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Melvin
"Butch"
Hollowell,
the
city's
former
corporation
counsel
and
current
managing
partner
of The
Miller
Law Firm
Detroit,
was
named by
Mayor-elect
Mary
Sheffield
to head
the Rise
Higher
Detroit
transition
committee.
Hollowell
is
tasked
with
leading
what
Sheffield
describes
as the
“most
community-driven”
transition
effort
in
Detroit's
history.
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Mayor-elect
Mary
Sheffield
Announces
18
Transition
Committees
to Shape
Detroit's
Future
Jean
Davis -
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Detroit
News
DETROIT
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Mayor-elect
Mary
Sheffield
has
formally
launched
18
policy
committees
to guide
her
incoming
administration,
marking
a
significant
step in
assembling
a team
ready to
deliver
results
from day
one. The
announcement
and
first
meeting
of
committee
co-chairs
took
place at
Marygrove
Conservancy,
which
Sheffield
has
designated
as the
official
headquarters
for the
Rise
Higher
Detroit
transition
effort—a
historic
choice,
as this
is the
first
mayoral
transition
in
Detroit
to be
based in
a
neighborhood
rather
than a
central
city
location.
Melvin
"Butch"
Hollowell,
the
city's
former
corporation
counsel
and
current
managing
partner
of The
Miller
Law Firm
Detroit,
was
named by
Mayor-elect
Mary
Sheffield
to head
the Rise
Higher
Detroit
transition
committee.
Hollowell
is
tasked
with
leading
what
Sheffield
describes
as the
“most
community-driven”
transition
effort
in
Detroit's
history.
The
committees
will
work
collaboratively
with
civic
and
community
leaders
to
develop
policy
recommendations
and
identify
priorities
for
Sheffield's
first
100
days.
Each
committee
spans a
critical
area of
city
governance
and is
led by
co-chairs
drawn
from
business
executives,
nonprofit
leaders,
community
organizers,
and
civic
figures
who
represent
Detroit's
diverse
stakeholder
groups.
The
committees
address
major
city
priorities:
Finance
will
focus on
maximizing
revenue,
securing
grants,
and
reforming
procurement
processes;
Neighborhood
Revitalization
will
develop
targeted
investment
and
infrastructure
plans;
Workforce,
Economic
Development
& Small
Business
will
attract
investment
and
drive
job
growth;
Education
& Youth
Affairs
will
improve
public
schools
and
youth
programs;
Transit
Improvement
&
Mobility
Innovation
will
enhance
public
transportation
accessibility;
and
Innovation
&
Emerging
Industries
will
position
Detroit
as a hub
for
future
economic
sectors.
Additional
committees
will
address
Health
and
Human
Services,
Infrastructure
and
Sustainability,
Housing
Development,
Public
Safety,
Arts and
Culture,
Tourism,
Ethics
Compliance,
and Law
& Civil
Rights,
among
others.
Sheffield
emphasized
that the
committees'
recommendations
will
ensure
"every
decision
we make
as a
city is
rooted
in
partnership
and the
collective
voice of
our
people."
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