Saginaw privatizes controller
Source: JUSTIN ENGEL, THE SAGINAW NEWS (MI), Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Saginaw City Council members approved a three-year, $225,000-per-year contract for a makeover of the controller's office.
The city will hand the reins to Plante & Moran, an accounting firm with 10 Michigan offices, Tuesday, July 1.
The move eliminates four positions in the controller's office and shifts work to at least two of Plante & Moran's workers, City Manager Darnell Earley said.
Officials estimate the three-year deal will save the city about $150,000. Saginaw needs to privatize some operations to save money and fix years of inadequacies in the quality of the work, supporters said.