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Dearborn
Abstract
Area: 24.5 square miles
Neighbors: Allen Park, Dearborn Heights, Detroit, Melvindale
Population: 97,775 (2000 census), 11th in state
Population Density: 3,991 people per square mile
First Settled: 1786
City Incorporated: 1929 (current city)
City Motto: Be Nice to People
City Flower: Petunia
City Colors: Maize and Blue
Mean Elevation: 620 feet above sea level
Highest Point: 626.06 feet above sea level at Ford and Telegraph roads
Geographic Position: 42 degrees, 18 minutes, 20 seconds N. latitude, 83 degrees,
10 minutes, 0 seconds W. longitude
Named for: Major Gen. Henry Dearborn
Government
Government: Mayor and seven-member city council, all elected to four-year terms.
Next mayoral election: 2005.
City Hall: 13615 Michigan Ave. at Schaefer
Mayor: John B. O'Reilly, Jr. 1-313-943-2300
Next mayoral election: 2009
Chief of Staff: Mark Guido, 1-313-943-2300
City Clerk: Kathleen Buda, 1-313-943-2010
City Council: John B. "Jack" O'Reilly, Jr., council president;
Thomas Tafelski, council president pro tem; Bob Abraham; Nancy
Hubbard, Suzanne Sareini; Mark Shooshanian; Doug Thomas General information: 943-2025
City Council meetings: The City Council meets at 7 p.m. the first and third
Monday for each month in the council chambers of City Hall.This is a change of
day for 2005. They also meet as the Committee of the Whole at 7 p.m. on the
Thursday before the Monday meeting. Both the Monday and Thursday meetings are
open to the public. The Monday meetings are televised live on CDTV, the city’s
government access channel, which is channel 12 on Comcast and Channel 10 on WOW.
Website: www.cityofdearborn.org
Police Station: 16099 Michigan Ave.; Houses a driver’s license bureau.
1-313-943-2241
(non-emergency), 911 (emergency)
Police Chief: Michael Celeski, 1-313-943-2235
Number of Police Officers: 190
Fire Stations: No. 1, 3750 Greenfield, 1-313-943-3034, headquarters, houses fire chief
and fire marshal; No. 2, 19800 Outer Drive, 1-313-943-4142; No. 3, 3630 Wyoming,
1-313-943-4143; No. 4, 6501 Schaefer, 1-313-943-4145
Fire Chief: Nazih Hazime, 1-313-943-2217
Millage Tax Rate: 15.27 mills (2004-2005 fiscal year)
Average Quarterly Sewer & Water Bill: $104.59 (for a family of four)
City Departments
Assessor’s Office: 1-313-943-2140, Bonnie Ordus, interim city assessor
Building & Safety: 1-313-943-2154, Dave Norwood, director
City Plan: 1-313-943-2170, John Nagy, city planner
City Treasury: 1-313-943-2045
Dearborn Historical Museum: 1-313-565-3000, Mary MacDonald, chief curator
Economic & Community Development: 1-313-943-2180, Michelle
DaRos, interim director
Engineering: 1-313-943-2145, Godfrey Udoji, city engineer
Finance: 1-313-943-2118, Jim O’Connor, director
Health Department: 1-313-943-2090, Joan Gumkowski, director
Housing: 1-313-943-2390, Floyd Addison Jr., director
Human Resources: 1-313-943-2054, Valerie Murphy-Goodrich, director
Law: 1-313-943-2035, Debra Walling, city attorney
Libraries: 1-313-943-2330, Patrick Coady, Ph.D., city librarian
Management of Information Systems: 1-313-943-2280, Doug Feldkamp, director
Public Information: 1-313-943-2285, Mary Laundroche, director
Public Works: 1-313-943-2085, Kurt Giberson, director
Recreation: 1-313-943-2350, Greg Orner, director
District Court
19th District Court
16077 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, 1-313-943-2060
Judges*: William Hultgren; Mark Somers; Richard Wygonik
*District court judges’ terms are for six years. Hultgren’s term ends Dec. 31, 2010,
Somers’ term ends Dec. 31, 2009 and Wygonik's term ends Dec. 31, 2006.
City Commissions
Dearborn has 33 city commissions that study issues and provide ideas or make
recommendations to the mayor, the City Council and administrative department
heads on various topics.
