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- ↑ "Resolution 2012EFM003 - Authorizing City Administrator Michael K. Brown to Carry Out Actions Pursuant to Public Act 72 in the Absence of the Emergency Financial Manager Ed Kurtz (Emergency Financial Manager)". City of Flint Emergency Financial Manager Resolutions. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 DeFever, Dana (November 29, 2011). "A little background about Flint's newly appointed Emergency Financial Manager Michael Brown". Flint Journal . Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ↑ Lawlor, Joe (February 4, 2009). "Flint Mayor Don Williamson appoints longtime community leader Mike Brown as new city administrator to replace Darryl Buchanan". Flint Journal. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
- ↑ Longley, Kristin (November 29, 2011). "Former Acting Mayor Michael Brown named Flint's emergency manager". Flint Journal. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ↑ Goodin-Smith, Oona (January 2018). "Flint's history of emergency management and how it got to financial freedom". mlive. Retrieved October 3, 2019.