Hamtramck City Hall (Deadline Detroit photo)

The city of Hamtramck is in turmoil. The city council recently fired the city manager, and the police chief and an officer—both currently on administrative leave for alleged misconduct—are also expected to be dismissed.

This situation stems from the city council’s decision to hire the law firm Miller Johnson, which produced a report detailing alleged misconduct by the officials. The report recommended that all three city employees be terminated.

In the case of City Manager Max Garbarino, the report criticized him for not responding quickly enough to alleged misconduct by Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri and Police Officer Dave Adamczyk. It also faulted him for bringing a gun to a council meeting in June while he was on administrative leave.

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