DETROIT – Detroit Mayor-elect Mike Duggan will control about two-thirds of city operations once he takes office next month, the Detroit News reported Wednesday.

Detroit, the largest U.S. city ever declared bankrupt, is under the control of state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr. He and Duggan, who won the mayor’s race in November, have been meeting for weeks to discuss the new mayor’s role.

Duggan, a former hospital executive, will oversee functions that are not directly related to the city’s bankruptcy case, the News reported.

He will manage the city’s economic development operations, blight removal and a slew of other departments, while Orr will oversee the finance department, contract negotiations and the Detroit Police Department, the News said.

A formal announcement of the arrangement is expected Thursday, the News reported.

Orr’s term as emergency manager ends in September, and the News said there was a possibility that Michigan Governor Rick Snyder would appoint Duggan as his successor if he thinks it is necessary.

Orr spokesman Bill Nowling and Duggan spokesman John Roach declined to comment. 

-Reuters