Government of Detroit

All of these officers are elected on a nonpartisan ballot, with the exception of four of the police commissioners, who are appointed by the mayor.

The city clerk supervises elections and is formally charged with the maintenance of municipal records.

[14] The 36th District Court, with judges elected citywide, handles civil disputes where less than $25,000 is in dispute, landlord-tenant matters, misdemeanors, and preliminary examinations of criminal defendants charged with felonies prior to being bound over to circuit court.

[18] The city has experienced some fiscal years of balanced budgets in the new millennium with new growth in business and tourism.

[20] In addition, Detroit had asked for pay cuts and other "give backs" from the municipal unions that represent city employees.

[21] On March 1, 2013, Governor Rick Snyder announced the state was taking over the financial control of the city from the local government.

On July 18, 2013, Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history, from which it exited on December 10, 2014.

[25] Where there is a conflict with the Wayne County Code, the most liberal interpretation of the most restrictive, or the one imposing the most desirable, standard shall prevail.