Darnell Earley is the current city manager

City manager

A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city, in a council-manager form of city government. Local officials serving in this position are sometimes referred to as the chief executive officer or chief administrative officer in some municipalities...

 of Saginaw, Michigan

Saginaw, Michigan

Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan...

. He served as interim mayor of Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...

 after the recall

Recall election

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 of Woodrow Stanley

Woodrow Stanley

Woodrow Stanley, a Democratic Party politician, is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 34th District. He was a former mayor of Flint that was recalled from office in 2002.- Early life :...

. He is also an ordained Baptist deacon.

Early life

He earned a bachelor's degree from Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley State University is a public liberal arts university located in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1960, and its main campus is situated on approximately west of Grand Rapids...

 and a master's degree in public administration from Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....

. After college, Earley professionally worked at the Urban League of Greater Muskegon as the director of community and economic development in 1978.

Political

Later, he worked at Muskegon County as an assistant to the county administrator and equal employment opportunity officer. In 1985, Earley was appointed township manager in Saginaw County's Buena Vista Charter Township. Then speaker of the House Lewis Dodak selected Earley as director of research and public policy with the Michigan House of Representatives. Moving to Ingham County's government, he served as budget director and deputy controller from 1993 to 2001. Coming to Flint, Michigan as City Administrator in 2001, he became Temporary Mayor after the recall of the Mayor Stanley

Woodrow Stanley

Woodrow Stanley, a Democratic Party politician, is a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 34th District. He was a former mayor of Flint that was recalled from office in 2002.- Early life :...

 on March 5, 2002 until August 6, 2002. Part of his term was under an Emergency Financial Manager, Edward J. Kurtz. He continue as City Administrator under James W. Rutherford

James W. Rutherford

James W. Rutherford was a former mayor of the City of Flint, Michigan serving as the first "strong" mayor elected under Flint's 1974 charter. Rutherford served for two terms...

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