The group Dearborn Wants Wards has been pushing for districted elections in Dearborn. The measure is now officially on the ballot as Proposal 1 in the general election in November. Mona Mawari is a community organizer for the Dearborn Wants Wards. She says the group had to go to court after submitting more than 8,000 signatures for the petition. Last year as captain, Mickles launched the DFD Paramedic Training Program to train firefighters to deliver advanced pre-hospital medical care.