Politics & Government
8 Apply to Become Interim Wayne County Treasurer
A permanent successor to longtime treasurer Raymond Wojtowicz will be chosen in the November 2016 elections.
A panel of three will choose from eight applicants to fill the Wayne County treasurer position until after the November 2016 elections.
The vacancy will occur Dec. 1 with the retirement of longtime treasurer Raymond Wojtowicz, 86, a Democrat and former mayor of Hamtramck who has held the position for nearly 40 years. Wojtowicz announced last month that he would retire.
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Wojtowicz’s successor will be chosen by a panel made up of Prosecutor Kym Worthy, Clerk Cathy Garrett and Chief Probate Judge Freddie G. Burton Jr.
The Detroit News reports the following had applied for the position by Friday’s 4 p.m. deadline:
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- D. Etta Wilcoxon, who ran for Detroit city clerk in 2013;
- David J. Szymanski, who retired this summer as chief deputy Wayne County treasurer;
- George “Jerry” Paffendorf, CEO of data company Loveland Technologies;
- Richard P. Hathaway, chief assistant Wayne County prosecutor;
- Beverly Kindle-Walker, who has previously run for treasurer and the Detroit City Council;
- James W. Williams IV, who has previously run for the Detroit Public Schools board;
- Philip M. Cavanagh, a former state representative, and
- State Sen. Bert Johnson, D-Highland Park.
A public meeting of the panel will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in room 700A of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center.
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