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80-487: The RTA is governed by a 10-member board of directors, which includes two representatives from each county and one representative from Detroit appointed by the county executives, county commission chair of Washtenaw County, and Mayor of Detroit , respectively. Additionally, one non-voting representative is appointed by the governor ; this member chairs the board. Board members serve staggered three-year terms, and may be reappointed. Since members are permitted to serve until

160-716: A lame duck session of the Republican-controlled Michigan legislature, Snyder called a joint press conference with the legislative leadership to announce fast-track right-to-work legislation . The legislation passed both houses of the Michigan legislature that day, without committee votes or public hearings. A $ 1 million appropriation added to the legislation made it ineligible for repeal via referendum. On December 10, President Barack Obama visited Daimler AG 's Detroit Diesel factory in Redford, Michigan , and told employees

240-561: A venture capital company with a $ 100 million fund, along with the co-founder of Gateway, Ted Waitt . Snyder was president and chief executive officer of Avalon from 1997 to 2000. He then co-founded Ardesta LLC , an investment firm, in 2000 along with three co-founders, which invested in 20 start-up companies through 2011. He was chairman and chief executive officer of the company. In 1998, Snyder angel funded and co-founded, with University of Michigan (U-M) School of Public Health professor Victor Strecher, Ph.D. , HealthMedia Incorporated (HMI),

320-562: A 15-member commission for improving and reforming Michigan's public defense efforts for the poor in the criminal justice system in order to effectively meet and ensure the rights safeguarded by the Constitution. On September 10, Detroit reached a deal with three Michigan counties over regional water and sewer services that was hoped to eliminate one roadblock to federal court approval of the city's plan to adjust its debt and exit bankruptcy. The deal with Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties created

400-425: A bipartisan effort urging the U.S. Congress to pass a measure to affirm that States can collect sales taxes on online purchases. As governor, Snyder abolished the state's complex business tax in favor of a flat tax , and signed a bill which raised taxes by eliminating tax exemptions for pensions. For years Snyder had said anti-union legislation was not on his agenda, when on the morning of December 6, 2012, during

480-582: A brief stint in 1806–1809 with a largely ceremonial mayor. Detroit's current strong mayor system dates from the city's 1824 charter. From 1824 to 1857, mayors were elected to terms of one year; from 1858 to 1953 the term was increased to two years, and after 1953 mayoral terms were four years. During the early part of Detroit's existence, local authority was vested in French and British military commandants. French commandants included: Seventeen British commandants led Detroit between 1760 and 1796. When Detroit

560-489: A developer of digital health coaching applications that implemented tailored questionnaires to gather personal information with the goal of creating customized health promotion plans for individuals. The U-M's Office of Technology Transfer played an integral role in helping HMI get started with Vic Strecher as the founding CEO and the U-M's publicly funded Health Media Research Laboratory (founded and directed by Strecher and now called

640-526: A few years before: the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Quality. On January 7, 2011, Snyder announced he was appointing Michigan Supreme Court Justice Maura D. Corrigan to head the Department of Human Services and appointed Michigan Appeals Court Judge Brian K. Zahra to fill the resulting Supreme Court vacancy. Snyder delivered his first State of the State address on January 19,

720-405: A government headed by an appointed mayor. However, the position was largely honorary, and the two men who held it ( Solomon Sibley and Elijah Brush ) each quickly resigned upon realizing the lack of power in the office. The legislation creating this mayoral position was repealed in 1809, after which de facto political power still resided with Hull and Woodward, and Detroit was without either

800-753: A loss of funding from SEMTA and wanting more control of its transit affairs, Detroit's Department of Street Railways (DSR) restructured itself as the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT). On December 7, 1988, Public Act 204 was amended to restructure SEMTA, reducing the service area from seven counties to three, and excluding the city of Detroit. The new transit authority was named the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transit (SMART), and began operation on January 17, 1989. To continue limited coordination and development of services between DDOT and SMART, however, regional leaders representing

880-473: A mayor or board of trustees until after the War of 1812 . After the war, a legislative act in 1815 ended the interregnum and returned political control to the citizens of Detroit through a Board of Trustees, elected yearly. In October of that year, Solomon Sibley was elected as the first chair. The chairs elected yearly to this Board were: In 1824, John R. Williams drew up a new city charter that provided for

