City Chatter: Cash-handling concerns, AI updates
Airfind news item
By Annalise Frank
Published on May 6, 2026.
Detroit's auditor general office has found serious "weaknesses" in the city Health Department's food safety unit's handling of money, which could make it easier for fund misappropriation, fraud or theft to occur undetected. The department recommends that the city's Office of Treasury take over cash-handling for the Health Department until it can put in place "appropriate and adequate" processes. A group of cross-department city employees has drafted a policy governing AI use, which will be presented to Mayor Mary Sheffield and City Council for approval. An ordinance limiting access to some city-owned spaces by federal law enforcement agencies like ICE has also been drafted.
Read Original Article