McMullan spent 32 years in Michigan municipal government — 16 at the City of Ann Arbor (Deputy Clerk through Risk Manager) and 16 at the City of Ypsilanti (City Clerk through City Manager). She was appointed permanent City Manager on April 2, 2019. The Michigan Municipal League featured her as a women's leadership success story the same month she received her city credit card.
The Credit Card
Beginning in April 2019 — the same month she was made permanent City Manager — McMullan used the city's credit card almost daily for personal purchases: artwork, shoes, beauty supplies, prescriptions, designer clothing, Delta Vacations, a banquet hall in Livonia, cash advances, and Equifax credit reports. Her first charge was $896.37 to Delta Vacations. In her first eight months alone: over $14,500. Total documented theft: approximately $20,000 over four years. She later explained she had been "unclear on the rules" about using a city card for personal expenses.
Timeline
April 2019 — Made permanent City Manager. Credit card issued. First charge: Delta Vacations.
July 2019 — Wrote check for $6,275.57 back to the city (partial repayment).
August 2023 — Departed city. Mayor Brown voted to allow early retirement with guaranteed positive work reference. MSP investigation underway.
June 2025 — Savit's office filed four felony embezzlement charges.
July 2025 — Pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor. Judge J. Cedric Simpson called the outcome "repugnant." Sentence deferred. Fines reduced to $125.
August 2025 — Conviction gone from record. McMullan emailed A2Indy asking for coverage under the framing that the judge had "vindicated her."
Documented Connections
Nicole Brown — Exit Package
Brown voted to allow McMullan to retire early rather than be terminated for cause, and provided an exit package that included a guaranteed positive work reference. This occurred in August 2023 while McMullan was under MSP investigation. Brown's awareness of the investigation at the time of the reference is undocumented.
Two Pensions
McMullan collects two government pensions — one from the City of Ann Arbor (16 years) and one from the City of Ypsilanti (16 years). Ypsilanti, which is drawing down reserves at approximately $800,000 per year toward a projected 2027 fiscal cliff, continues to pay her retirement benefits.
Restoration Family Worship Center
McMullan registered Restoration Family Worship Center with the state of Michigan as a 501(c)(3) in 2014. The IRS has no record of that nonprofit status. City credit card charges include a possible church directory service charge. The church appears to continue operating.
John Meyers — Whistleblower
Before the credit card scandal became public, Ypsilanti Economic Development Director John Meyers resigned after filing a formal complaint that McMullan was targeting him. City Attorney Barr investigated and found nothing. Whether Meyers' complaint related to the financial irregularities is undocumented.
Ed Koryzno — Water Street
McMullan worked under City Manager Ed Koryzno from 2007-2012. Koryzno proposed the original $29M Water Street purchase in 2000 and now sits on the Water Street Ad Hoc Committee — planning the future of the same parcel whose debt McMullan managed as City Manager while charging personal expenses on a city card.