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960-443: A new 75-point action plan to address the contamination crisis, calling for a “much higher standard” for drinking water regulations but stopping short of advocating for complete replacement of all underground lead service lines in the city. The plan included short-, intermediate- and long-term goals, including making infrastructure improvements; creating a data-sharing agreement with state and federal environmental agencies; and setting up

1040-476: A non-partisan basis, with no party designations on the ballot. These provisions have been continued through all subsequent city charter revisions. Since 1918, all mayoral elections in Detroit have been held on a non-partisan basis, and mayors have officially served unaffiliated with any political party. Thus, the party affiliations given in the chart below for mayors elected after 1918 are not official and are based on

1120-691: A pack of 50 tickets for is available for $ 100. Luggage can be transported on both services for no additional charge. RefleX was a limited-stop bus service on Woodward and Gratiot Avenues, connecting Detroit with suburbs in Oakland and Macomb counties. RefleX started operation on Labor Day weekend in 2016. The Woodward route, operated by DDOT, ran to a northern terminus at Somerset Collection in Troy , while two Gratiot routes, operated by SMART, ran from Mount Clemens to termini in Downtown and Midtown Detroit. RefleX

1200-647: A petition on his website. On November 13, 2015, four families filed a federal class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit against Snyder and thirteen other city and state officials, including former Flint Mayor Dayne Walling and ex-emergency financial manager Darnell Earley. The complaint alleges that the officials acted recklessly and negligently , leading to serious injuries from lead poisoning , including autoimmune disorders , skin lesions , and " brain fog ." On December 15, 2015, Mayor Weaver declared

1280-475: A plan to attract business and jobs to the state. The Employee Free Choice Act, as it was named, has received mixed results in polls. A Market Research Group poll conducted in March 2012 showed Snyder's approval rating rising to 50% among likely voters, which matched that of President Barack Obama, placing Snyder among the most popular Republican governors in states carried by Obama in the 2008 election cycle. Snyder

1360-537: A protocol for a “drinkability declaration” for Flint water." In mid-April 2016, Snyder initiated his own 30-Day Flint Challenge. "The plan was to drink solely Flint tap water for an entire month to show residents that the water was safe and that he cared about the people." However, the Detroit Metro Times reported that the governor left town on April 23 to spend the week touring Europe for trade discussions, breaking his promise. In July 2018, Drs Hernan Gomez of

1440-526: A regional water and sewer authority, but allowed Detroit to maintain control of its local system. The deal was crucial to adjusting the city's $ 18 billion of debt and exiting the biggest-ever municipal bankruptcy. On December 18, the Governor issued an executive order to establish the Michigan Department of Talent and Economic Development to house a new state agency, Talent Investment Agency, created from

1520-479: A result of emergency manager appointments under Snyder's watch, over half of the state's black population lived in cities where the local government was appointed rather than elected by the voters. On December 27, 2013, Snyder signed a bill into law which nullified Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 , which contained a controversial provision that allowed

1600-586: A revised version of the bill back into law. On December 22, 2011, Snyder signed into law The Public Employee Domestic Partner Benefit Restriction Act, which prevents the same-sex domestic partners of public employees at both the state and local level from receiving health benefits. In January 2012, the ACLU filed a lawsuit against Snyder and the state of Michigan in federal court on behalf of five Michigan same-sex couples, each with one spouse working for local public schools or municipalities in Michigan. The suit alleged that

1680-624: A second term, as reflected in his low approval ratings, however, Schauer suffered from a lack of name recognition. He garnered approximately 51% of the vote in the November 2014 election, defeating Schauer and earning a second term. Snyder was inaugurated as governor on January 1, 2011, at the Capitol in Lansing . His first executive order as governor was to divide the Department of Natural Resources and Environment into two distinct departments as they were

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1760-453: A successor is appointed, in effect, they may serve beyond a three-year term. They may not be a current elected official, employee of a county or city in the region, nor an employee of a transportation provider in the region. The board may employ a CEO to oversee the day-to-day operations of the authority. The board is granted the authority with a 7/9 supermajority of the voting members - including at least one member from each jurisdiction -

