Hamtramck council places city manager on leave amid accusations of ethnic bias City manager Max Garbarino defended placing the police chief on leave and said that there may be ethnic bias against him.

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Garbarino, who was placed on leave by city council on May 27, 2025, and Ghalib are now in a dispute over allegations of corruption. Garbarino on May 21 placed the police chief on leave.