NOVI — The city of Novi is seeking an executive search firm to help it find a new city manager following the retirement of Pete Auger at the end of last month.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Grosse Pointe Woods’ audit report has again been honored for going above and beyond what’s required of this document.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Starting this month, anyone who wants to watch a Grosse Pointe Farms City Council meeting or work session will be able to do so from anywhere in the world, as long as they have an internet connection.

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — In 2001, then-Farmington Hills Mayor Nancy Bates, along with the City Council, formed a commission following the terrorist attacks that occurred in New York and Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11 that year.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — The Harrison Township Board of Trustees met on Nov. 28 to discuss items including the possibility of adding sewer lines in the township from Townhall Street to Hazel Street and from Metro Parkway to South River Road.

MOUNT CLEMENS — The Mount Clemens City Commission has unanimously approved amending the city’s planned use of American Rescue Plan Act funds, dedicating the $1,695,162 to paying its monthly bills with the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office for policing services.

EASTPOINTE — The city of Eastpointe is looking for candidates to fill a vacancy on the five-member City Council.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — A controversial development proposal was resolved at a West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees meeting Nov. 21.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Board of Trustees has reaffirmed its change to the township’s list of named paid holidays, recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day on the second Monday in October.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — The forthcoming departure of Grosse Pointe Shores Finance Director/Treasurer Candice Giles — who will leave Dec. 7 to take a new job — has Shores officials searching for her replacement.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Grosse Pointe City officials are gearing up for what they say will be needed upcoming underground infrastructure work.

SOUTHFIELD — When voters in Southfield were asked on the ballot Nov. 8 whether they were open to the city reducing the deer herd, nearly 20,000 were in favor, while more than 12,000 were against. Now city officials are left to decide what’s next.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Board of Trustees approved a resolution to add Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day as paid holidays for township employees at its Nov. 14 meeting.

EASTPOINTE — Several people gathered outside an Eastpointe building on Kelly Road that was currently under development on a brisk November morning. The building had recently been sold to the owner of Big Daddy Games and was in the process of being redeveloped for several mixed-use spaces.

MOUNT CLEMENS — From ordinance and zoning changes to budgets and more, the Mount Clemens City Commission discusses many important subjects and issues that affect the lives of residents.

BIRMINGHAM — City Planning Director Nicholas Dupuis said that planning for sustainability is a responsibility.

EASTPOINTE — The city of Eastpointe and its mayor are being sued by several residents who allege that they had their First Amendment rights violated during public comment portions of multiple City Council meetings earlier this year.

NOVI — Novi City Manager Pete Auger announced his retirement last month after nearly 40 years of public service, including eight in Novi. His last day leading the city’s day-to-day operations will be Nov. 30.

SOUTHFIELD — Sherikia Hawkins has fully resigned from her position as Southfield city clerk following a plea agreement reached in Oakland County’s 6th Circuit Court, where she faced charges related to possible fraud in the 2018 general election.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Infrastructure agreements and the purchase of fire trucks were among the items on the agenda for Macomb Township Board of Trustees Oct. 26 when they met for about a half hour during their second regular meeting of the month.