{"id":365071,"date":"2026-06-18T01:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T01:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/365071\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T01:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T01:46:18","slug":"city-of-oak-park-appoints-rebecca-berman-to-city-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/365071\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Oak Park Appoints Rebecca Berman to City Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gallowayhommel.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-164071 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GallowayHommel_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"862\" height=\"216\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>City of Oak Park Appoints Rebecca Berman to City Council<\/p>\n<p>(City of Oak Park, June 17, 2026)<\/p>\n<p>OAK PARK, MI \u2013 The Oak Park City Council voted Monday to appoint Rebecca Berman to fill the council vacancy created by the resignation of former Council Member Shaun Whitehead.<\/p>\n<p>Berman was sworn in this Tuesday by City Clerk Ed Norris, and will take a ceremonial oath of office at the regular City Council meeting on Monday, July 20, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Berman has been a longtime Oak Park resident and is a dedicated wife, mother, community leader, and communications professional. She currently serves as Director of Communications and Community Engagement at Partners Detroit, where she leads public outreach initiatives, coordinates community programming, and works closely with residents, nonprofits, and local stakeholders across Oak Park and Southeast Michigan. She is also an active advocate for families, including those navigating special education and healthcare systems.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertsonhomes.com\/communities?filters=%7B%22Style%22%3A%5B%22Townhomes%22%5D%7D&amp;utm_source=otc&amp;utm_medium=+paid&amp;utm_campaign=townhome\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-168284 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Robertson-Homes_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"216\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Rebecca Berman to the Oak Park City Council,\u201d said Oak Park Mayor Marian McClellan. \u201cShe shares a passion for people and a desire for inclusivity and accessibility that aligns wonderfully with our city values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Berman was one of 16 candidates who submitted a resident application, and one of six finalists interviewed live during a Special City Council Meeting on June 8, 2026. Council deliberations took place at the June 15, 2026 meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Although council members expressed gratitude for the depth of qualified applicants, after some deliberation they reached a 3-1 decision to appoint Berman. The Oak Park City Charter dictates that any council vacancy must be filled within 30 days and allows for direct appointments by the remaining council members. To foster meaningful civic engagement, the City Council opted for a public application process to inform its choice. Berman\u2019s appointment was finalized within the allotted 30-day window.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about City of Oak Park at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oakparkmi.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oakparkmi.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferndaleschools.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-163130 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Preparing-Minds_December-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"216\"  \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandcounty115.com\/events\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-160408 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Event-Page_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"216\"  \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joinsimpliHOM.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-161656 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/simpliHOM_agent-ad_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"216\"  \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandcounty115.com\/sponsorshipadvertising\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-154173 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Advertise-Here-Oakland-County-Times_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"216\"  \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/downtownferndale.com\/nine-on-nine\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-169470 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Nine-ON-Nine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"216\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandcounty115.com\/2026\/06\/17\/city-of-oak-park-appoints-rebecca-berman-to-city-council\/?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\"\/>Save this post to PDF<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandcounty115.com\/2026\/06\/17\/city-of-oak-park-appoints-rebecca-berman-to-city-council\/?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\"\/>Print this post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"City of Oak Park Appoints Rebecca Berman to City Council (City of Oak Park, June 17, 2026) OAK&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":365072,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-365071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}