Kalamazoo swore in its new city manager and approved the 2026 budget during the city commission’s first meeting of the year Monday evening.
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Malcolm Hankins was sworn in as Kalamazoo’s city manager Monday evening, taking his place next to Mayor David Anderson shortly after the ceremony. Hankins was selected last fall from a list of four finalists for the position.
The city commission approved the 2026 budget appropriations after about an hour and a half of public comment.
“This year we’re getting this done as close to the beginning of January as possible,” Mayor Anderson said. “That will really help our departments function in the way that they should, know what the budgets are this year. So thanks to the whole team that did that work.”…