Resolution would remove Ann Arbor City Council member from board and commission seats
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From left, Council Members Anne Bannister and Jeff Hayner, both 1st Ward Democrats, at the Ann Arbor City Council meeting on March 2, 2020.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News
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ANN ARBOR, MI - The Ann Arbor City Council will take up a resolution to remove Council Member Jeff Hayner from his board and commission seats until December for his use of a quote on social media that attacked journalists and contained a homophobic slur.
The City of Ann Arbor’s Council Administration Committee approved the resolution, which also requests that Hayner engage in sensitivity training, by a 4-1 vote Tuesday, April 13. Committee member Kathy Griswold dissented. The proposed resolution also includes that Hayner would be removed from the city’s audit committee for the same period of time by Mayor Christopher Taylor.
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Ann Arbor council member draws criticism, defends use of quote with homophobic slur
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Council Member Jeff Hayner, D-1st Ward, speaks at the Ann Arbor City Council meeting on Oct. 21, 2019.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News
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ANN ARBOR, MI - A quote shared on social media by an Ann Arbor City Council member that attacked journalists and contained a homophobic slur have been condemned by several members of the council and city leadership.
Council Member Jeff Hayner, D-1st Ward, shared the now-deleted quote over the weekend in a public Facebook group, in response to an MLive article that was shared about harassment faced by the news media.
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Ann Arbor officials urge residents to get vaccinated, stay vigilant in fight against COVID
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Laura Ayers, teacher at Dexter schools, right, receives the COVID-19 vaccine from Gabriela Wilson, RN, during the vaccination clinic at Eastern Michigan University in the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Teachers are now welcome to schedule an appointment to receive the vaccine. (Alie Skowronski/mlive.com)Alie Skowronski | The Ann Arbor News
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ANN ARBOR, MI Ann Arbor officials are urging local residents to stay vigilant in the fight against COVID-19 and sign up for a vaccine now that eligibility in Michigan is expanded to everyone 16 and older.