Larcom, Guy C.

Guy C. Larcom (1913- ), a Massachusetts native, had attained almost twenty years of experience in government administration when he was appointed first city administrator of Ann Arbor in 1956. A graduate of Medford (Mass.) High School, he graduated from Harvard University in 1933, and subsequently took graduate courses in public administration at Columbia University. Prior to his Ann Arbor appointment, Larcom had filled a variety of administrative positions. During World War II, he was administrator of the Willow Run Housing Program. Later, he served as assistant to the president of the Pennsylvania Economy League, and as consultant to the New Jersey Department of Conservation and Economic Development.

The position of city administrator was a new office created by the passage of the revised Ann Arbor city charter in 1956. Larcom was appointed city administrator by the city council, and he acted as its administrative agent on all city business. Specifically, his responsibilities included directing and supervising the various city departments and offices, preparing budgets for these departments, maintaining a central purchasing office and personnel service for the city, attending council meetings, and advising council and submitting requested reports to council members.

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