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New Wayne City Clerk likes challenges

By Carolyn Marnon to her 6-year old granddaughter.
She grew up in Wayne on Gloria Making the move with her will be her
Street. She’s a 1981 graduate of husband (a retired Westland fire-
Wayne Memorial High School. She’s fighter) and her three cats-Luna,
now Wayne’s new City Clerk. Meet Stella and Sunny-whom she took
Tina Stanke who began a new chap- under her wing when she found
ter in her life by starting work as the them abandoned.
new City Clerk for Wayne on March Tina has crocheted for years. She
18. enjoys reading mystery and sus-
Tina has experience in the field. pense novels (James Patterson is a
She was the Deputy City Clerk in favorite) and autobiographies of the
Westland under Westland’s former “vintage rat pack” as she calls them-
City Clerk Eileen DeHart. Eileen Dean Martin, Lucille Ball, Marilyn
served Wayne briefly as Acting City Monroe, The Beatles. She also likes
Clerk when former City Clerk to garden when it is the proper sea-
Matthew Miller took a position in son, do crafts and drink coffee.
Garden City. Tina says she saw the Tina says she’s been getting really
Wayne City Clerk position advertised, familiar with everything in the clerk’s
spoke with Eileen, “and here I am!” office. She’s still getting to know staff
The biggest difference Tina has and the city council. “There’s just so
seen between working in Wayne vs. Wayne’s new City Clerk, Tina Stanke. much!” she says.
Westland is that in Westland, the City the City Council, oversee the council are always there to look back on. When asked if she has faced any
Clerk is an elected position. In agenda and minutes, keep city The staff in the clerk’s office, Cathy challenges yet on the job, she replies
Wayne, the City Clerk is appointed. records, work with licensing and and Angie, are real supportive and “Not yet, but I like a challenge. I’m
Also, Westland has a Mayor govern- vital records and oversee elections. knowledgeable. sure it’s coming.
ing the City while Wayne has a City City Clerk is a full-time position. Tina currently commutes to the It’s like coming home,” to work
Manager. Other than that, the cities “The staff is great here,” she says. job from her home in the Irish Hills. here, she adds. “I’m from here. I
are very similar in the clerk’s office. If she has any questions, she says She is in the process of relocating spent a lot of time here. I take this
Her main tasks are to support the minutes of past council meetings back to the Wayne area to be closer position seriously.”

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