[3] The city was under the supervision of a state-appointed Receivership Transition Advisory Board from 2015 to January 2019.
[5] The Receivership Transition Advisory Board had to review and rule on all financial matters approved by the city council and mayor.
In 1935, the city residents approved a charter amendment establishing the Civil Service Commission.
The three-member Civil Service Commission had complete control over all personal matters leaving the city manager powerless to hire and fire.
A police ombudsman, Richard Dicks, predated the current charter position and was appointed in 1969.