Divided council approves city manager’s salary bump
Sterling Heights City Manager Mark Vanderpool gives remarks at the American Islamic Community Center’s groundbreaking in August. The Sterling Heights City Council voted 4-3 in December to approve an employment agreement that gave Vanderpool a raise.
File photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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STERLING HEIGHTS — The year 2021 began with a raise for Sterling Heights City Manager Mark Vanderpool.
During a Dec. 15 Sterling Heights City Council meeting, the City Council deliberated over Vanderpool’s proposed employment agreement and approved it in a 4-3 vote. Mayor Michael Taylor, Councilwoman Barbara Ziarko, Councilwoman Maria Schmidt and Councilman Henry Yanez voted yes. Councilwoman Deanna Koski, Councilman Michael Radtke and Mayor Pro Tem Liz Sierawski voted no.