CENTER LINE — After 15 years of helping to keep Center Line running, Janice Pockrandt is preparing to lead it.
Pockrandt, who has served in several roles within the city’s government, has been named the successor to City Manager Dennis Champine, who is retiring in November.
The City Council unanimously approved Mayor Bob Binson’s recommendation to appoint Pockrandt at its Sept. 14 meeting. She is expected to be sworn in at the Nov. 9 council meeting and will officially take over Nov. 10.
Champine, who has served as city manager since 2015, said Pockrandt’s experience has given her a broad understanding of city operations…