1840-540: A vacation home near Gun Lake . The couple were married in 1987 at Cherry Hill Presbyterian Church in Dearborn, Michigan . Snyder has indicated he is a practicing Presbyterian . Snyder was employed with Coopers & Lybrand , from 1982 to 1991, beginning in the tax department of the Detroit office. Snyder was named partner in 1988. The next year, Snyder was named partner-in-charge of the mergers and acquisitions practice in

1920-563: Is a non-stop express bus service connecting downtown Detroit with Detroit Metropolitan Airport . It runs every 60-90 minutes from 3:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week, serving Downtown Detroit via a stop on Washington Boulevard near the Rosa Parks Transit Center . DAX began service on March 25, 2024. D2A2 and DAX are operated by Indian Trails under contract. A single ride on either route costs $ 6 when reserved online in advance, or $ 8 when purchased onboard; for frequent commuters,

2000-463: Is an express intercity bus service between Detroit and Ann Arbor, offered in partnership with TheRide . D2A2 runs directly from Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit to the Blake Transit Center in downtown Ann Arbor, with no intermediate stops. The service operates hourly on weekdays, and every 1½ to two hours on weekends. D2A2 service began in March 2020. The Detroit Air Xpress ( DAX )

2080-630: Is similar to the FICO score used for credit worthiness as it provides visibility into how a company is performing on key cybersecurity metrics. SensCy stands for Sensible Cyber and aims to be the trusted guide for small and medium-sized organizations. Snyder serves on the boards of the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (a National Historic Landmark), the Michigan chapter of the Nature Conservancy , and several boards associated with his alma mater

2160-474: The Center for Health Communications Research ) providing the new company with exclusive research and development findings into health-related computerized tailored messaging and the exclusive licence to sell that content ( UM spawns spinoffs, patents ). Despite these university-based start-up and R&D advantages, HMI got off to a poor performance start and in 2001 Snyder replaced the founding CEO (Strecher remained on

2240-563: The Chicago office. He served as an adjunct assistant professor of accounting at the University of Michigan from 1982 to 1984. Snyder joined the computer company Gateway (based in Irvine , California ) in 1991 as the executive vice president. He served as president and chief operating officer from 1996 to 1997. He remained on the board of directors until 2007. From 2005 to 2007, Snyder served as

2320-566: The Detroit Transportation Corporation , the authority was also established to create a single mass transit plan for the region, including the development, funding and operation of rapid transit along four major corridors in the metropolitan area. The new plan used as its basis the Comprehensive Regional Transit Service Plan, which was adopted on December 8, 2008. The RTA chose HNTB to assist in

2400-536: The Ford Motor Company , endorsed Snyder for the Republican nomination for governor. He campaigned as "pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, [and] pro-family," with a focus on the economy. His campaign emphasized his experience in growing business and creating jobs in the private sector, saying that his opponents were mainly career politicians. Snyder favors the standard exceptions on abortion for rape, incest, and saving

2480-525: The M-1 Rail Line would receive US$ 25 million in federal funding as he had previously indicated such support was dependent on the creation of a regional transit authority for the Detroit region. Along with oversight and coordination responsibilities for the Detroit Department of Transportation , Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation , Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority , and

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2560-625: The QLINE . Full integration of the system into RTA is expected by October 2024. In early 2015, the RTA retained Parsons Brinckerhoff and AECOM to study improved mass transit along the corridors of Gratiot and Michigan avenues. The authority also took over oversight of the Woodward Avenue Alternative Analysis Rapid Transit Alternative study, which found BRT (bus rapid transit) as the locally preferred alternative as

2640-431: The 1806 charter. The following mayors served under the stronger executive mayoral system begun in the 1824 charter: A new city charter went into effect in 1918, which required that all city offices be non-partisan. The following mayors were elected in non-partisan elections with no party designations on the ballot, and served on a non-partisan basis with no official party affiliation: This provision has been repeated in

2720-517: The Board, appointed on February 9, 1802, was James Henry. Henry was elected to the position later in the year. Subsequent elections were held in May of each year, with the chairmen of the Board of Trustees being: In 1805, a massive fire destroyed the town and effectively eliminated the government. Governor William Hull and Judge Augustus Woodward dissolved the original incorporation, replacing it in 1806 with

