Government of Flint, Michigan
The City of Flint has operated under at least four charters.
The City is currently run under its 1974 charter that gives the city a Strong Mayor form of government. It is also instituted the appointed independent office of Ombudsman, while the city clerk is solely appointed by the City Council. The City Council is composed of members elected from the city's nine wards.
The city was under the supervision of a state-appointed [|Receivership Transition Advisory Board] from 2015 to January 2019. The Receivership Transition Advisory Board had to review and rule on all financial matters approved by the city council and mayor.
In June 2018, an Administrative Hearings Bureau, or Blight Hearings Bureau, was started through a grant to handle blight hearings generated from blight citations given by the city's Blight Elimination Division. Attorney T.W. Feaster was appointed the first administrative hearing officer of the bureau. There were a backlog since 2013 of about 7,000 complaints.
Other principal officers
| Year | Recorders | Treasurers | Marshals |
| 1855 | Levi Walker | Elihu F. Frary | Cornelius Roosevelt |
| 1856 | Chas. B. Higgins | John C. Griswold | Joshua Vose |
| 1857 | M.L. Higgins | George F. Hood | Nathaniel Dodge |
| 1858 | Charles Hascall | George F. Hood | Cyrus H. Golf |
| 1859 | Charles Hascall | George F. Hood | Cyrus H. Golf |
| 1860 | Lewis G. Bickford | John A. Kline | George Andrews |
| 1861 | L.R. Buckingham | John A. Kline | J.A. Owens |
| 1862 | Julius Brouseau | John A. Kline | J.A. Owens |
| 1863 | H. R. Lovell | Anson S. Withee | J.D. Morehouse |
| 1864 | Alvin T. Crossman | Anson S. Withee | L.G. Buckingham |
| 1865 | Alvin T. Crossman | Anson S. Withee | J.D. Morehouse |
| 1866 | Alvin T. Crossman | William W. Barnes | J.D. Morehouse |
| 1867 | George R. Gold | William W. Barnes | John S. Freeman |
| 1868 | George R. Gold | William W. Barnes | John S. Freeman |
| 1869 | Anson S. Withee | William W. Barnes | William A. Miller |
| 1870 | Anson S. Withee | William W. Barnes | William A. Miller |
| 1871 | Chas. E. McAlester | William W. Barnes | Samuel B. Wicks |
| 1872 | Francis H. Rankin, Sr. | William W. Barnes | Samuel B. Wicks |
| 1873 | Solomon V. Hakes | William W. Barnes | Samuel B. Wicks |
| 1874 | Francis H. Rankin, Sr. | William W. Barnes | Samuel B. Wicks |
| 1875 | Francis H. Rankin, Sr. | William W. Barnes | Samuel B. Wicks |
| 1876 | Francis H. Rankin, Sr. | William W. Barnes | Samuel B. Wicks |
| Year | City Clerk• | Treasurers | Marshals |
| 1877 | Francis H. Rankin, Sr. | Charles C. Beahan | Samuel B. Wicks |
| 1878 | Francis H. Rankin, Sr. | Charles C. Beahan | Michael Doran |
| 1879 | J.B.F. Curtis | Jared Van Vleet | Michael Doran |
•In 1876, the office of City Recorder was abolished and replaced with a city council appointed city clerk.
1929 Charter
In 1929, the city adopted a new city charter with a council-manager form of government. 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. The Commission powers were reduced in the 1974 charter.| Year | City Manager | Deputy City Manager | Clerk |
| 1963—1965 | James W. Rutherford | ||
| 12/1971-4/1974 | Brian Rapp |
Emergency manager
| Term | Manager | Governor |
| Jul 2002 - Jun 2004 | Ed Kurtz | John Engler |
| Dec 2011 - Aug 2012 | Michael Brown | Rick Snyder |
| Aug 2012 - July 2013 | Ed Kurtz | Rick Snyder |
| July 2013 - October 2013 | Michael Brown | Rick Snyder |
| October 2013 - January 2015 | Darnell Earley | Rick Snyder |
| January 2015– | Jerry Ambrose | Rick Snyder |
Ward officers
Council
1855 Charter
† To fill vacancy1888 Charter
1929 Charter
1974 Charter
Receivership Transition Advisory Board
The Receivership Transition Advisory Board was appointed by Governor Snyder after the city exited direct control of the emergency manager in its second Financial emergency in Michigan.| member | position | start | end |
| Fred Headen | chair | - | |
| Brian Larkin | |||
| David McGhee | |||
| Robert McMahan | |||
| Beverly Walker-Griffea | |||
| Mike Finney | |||
| Michael Townsend | |||
| Paul Newman | |||
| William Tarver | - |
Charter Review Commission
| member 1974 | position |
| Carl L Bekofske | chairman |
| leroy Nichols | vice chairman |
| Bob Jackson | |
| John H. West | |
| Joseph Conroy | |
| Charles A. Greene | |
| James P. Hanley | |
| Philip D. Marvin | |
| Banius C. Hedrick |
| member 2015 | position | term |
| John D. Cherry | Vice chair | - |
| Brian Larkin | - | |
| Cleora Magee | chair | - |
| Victoria McKenze | - | |
| Charles Metcalfe | - | |
| Heidi Phaneuf | - | - |
| James Richardson | - | - |
| Marsha Wesley | - | - |
| Barry Williams | - | - |
| Quincy Murphy | - | - |
Supervisors
Supervisors represented the City on the Genesee County, Michigan Board of Supervisors.Ombudsman
The City Ombudsman is a charter independent office of the city appointed by the City Council in a 2/3 votes to a seven-year term. A police ombudsman, Richard Dicks, predated the current charter position and was appointed in 1969.| Term | Office holder | notes |
| 12/26/75-1978 | Joe Dupcza | |
| 05/15/78-07/21/87 | James Ananich | |
| 07/22/87-07/21/94 | Terry Bankert | |
| 08/17/94-04/08/96 | Darryl Buchanan | He was remove from office by the City Council but was returned to office after a lawsuit and finished his term. |
| 01/1999-05/8/2006 | Jessie Binion | |
| 05/8/2006-12/2/2011 | Brenda L. Purifoy | Remove from office by the Emergency Manager Michael Brown |