Jack O’Reilly

LANSING – Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly has been named the 2015-16 president of the Michigan Municipal League Board
of Trustees.

O’Reilly
was selected as president by the 19-member board during the Michigan Municipal
League’s meeting in Lansing on Nov. 20. O’Reilly succeeds former East Lansing
Mayor Nathan Triplett, who lost his re-election bid to East Lansing City
Council earlier this month.

O’Reilly
has served on the League board since 2013 and has been Dearborn mayor since
2007. He has been an elected public servant for more than 25 years, including
17 years as president of the Dearborn City Council.

“This
is really an honor to serve as president of the League because it is a great
group, and its members are constantly trying to make our local government
environment better,” O’Reilly said. “I’m proud to be part of it and look
forward to working with the board and the League’s outstanding staff.”

O’Reilly has significant
experience in regional, state and federal levels of government, and has
participated on or led many boards, task forces and high level committees.

In 2014, he was appointed by Gov.
Rick Snyder to the Local Community Stabilization Authority Council, a
five-member panel that oversees personal property tax replacement revenue
distribution to communities across Michigan.

Also in 2014, O’Reilly was elected
chair of the Downriver Community Conference, following many other leadership positions
he held with the regional organization.

O’Reilly’s
term as board president runs until mid-September 2016