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The City of Eaton Rapids has a Council that is made up of five individuals. The Council shall constitute the legislative and governing body of the City and shall have powers and authority, except as otherwise provided in the Charter or Statute, to exercise all powers conferred upon or possessed by the City, and shall have the power and authority to adopt such laws, ordinances, and resolutions as it shall deem proper in the exercise thereof.
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Council Members
Paul Malewski
MAYOR
Paul Malewski and was elected in November of 2017 to the office of Mayor.
He lives Eaton Rapids with his wife Deborah (Jean Kline Senior Center Director) and Barney the wonder dog. They have a daughter, Andrea, who lives in Lansing with her husband Adam.
Paul came to Eaton Rapids in the fall of 1981 as a member of the newly formed Eaton Rapids Police Department.
Paul currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Siren/Eaton Shelter, the Eaton Rapids Medical Center Foundation and the Eaton Rapids Community Alliance. He is the President of the Eaton Rapids Rotary Club. He is also on the advisory panel for the Families Against Narcotics (Eaton County chapter), the Eaton Rapids Health Alliance and the Eaton Rapids Public Schools Aquatics Education program.
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Suzanne Politza
COUNCILWOMAN
Precinct 1
Precinct 1 is the South side of the City.
I grew up in Eaton Rapids and graduated from ERHS. I have not lived here all my life. I married and moved to Fayetteville, NC, home of Pope Air Force Base adjacent to Ft. Bragg and the 82nd Airborne. I am proud that I was a military spouse.
My husband retired from the Air Force after 25 years of service. We then moved to Waco, TX. While living there, I was employed by McLennan Community College and earned my Associates Degree in Applied Science General Business.
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Pam Colestock
COUNCILWOMAN
Mayor Pro-Tem
Mayor Pro-Tem
Precinct 2
Precinct 2 is the Northwest side of the City.
Pam Colestock has been a life long resident of the City of Eaton Rapids. Pam worked for 20 years for Felpausch Food Center, which is currently known as Family Fare. The past 12 years she has worked in the property management industry. Pam currently works for the Real Estate Developer the Gillespie Group in Lansing, where she was recently promoted to the Project Management Assistant.
Pam has two Business Degrees, one from Davenport University in Sales and Marketing and the other in Paralegal Studies from Baker College.
Pam like to spend time going to movies, concerts and being with family and friends
William Steele
COUNCILMAN
Precinct 3
Precinct 3 is the East side of the City.
Bill was born in Eaton Rapids in 1949. One of six children, he attended the public school system in Eaton Rapids, graduating in 1967. He married Betty the same year and they had two sons: Louis & Becky, of Crestview, Florida, and William Jr. & Pam, of Eaton Rapids. The Steele’s have five grandchildren.
Bill was hired at Oldsmobile in Lansing in 1968. While employed for General Motors he earned “Certified Quality Technician” status through the American Society of Quality Control. As a result, he was hired as an Adjunct Faculty/part time instructor at Lansing Community College in the Dept. of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, teaching basic Quality Control courses on and off campus. This led to the development of a Statistical Process Control (SPC) training program for production assembly employees at Lansing Car Assembly.
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Gary Wichman
COUNCILMAN
Council-Member-At-Large
Councilman Wichman is a 40 year resident of Eaton Rapids. He and his wife Cheryl have 4 grown children, all of which attended the Eaton Rapids Public Schools. Councilman Wichman is retired from PNC Bank after a 38 year banking career.
Councilman Wichman has served on numerous local boards and commissions including: ERPS Board of Education, ERPS Education Foundation, ER Medical Center Board of Trustees, Eaton Rapids Community Foundation, City of Eaton Rapids DDA, LDFA and Planning Commission. Councilman Wichman currently serves on the boards of the Eaton County Community Foundation, ERMC Foundation, ER Community Alliance, ER Marketing Alliance and the ER Development Corporation. Councilman Wichman is also active in his church serving on the leadership team.
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