Thursday, November 15, 2012
The Shelby Township Board of Trustees adopted a new ethics policy.
The Shelby Township Board of Trustees has adopted a new ethics policy designed to hold elected public officials to high ethical standards of conduct. The board approved the five-page ethics policy by a 6-1 vote during the Nov. 8 trustees meeting. “This will further add to the transparency that we already have in place,” said Shelby Township Supervisor Rick Stathakis. The ethics policy states that all Board members must “remain above suspicion” at all times and earn the public’s trust. General standards of conduct include: The policy further defines the importance of confidentiality, conflict of interests and the township’s strict policy against accepting gifts. Shelby Township Attorney Rob Huth said the resolution is hard to enforce …
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Former Shelby Township Police and Fire Civil Service Commission announces candidacy for Supervisor's race.
The elections for the Shelby Township Supervisor's position has widened with Dave Erickson's announcement to run for office. Erickson, along with former Shelby Township Police Chief Bob Leman, are the only two candidates to publicly announce their plans to run for the supervisor's position in the November elections. Current Shelby Township Supervisor Rick Stathakis has not said whether he will run for a second term. Erickson will run as an independent. Therefore, his name will not appear on the Aug. 7 primary ballot. "I will be on the November ballot as 'no party affiliation,'" Erickson told Patch. "I’m not a Republican or Democrat. I guess I am just an American. I don’t have an allegiance to any company, party etc. I just want to serve …
Thursday, December 29, 2011
New building for police, Soccer City settlement, recycling, and more mark accomplishments.
What made the top headlines in Shelby Township this year? Supervisor Richard Stathakis sat down with Patch to discuss the Township’s top accomplishments for 2011. A new building for the Police Department. Construction was started on a new, 18,000 square-foot police department building in March. The building will be a stand-alone structure and will house police operations on the grounds of the municipal complex on 24 Mile Road and Van Dyke. The existing police building will be renovated and repurposed for department uses after the new building is complete in 2012. “We are going to be moving them in the spring to a new building and while they are there we are going to convert the (existing) 7,000-square foot structure into conference rooms…
Dana Horton
8:37 am on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
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