After Mike Duggan left office as mayor of Detroit, one of his appointees landed a newly created six-figure job at the Detroit Department of Transportation, even though employees say he lacked traditional transit experience and the position was never posted online.
Less than six months later, DDOT Director Robert Cramer removed Joel Hurd from the job.
Hurd, a Harvard Business School graduate who previously served in Duggan’s administration, was hired in January as DDOT’s senior advisor for strategic projects, similar to the title he held under Duggan. The position paid $122,400 a year…