Editing Mount Clemens, Michigan (section)

==Government==
The city government is composed of a mayor, the current being Laura Kropp, and a city council. The city has been facing financial hardships for some time. Approximately 42% of properties in the city are [[tax-exempt]], resulting in lost revenue of $1.2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |first=Christine|last= Ferretti|title=Cash-strapped Mount Clemens appeals to nonprofits to pay toward city services. |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20101120/METRO03/11200350/1409/Cash-strapped-Mount-Clemens-appeals-to-nonprofits-to-pay-toward-city-services|work=[[Detroit News]] |date=November 20, 2010 |access-date=2010-11-20}}</ref> In an attempt to raise funds to combat a $960,000 budget deficit for 2010, former Mayor Barb Dempsey solicited donations to the city's general fund from tax-exempt organizations like churches, schools and a hospital, in order to pay for services like fire protection, streetlights and roads.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nick |last= Bunkley|title=Debt Rising, a City Seeks Donations in Michigan. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/20/us/20michigan.html|work=[[New York Times]] |date=November 19, 2010 |access-date=2010-11-20}}</ref> The city already disbanded the 113-year-old police department in 2005 to cut costs. The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office<ref>{{cite web |title=Filing a Police Report |url=https://sheriff.macombgov.org/Sheriff-FilingaPoliceReport? |website=macombgov.org |publisher=Macomb County |access-date=April 28, 2023}}</ref> now provides primary policing services in Mount Clemens. The deficit is projected to reach $1.5&nbsp;million in 2011.