Ann Arbor mayor condemns council member’s use of racial slur Updated May 18, 2021; Posted May 18, 2021 From left, Council Members Chip Smith, D-5th Ward, and Jeff Hayner, D-1st Ward, chat with Mayor Christopher Taylor during a break at the Ann Arbor City Council meeting on Oct. 21, 2019.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — Mayor Christopher Taylor condemned Council Member Jeff Hayner for offensive language in comments made to the Ann Arbor City Council at its meeting Monday, May 17. Taylor specifically addressed Hayner’s use of the n-word in a recent interview with MLive/The Ann Arbor News.