Detroit officials, commission fight over whether charter revision would put city back in bankruptcy Detroit officials, commission fight over whether charter revision would put city back in bankruptcy Annalise Frank/Crain's Detroit Business Detroit financial officials on Monday told state Financial Review Commission members Monday about what they called "unfunded mandates" in revisions proposed for the city charter. Officials say the costs associated with the revisions would bring Detroit back into state oversight. Detroit's financial officials and members of the body elected to revise Detroit's charter are feuding over the city's allegations that proposed changes would be too costly and put Detroit on "the road to a second bankruptcy."