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May 11, 2021 By Jessica Mathews & Jon King / news@whmi.com The Howell City Council is moving on following the abrupt resignation of its city manager amid staff turmoil and an acknowledgment of "unpleasantries", but no details on just what led to the departure of Paul DeBuff. DeBuff submitted his resignation last Thursday, saying he appreciated the opportunity and wished the “City, the Council, and staff the very best.” He served in the role for less than a year. Council met virtually Monday night and approved a motion to accept the resignation eff...

Four days after Howell City Manager Paul DeBuff resigned, city council members discussed which direction to go next. Council members unanimously voted at their virtual meeting Monday night to appoint Ervin Suida as city manager through June 30, 2021. The director of Public Services served as interim city manager before DeBuff was hired last year. DeBuff submitted his resignation letter on May 6, one year after he was offered the job. His resignation was effective immediately, and council members approved an agreement to continue his salary and benefits through July 6. A press release from t...

Paul DeBuff, who spent less than a year as Howell's city manager, has resigned.  According to a press release from the city, DeBuff resigned "after some city staff lost confidence based on the very quick pace of changes he wished to implement." Howell Mayor Nick Proctor said he and DeBuff had extensive discussions this week and came to the mutual decision that DeBuff should resign. "DeBuff had some good thoughts and good ideas and I embraced the concepts," Proctor said. "But he was going much too fast. He failed to get collaboration and buy-in from staff and council on some things."

By Jon King / jking@whmi.com Just a year after officially hiring in as the manager for the City of Howell, Paul DeBuff has tendered his resignation. According to Howell Mayor Nick Procter, DeBuff gave his notice Thursday morning after a meeting with city officials in which it was determined to be the best course of action. “He was implementing a very rapid succession of changes that some in city staff were very, very uncomfortable with and Paul had lost some confidence with city staff that he believed would probably not be repaired, so he’s moving on to seek other opport...

Paul DeBuff, who spent less than a year as Howell's city manager, has resigned.  According to a press release from the city, DeBuff resigned "after some city staff lost confidence based on the very quick pace of changes he wished to implement." Howell Mayor Nick Proctor said he and DeBuff had extensive discussions this week and came to the mutual decision that DeBuff should resign. "DeBuff had some good thoughts and good ideas and I embraced the concepts," Proctor said. "But he was going much too fast. He failed to get collaboration and buy-in from staff and council on some things."