2800-469: The Flint water crisis. Snyder was charged with two misdemeanors of willful neglect but he pleaded not guilty to the charges. Following its practice of paying the legal costs for state employees charged with a criminal offense, the administrative board of Michigan approved an up to $ 1.45 million contract with Warner Norcross & Judd law corporation to defend the former governor Snyder. Just before leaving

2880-463: The HMI board) and personally rescued the company from insolvency with more of his own money. After multiple rounds of more additional financing through venture capital (Arboretum Ventures, Ardesta, Avalon Capital Group, AvTech Ventures, Chrysalis Ventures, Princeton Fund) and yet never achieving profitability, HMI was sold in 2008 for a reported $ 200 million to Johnson & Johnson . The sale of HMI transferred

2960-524: The United States in 2016. In December 2012, Snyder signed legislation requiring facilities where at least 120 abortions were performed annually to obtain a state license as freestanding surgical facilities. Planned Parenthood had urged Snyder to veto the bill claiming it unnecessarily increases costs. In January 2013, Snyder traveled to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . He

3040-477: The University of Michigan School of Public Health concluded Snyder bore "significant legal responsibility" for the Flint water crisis. In 2020, an article was published in Vice detailing evidence of corruption and a cover-up by Snyder, including that he was warned repeatedly about the dangerous effects of the decisions he had made about the Flint water supply. In January 2021, Snyder was among those criminally charged for

3120-658: The University of Michigan and Kim Dietrich of the University of Cincinnati , toxicology and environmental health experts, published an Op-ed article in the New York Times titled “The Children of Flint were not ‘Poisoned.” In the essay article the authors referred to the findings in a study “Toxicohistrionics”: Flint, Michigan and the Lead Crisis published in the June issue of The Journal of Pediatrics . According to their opinion and

3200-550: The University of Michigan. He was also first chair of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in 1999 under Republican governor John Engler and was also the chair of Ann Arbor SPARK . Snyder competed with Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard , state Senator Tom George , United States Congressman Pete Hoekstra , and Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox as candidates for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. Bill Ford Jr. , chairman of

3280-550: The admissions office of the University of Michigan in November 1975 and spoke with the admissions director, who recommended that Snyder attend Michigan and create his own degree. Snyder received a Bachelor of General Studies in 1977, a Master of Business Administration in 1979, and a Juris Doctor in 1982, all from the University of Michigan. Snyder is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan with his wife Sue and their three children and has

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3360-517: The chairman of the board. During 2006, Snyder served as interim chief executive officer while a search for a permanent replacement was made. His tenure on the Gateway board ran from 1991 to 2007 until Gateway was sold to Acer Inc. Snyder stated that he did not vote for outsourcing while he was a Gateway board director and he worked to bring jobs to America as the interim CEO of Gateway. In 1997, Snyder returned to Ann Arbor to found Avalon Investments Inc.,

3440-613: The city to the Flint River , which has trihalomethanes (TTHM) in it. It was later discovered that the water was too corrosive, and leached lead out of the service lines that was then ingested by the people of the city. In September 2015, a study by the Hurley Medical Center found that the community's children were being poisoned by the lead . While Flint transitioned back to its prior source of water in October 2015, lead levels in

3520-735: The city's water remain above the federal action level. Amid allegations that the Michigan Health Department was stalling water treatment expert Marc Edwards ' effort to obtain public records, journalists have asked when the State of Michigan knew about the lead poisoning. Details were released by the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News on 26 February 2016 that Valerie Brader, Snyder's senior policy adviser and deputy legal counsel, and his chief legal counsel Mike Gadola had expressed concerns to him about Flint's water in October 2014, nearly six months after Flint had begun using

3600-687: The crisis. He pled not guilty to two misdemeanor charges. In December 2022 Genesee County Judge F. Kay Behm dismissed the charges. Snyder was born to Dale F. and Helen Louella Snyder in Battle Creek, Michigan, where he was raised. His father owned a local window-cleaning company in Battle Creek, and was of paternal Dutch descent. He has an elder sister. When he was 16, he took a business class at Kellogg Community College on weekends. By his senior year at Lakeview High School in Calhoun County , Snyder had earned 23 college credits. Snyder visited

