Summary
Council Member Waters asked for an audit of Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation funding after concerns about how workforce dollars — including $1 million meant for apprenticeships that produced none — were spent. The Auditor General says her office is short-staffed but will add it to her audit plan.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
$1 million budgeted for apprenticeships was reduced to $250,000 and spent without creating a single apprenticeship.
Detroiters seeking workforce training and skilled trades apprenticeships if accountability improves.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Internal Operations Standing Committee
A $2 million boost to the Detroit Employment Solutions contract grows the jobs pipeline into skilled construction trades, with about 3,600 placements and average wages around $64,000 a year. The committee is also pushing for journeyman cards so those jobs turn into lasting careers.
Budget, Finance And Audit Standing Committee
Council Member Waters asked for an audit of Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation funding after concerns about how workforce dollars — including $1 million meant for apprenticeships that produced none — were spent. The Auditor General says her office is short-staffed but will add it to her audit plan.
We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda and when it's voted on, at most once a day.
The weekly brief for Detroit
What the council decided, in plain English — one email a week.
Free. Unsubscribe with one click any time. We never sell your email.