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City Manager Biography
Clay J. Pearson
City Manager
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Clay J. Pearson was appointed as the City Manager of the City of
Novi in July, 2006. Mr. Pearson oversees all City operations and
works closely with the City Council to carry out its annual goals
and policy directives. He is responsible for the internal operations
of the City, which consists of a 2009/2010 General Fund budget of
more than $30 million in a total budget of $54 million and 272
full-time employees. In Novi, growth management and development,
organizational development and employee support, technology
initiatives, budget management, public safety, parks and recreation,
and communications are priorities.
Mr. Pearson previously held the Assistant City Manager position
with the City of Novi. As the Assistant City Manager, Mr. Pearson
led the Capital Improvement program, including $80 million in
transportation improvements. He was also involved with the Master
Plan for Land Use update, Water Distribution Study and Master Plan,
and the Stormwater Master Plan. Mr. Pearson led business retention,
attraction, and expansion efforts, developing strong relationships
with Oakland County, Michigan Economic Development Corporation,
Automation Alley, and local business leaders.
Prior to coming to Novi, Mr. Pearson was the Assistant City
Manager for the City of Elgin, Illinois. During his nine and a half
years in Elgin, Mr. Pearson held several key positions in budgeting,
community relations, code enforcement and neighborhood development
and preservation.
Over the last year, Mr. Pearson actively pursued initiatives to
improve Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for Novi and the
surrounding Metro-Detroit area. In May 2009, ITS-Michigan held their
annual meeting and exposition in Novi with thousands of
professionals and service vendors in attendance. In addition, Mr.
Pearson has been instrumental with business attraction efforts and
economic growth on local, national, and international levels. He
continues to be active with the International City Manager’s
Association, an organization of 10,000 managers worldwide, multiple
associations and organizations, and serves as an Executive Board
Member with the Michigan Local Government Management Association
2010 Winter Institute Planning Committee.
Mr. Pearson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from
Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota and a Master of
Public Administration degree from the University of Kansas. He lives
in Novi with his wife, Jennifer.
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