3680-589: The development of the Regional Master Transit Plan in 2015. From 2016 to 2018, the RTA coordinated RefleX, a limited-stop bus network connecting Downtown and Midtown Detroit with the region's northern suburbs. The RTA launched its first express service, the D2A2, on March 16, 2020; service was reduced soon thereafter due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2024, the RTA took over ownership and operation of

3760-547: The earliest Michigan State of the State since Governor John Engler's 1996 address on January 17. He endorsed the Detroit River International Crossing for the first time publicly in the address, which was received favorably by Republicans. Snyder appointed Andy Dillon , a pro-life Democrat, and formerly Speaker of the House, to serve as state treasurer in his administration. Snyder presented his first budget to

3840-498: The first time for a directly elected mayor, with significantly increased executive powers. Following approval by the state legislature, Williams became the City of Detroit's first elected mayor. In June 1918 Detroit's first home-rule city charter came into effect, following passage by city voters in a referendum . The new charter mandated that all Detroit public offices be non-partisan , and that elections to those positions would be held on

3920-450: The government and the military to indefinitely detain American citizens and others without trial. On January 23, 2014, Snyder announced plans to offer visas to 50,000 immigrant workers with advanced degrees to help jumpstart the Detroit economy. The program's advocates claimed the program was expected to bring an influx of new jobs and a more stable tax base. In June 2014, Snyder appointed

4000-602: The government backed rescue of the American auto industry. This reflected the view of a 56% of Americans in 2012 who supported the 2009 auto bailout according to a Pew Research Center poll (63% support in Michigan). On March 16, 2011, Snyder signed a controversial bill into law that gave increased powers to emergency managers of local municipalities to resolve financial matters. The bill was repealed by voter initiative in November 2012. However, weeks later in December 2012 Snyder signed

4080-575: The governor's office, Snyder formed a new Ann Arbor based company called RPAction LLC whose staff consists of former officials of the Snyder administration. On June 29, 2019, Snyder accepted a soon-to-be appointment at Harvard to share his knowledge of state and local government. On July 3, he tweeted that he was "turning down" the offer: "It would have been exciting to share my experiences, both positive and negative; our current political environment and its lack of civility makes this too disruptive. I wish them

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4160-401: The improved mode of transit along a 27-mile stretch of Woodward Avenue . The master plan was officially presented to the media and public on May 31, 2016 with highlights including plans for: The plan was approved by the board on August 4, 2016 with the $ 4.7 billion plan to go voters for approval on November 8, 2016. The measure failed by a 50.5% to 49.5% margin, with 895,877 voting in favor of

4240-714: The inferences of editors based on available historic information. Since 1966, the official residence of the Mayor of Detroit has been the Manoogian Mansion , located on Dwight Street in the Berry Subdivision Historic District, facing the Detroit River on the city's east side. The mansion was donated to the city by industrialist Alex Manoogian , founder of the Masco Corporation . Two mayors served under

4320-604: The law violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution . On June 28, 2013, a federal judge struck down the law. He has also engaged in trade missions to Europe and Asia , focused on attracting attention on companies such as Chrysler . Following approval from the legislature, Snyder signed the fiscal year 2012 budget in June, the earliest it had been completed in three decades. In May 2012, Snyder joined

4400-405: The legislation was about the "right to work for less money." The law effectively provides that payment of union dues cannot be required as a condition of employment. After a required four-day wait between the houses of the legislature passing each other's bills, Snyder signed the legislation into law on December 11, 2012, making Michigan the 24th right-to-work state in the United States as part of

4480-409: The legislature on February 17, 2011, calling it a plan for "Michigan's reinvention," and saying it would end Michigan's deficits. He described the budget as containing "shared sacrifice" but added that his budget plan would create jobs and spur economic growth. The $ 46 billion budget reduced $ 1.8 billion in spending, raised taxes by eliminating tax exemptions on pensions, while at the same time abolished

4560-461: The life of the mother (he signed legislation banning partial birth abortion in October 2011); he opposes federal funding of abortions; he would not ban embryonic stem cell research; he supports upholding traditional marriage, but would allow civil unions. In August 2010, Snyder won the primary to secure the Republican nomination with a plurality of 36% of the vote. In the general election in November, Snyder faced Democratic nominee Virg Bernero ,

