Andrew Pazuchowski
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Huntington Woods – Town of Huntington Woods will quickly be searching for a brand new metropolis supervisor.
Final month, Chris Wilson introduced town that he would go away his job as a metropolis supervisor to tackle the place of assistant -city supervisor.
To meet his emptiness, the Metropolis Fee of Huntington Woods Public Security Director Andrew Pazuchowski appointed as an interim metropolis supervisor throughout a particular assembly on 1 April.
“He has been within the metropolis for greater than ten years. He has change into very conversant in town and her actions. It isn’t uncommon to depend on a director of public security, a police chief to do issues like this,” stated Mayor Professional Tem Joe Rozell. “In conversations with him, I believe he would not see this when simply holding the chair heat or being a caregiver, that he’s really keen on holding town whereas the committee begins its search course of.”
Pazuchowski has been working within the municipal authorities for greater than 40 years, beginning in Grosse Pointe Woods earlier than shifting to Huntington Woods, the place he has been 11 years previous.
Pazuchowski stated that when you might have labored within the authorities for a few years, you’re conversant in each facet of what town is doing, whether or not it’s public works or funds season.
“Have I ever had an early ambitions to change into a metropolis supervisor? No, however it is rather frequent for police chiefs to change into metropolis managers, and varied cities have carried out that. Troy has lately carried out that. We’re a really giant a part of the group and information based mostly on roads and DPWs and police departments. So that’s the reason I didn’t have an issue.
Town final took a search course of for a brand new metropolis supervisor in 2021 when Amy Sullivan resigned. The search took six months for Huntington Woods Wilson to pick.
That course of included two former metropolis managers who carried out the search and decreased the sector of candidates earlier than the committee interviewed the finalists.
Rozell stated that no formal course of had been determined but.
“This time I think about a sort of comparable course of,” he stated. “We are going to in all probability use an exterior guide to assist us recruit and promote the assorted candidates. So that could be a dialogue at a future assembly through which we’ll decide a timeline after which begin a sort of discussions about what that appears like.”
Rozell stated that Pazuchowski is prepared to serve within the interim capability for so long as essential in the course of the search course of.
“That was additionally vital as a result of we have no idea if it is a three-month, six-month course of, and we’d like somebody who can bind to serve on this interim capability, so long as it wants us to get a substitute,” he stated.
As a result of Huntington Woods is a smaller metropolis and has a low crime determine, Pazuchowski stated that the work steadiness between metropolis supervisor and director of public security won’t be too troublesome.
“I am not frightened. If we have been an especially giant public security division, there is likely to be frightened to do each jobs. It is determined by how lengthy. I actually have good employees,” he stated. “So, operating the division and operating town, doing each jobs, for me, particularly within the small metropolis, I really feel very assured.”
“I sit up for working extra carefully with the group with regard to town supervisor throughout this era,” stated Pazuchowski. “I really feel actually snug with it and really confidence that it needs to be flawless for us.”
Pazuchowski stated he couldn’t say whether or not he can be prepared to work in the long run of town supervisor with out the interim standing and that it’s finally as much as the committee if they need him to maneuver ahead.
“I actually like this group. I really like the way in which it’s run. I just like the management right here. With regard to that query, nonetheless, I need to get my ft moist and if the way in which issues go, I could also be very , however at this early stage, with out really being there and doing each jobs, I did not even give it some thought,” he stated.
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