Royal Oak ousts City Manager Joseph Gacioch after less than a year

Royal Oak's elected leaders abruptly ousted the city manager during a meeting Monday, Dec. 8, taking less than one minute to unanimously remove him from a role he held for less than a year.

Mayor Mike Fournier and fellow commissioners did not explain the reason for terminating Joseph Gacioch's contract as city manager. In fact, the issue was not on the city commission's published agenda until after the meeting started.