4640-517: The mayor of Lansing , and three minor party candidates. In October 2010, Snyder's campaign total exceeded $ 11.6 million, outpacing his opponent. Snyder released his tax returns for 2007 and 2008. Snyder won with 58 percent of the vote. With Snyder's election in 2010, Republicans gained a majority in the Michigan House and increased the Republican majority held in the Michigan Senate. Snyder

4720-566: The merger of Michigan State Housing and Development Authority, the Workforce Development Agency, the Governor's Talent Investment Board and the Unemployment Insurance Agency. Over objections from the state legislature, the department would come into effect 60 days after the start of the next legislative session. In November 2015, Governor Rick Snyder declared his opposition to permitting Syrian refugee relocation to

4800-505: The most serious felony misconduct-in-office charges would expire on April 25, 2020. The article was published by Vice News , written by Jordan Chariton and Jenn Dize, the co-founders of Status Coup , with photos by Brittany Greeson. Responses from Michigan state authorities denied that a deadline was approaching and said that criminal prosecutions would follow. On January 12, 2021, It was announced that nine former government officials including Rick Snyder would face charges resulting from

4880-427: The ownership of all the personal health information accrued from their millions of users to Johnson & Johnson and played a key role in the negotiated price. At the time of the reported $ 200 million deal, U-M President Mary Sue Coleman was on Johnson & Johnson's board of directors and the U-M secured millions of dollars with its equity stake in the company. When campaigning for Michigan governor in 2010, Snyder

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4960-429: The power to: The board is granted the authority with unanimous consent the power to: Elections for the question of the levy of assessments and vehicle registration tax increases can only be held in a presidential election year on the date of the presidential primary election. The RTA owns and operates the QLINE , a streetcar system serving the Downtown, Midtown, and New Center areas of the city of Detroit. The D2A2

5040-455: The proposal, and 913,856 in opposition. The proposal passed in the counties of Wayne and Washtenaw, but very narrowly lost in Oakland and was defeated handily in Macomb. List of mayors of Detroit This is a list of mayors of Detroit, Michigan . See History of Detroit , for more information about the history of the incorporation of the city. The current mayor is Mike Duggan , who

5120-414: The river water to save money, despite Governor Snyder claiming he was unaware of the issue until very recently. A petition from Angelo Scott Brown, a Flint pastor and former Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate, to recall Snyder was denied by the Board of State Canvassers. Filmmaker and Flint native Michael Moore has called for Snyder's arrest on charges of corruption and assault, and has started

5200-585: The state of Michigan. In July, 2022, Snyder co-founded SensCy along with former State of Michigan CIO David Behen Ann Arbor entrepreneur Bhushan Kulkarni, and Dave Kelly who led cyber command for the Michigan State Police. SensCy is a cybersecurity start-up focused on helping small and medium-sized organizations improve their cyberhealth. Snyder's firm invented the SensCy Score, a numeric representation of an organization's cyberhealth. The SensCy Score

5280-461: The state of Michigan. A compilation of online surveys showed that Snyder's approval rating was below 40 percent in April 2018. In December 2018, Snyder granted clemency to 61 Michigan prisoners. From 2011 to 2015, Snyder appointed several individuals as Emergency Managers for Flint, Michigan . In 2014, emergency manager Darnell Earley was responsible for changing the source of drinking water for

5360-426: The state's complex business tax, replacing it with a significantly reduced flat tax on the profits of C corporations . This shift in tax burden led State Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer to criticize the budget, saying that it did not involve "shared sacrifice," but instead was balanced "on the backs of our kids, working families, and our seniors" and "picks out who he's willing to leave behind." Snyder supported

5440-473: The study, there was a small increase of children whose blood lead levels surpassed the Centers for Disease Control reference level (from 2.2 percent to 3.7 percent), but none were at a level that required urgent medical treatment." On April 16, 2020, an article was published giving details of evidence of corruption and a cover-up by Snyder and his "fixer" Rich Baird, and saying the statute of limitations on some of