The mayor appoints most of the commissions, some with the concurrence of the
City Council. A few commissioners are appointed by the City Council only or
elected by members of city employee unions.
Contact the appropriate administrative department for an updated list of
commissioners, terms and authority.
Board of Canvassers: Administrative department: City Clerk; meets “as
necessary,” within 14 days immediately following the election.
Board of Ethics: Administrative department: Corporation Counsel; meets quarterly
during the year.
Board of Review: Administrative department: Department of Assessment; meets in
the Council chambers on dates determined by the City Council or as otherwise
required by law at times convenient to the general public. At least one evening
session shall be held.
Board of Safety Engineers: Administrative department: Building & Safety; meets
first Monday at 4 p.m. in council chambers.
Board of Trustees/Retirement System General Employees/Chapter 22:
Administrative
department: Finance; meets when necessary.
Board of Trustees/Retirement System Policemen & Firemen/ Chapter 21:
Administrative department: Finance; meets when necessary.
Board of Trustees/Retirement System Police & Fire Revised/Chapter 23:
Administrative department: Finance; meets when necessary.
Brownfield Redevelopment Authority: Administrative department: Economic and
Community Development; meets quarterly (Janurary, April, July, October)
Wednesdays at 8 a.m. mayor’s conference room.
Building Authority: Administrative department: Finance; meets when necessary.
Building Board of Appeals: Administrative department: Building & Safety; meets 4
p.m. second Wednesday of month, City Council chambers.
City Beautiful Commission: Administrative department: Building & Safety; meets
7:30 p.m. third Monday of month March-December and second Monday of month
January and February.
City Charter Commission: Nine elected members to serve up to
three years to review possible city charter revisions. Meets 5:30 p.m.
first and third Tuesdays of the month in the Mayor's conference room.
City Plan Commission: Administrative department: City Plan; meets 7 p.m. first
Monday after the first Tuesday of month, with some exceptions, City Council
chambers.
Civil Service Commission: Administrative department: Human Resources; meets
monthly.
East Dearborn Downtown Development Authority: Administrative
department: Economic and Community Development; meets EVERY MONTH on
the second Thursday at 8:00 a.m. The meetings are always at the
Mayor's Office conference room.
Economic Development Corporation: Administrative department: Economic and
Community Development; meets quarterly Wednesdays at 8 a.m. (January, April,
July, October.)
Election Commission: Administrative department: City Clerk; elections inspectors
must be appointed at least 21 days but not more than 40 days before each
election. Ballot must be approved at least 10 days before election.
Electrical Board of Examiners: Administrative department: Building & Safety;
meets when necessary.
Hearing Officer: Administrative department: Building & Safety; holds hearings
when necessary.
Heliport Commission: Administrative department: City Plan; meets when necessary.
Historic Preservation Commission: Administrative department: Building & Safety;
meets 6:30 p.m. fourth Monday of month in Mayor’s conference room, City Hall.
Historical Commission: Administrative department: Historical Museum; usually
meets 7:30 p.m. fourth Tuesday of month (does not meet July or August),
McFadden-Ross House.
Housing Commission: Administrative department: Housing; meets 4 p.m. second
Thursday of month, Housing Office.
Library Commission: Administrative department: Libraries; meets 4 p.m. second
Friday of month (does not meet July or August), Henry Ford Centennial Library.
Recreation Commission: Administrative department: Recreation; meets 7 p.m.
second Tuesday of month (does not meet in November).
Security Systems Board: Administrative department: Police; meets 6 p.m. second
Tuesday of month, City Council chambers.
Senior Citizens Commission: Administrative department: Senior Division
Recreation; normally meets 1 p.m. third Monday of month, Ford Performing Arts
Center.
Tax Penalty Waiver Committee: Administrative department: Finance; meets when
necessary.
Telecommunications Commission: Administrative department: Legal; meets fourth
Wednesday of every month in the Mayors conference room.
Traffic Commission: Administrative department: Police; meets 7 p.m. second
Wednesday of month.
West Dearborn Downtown Development Authority: Administrative department:
Economic and Community Development; meets third Thursday every other month at 8
a.m., in Economic and Community Development office.
Youth Affairs Commission: Administrative department: Recreation; meetings are
not regularly scheduled.
Zoning Board of Appeals: Administrative department: Building & Safety; meets
5:30 p.m. third Thursday of month, with some exceptions, City Council chambers.
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