City of Livonia
Government AdministrationMichigan, United States201-500 Employees
The City of Livonia is a municipal government serving northwest Wayne County, Michigan, covering 36 square miles. It has a population just under 100,000 and a workforce counted in the hundreds. Its planning and governance center on residents’ welfare, reflected in the motto 'People Come First' and in a property tax rate noted as the lowest among Wayne County cities. Livonia maintains a substantial parks and recreation network, including 46 developed municipal parks totaling nearly 1,800 acres and a broad array of athletic facilities. The city operates three golf courses, two indoor ice arenas with three sheets of ice, and a 130,000-square-foot Community Recreation Center that features two pools, four gyms, a gymnastics center, a climbing wall, an indoor soft playground and an indoor track. The community has been recognized for safety and livability at the national level, including FBI ranking as the seventh-safest city in the United States, along with accolades from Population Connection, American City Business Journals, and Popular Science.