5520-454: The subsequent city charters of 1974, 1997, and 2012: So, the party affiliations shown below are based on information from each mayor's personal and/or political history and do not represent any official status. Rick Snyder Richard Dale Snyder (born August 19, 1958) is an American business executive, venture capitalist, attorney, accountant, and politician who served as the 48th governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. Snyder, who

5600-613: The three-county area and Detroit filed articles of incorporation to form the Regional Transit Coordinating Council on January 12, 1989. On December 19, 2012 Governor Rick Snyder signed Senate Bill No. 909 into law establishing the Regional Transit Authority (RTA), which included a provision allowing for the first time a way for such a regional transit authority to fund itself. Almost one month later, US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced that

5680-429: The water issue as a citywide public health state of emergency to prompt help from state and federal officials. Snyder apologized for the incident. Snyder declared a State of Emergency on January 5, 2016, for Genesee County, Michigan . On January 16, 2016, Snyder requested that the federal government declare a state of emergency in Flint. According to The Detroit News and NPR , "...in March 2016 Snyder released

5760-577: Was born in Battle Creek, Michigan , began his career in business in 1982. He was chairman of the board of Gateway from 2005 to 2007, a co-founder of Ardesta, LLC, a venture capital firm, HealthMedia, Inc., a digital health coaching company, and is currently CEO of SensCy, a cybersecurity company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan . A member of the Republican Party , he won the 2010 Michigan gubernatorial election and won reelection in 2014 . Snyder

5840-487: Was briefly mentioned as a possible pick to be the Republican Party candidate for Vice President of the United States in 2012. His business executive background and 'positive' style were cited as political assets, with his deeds seen as strengthening the case for electing a business executive candidate as President of the United States. He was also mentioned as a potential Republican Party candidate for President of

5920-623: Was discontinued in early 2018, and replaced by SMART's similar FAST network. The RTA has its beginnings in the Metropolitan Transportation Authorities Act of 1967 (Public Act 204). A provision of the act specifically created the Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA), but provided the authority with no additional means to levy taxes or fees to fund the operations for the transit providers it had acquired. In 1974, facing

6000-509: Was last in Israel in 1999 as a venture capitalist. "I had a chance to see the start of high-tech boom in Israel and that's great to see. This is really a startup nation. They've done a great job of being entrepreneurial, innovative, and that's a major part of their economy now and the good part is we can learn from that." In March 2013, Snyder announced a financial emergency for the city of Detroit and appointed an emergency manager, Kevyn Orr . As

6080-405: Was quoted as saying, "That company (HMI) is one of the best success stories in the state." ( Office of Technology Transfer – University of Michigan ) ( The Ann Arbor Chronicle | Live at PJ’s: It’s HealthMedia! ). Following Snyder's election as Michigan governor, Johnson & Johnson then folded HMI into a subsidiary ( Johnson & Johnson Health and Wellness Solutions ) and is no longer operating in

6160-443: Was sworn into office on January 1, 2014. During the earliest part of its history, Detroit was a military outpost, and executive authority was wielded by first French, then British military commandants. Soon after the Detroit area was taken over by American forces, civil authority became more prominent, and executive authority was placed in the hands of a series of appointed officials, elected boards, and elected officials. This included

6240-529: Was term-limited and could not seek re-election in 2018 and was succeeded by Democrat Gretchen Whitmer . Snyder was considered a possible Republican Party candidate for Vice President of the United States in 2012 , although ultimately Paul Ryan was selected. In 2014, Snyder gained national attention during the Flint water crisis , in which he was accused of mishandling the situation that exposed thousands of Flint residents to lead-contaminated water. A report by

6320-432: Was the first Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to be elected governor of the state and at the time, the only CPA to serve as a governor in the United States. In January 2014, Snyder launched his campaign for a second term as governor. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and faced Democratic former United States Representative Mark Schauer for the general election. Snyder was considered vulnerable in his bid for

6400-471: Was turned over to the Americans in 1796, Colonel Jean François Hamtramck was named commander of Detroit, a position he held until his death in 1803. The first local rule of Detroit was established in 1802, when Detroit was incorporated as a town. The original incorporation provided for a board of trustees to govern the town, the chairman of which was the highest governmental position. The first chairman of

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