Officials announced that General Services Department executive Sandra Yu Stahl has been promoted to deputy chief financial officer and chief procurement officer to manage purchasing and contracting for the city.
The city of Detroit has a new procurement chief and its highest ranking Asian American in city government.Sandra Yu Stahl, 38, was named deputy chief financial officer/chief procurement officer, succeeding Boysie Jackson, who retired this month, according to a news release. Per the City Charter,…
Jackson, the chief procurement officer, says the city has about $5 billion in contracts, as well as $800 million in American Rescue Plan funds. He says they're trying to make it easier for smaller businesses to bid on contracts - to have access to loans and financing and to get paid faster.
Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved 11 contracts to raze hundreds of blighted homes with funds from Detroit s neighborhood revitalization bond a week after it first rejected them.
The reconsideration came after members deadlocked 4-4 last week, turning down half of the agreements in a package of 23 overall valued at $30 million. The contracts cover the removal of the first wave of 1,380 blighted houses under the program.
Councilwoman Raquel Castaneda-Lopez voted in favor of the contracts after being absent last week. Meanwhile, Councilman Roy McCalister flipped his vote to yes and Councilwoman Janee Ayers voted no, rather than supporting the contracts as she did last week.
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