recent years as public comments and public hearings dominated the agenda.

METRO DETROIT — Drastic changes to Michigan’s paid sick leave and minimum wage will go into effect Feb. 21. Both of Michigan’s major political parties are currently trying to rein in these efforts in the Legislature.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — On Jan. 8, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees approved a plan to set aside up to $1 million to develop a Town Square at the Macomb Township Municipal Complex.

MOUNT CLEMENS — The Macomb County Board of Commissioners voted on Jan. 9 to appoint Joe Sabatini, R-District 4, as its new chair in a unanimous vote.

BERKLEY — The Berkley Downtown Development Authority executive director will be leaving his role next month.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The mayor and mayor pro tem of Madison Heights want to know what kinds of programs and amenities are desired by residents — and they’re thinking outside the box about how to deliver them.

WARREN — From the listening tour in 2024 to her new civic engagement series in 2025, Warren Mayor Lori Stone discussed what she has in store for residents, City Hall and her administration in the new year.

TROY — With a new year comes renewed aspirations, and addressing the needs of the public library, evaluating capital projects and maintaining quality public safety services are among the goals for officials in the city of Troy in 2025.

BIRMINGHAM — Jason Emerine was appointed to the City Commission last November.

FRASER — Alan Panter, a partner at Yeo & Yeo, presented the city of Fraser with its audit for the 2023-24 fiscal year at the City Council’s Jan. 9 meeting.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The appointment of three members to the township’s Board of Review sailed by without incident at the Clinton Township Board of Trustees meeting on Jan. 13.

BIRMINGHAM — The city of Birmingham, Birmingham Next and the YMCA recently issued a survey seeking community input on what residents want to see in the new building that will sit on 400 E. Lincoln, the current YMCA property.