The City of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, has a great opportunity for a new city manager. Located in southeast Michigan, Grosse Pointe gives you that small-town feel while living in a larger suburban area.
An excellent staff and seven-member council are committed to supporting and providing a great career opportunity to a community-minded public manager who wishes to become a part of this small, tight-knit community. The city manager position has had a history of long tenures.
Grosse Pointe is a full-service, home rule city council/manager community of 5,584 residents living within 1.1 square miles. The 2022-23 general fund budget is $6.8 million, with an unrestricted fund balance of $1.6 million.
Grosse Pointe will provide a comprehensive benefit package with a salary ranging from $120,000 - $145,000; depending on candidate qualifications and experience.
Application deadline: June 19th, 2023
Grosse Pointe will only accept applicants with a high level of integrity: one who is ethical, loyal, and willing to be involved in the community. They will also have an understanding of a wide-range of municipal service provisions. To be considered a qualified applicant, respondents are expected to have attained:
• A bachelor’s degree; preferably in public administration, business administration, finance, or an appropriately related field. A master’s degree is also preferred.
• Minimum of five years experience in public/local government service, with responsibility for projects, programs, and departments; wide-ranging experience as provided by positions such as: city manager/administrator, assistant city manager/administrator, or assistant to the manager/administrator.
• City manager/administrator experience is preferred.
• Minimum of three years management or supervisory experience.
The Michigan Municipal League is dedicated to making Michigan’s communities better by thoughtfully innovating programs, energetically connecting ideas and people, actively serving members with resources and services, and passionately inspiring positive change for Michigan’s greatest centers of potential: its communities.
