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Ann Arbor adopts 9 ‘behavioral norms’ for council members to follow Updated May 08, 2021; Posted May 07, 2021 Council Member Julie Grand, D-3rd Ward, speaks about new rules for governing Ann Arbor City Council members conduct, suggesting they can disagree on issues without putting forward conspiracy theories about each other s motives.CTN Facebook Share In a 9-2 vote, council adopted a new set of nine “behavioral norms” that council members are asked to follow: Work with other council members to establish effective policies. Encourage the free expression of opinion on policy issues by all council members. Use the same care and caution when using electronic media as would be exercised when speaking face-to-face or through written memorandum. ....
Ann Arbor councilman stripped of committee assignments for homophobic slur Updated 8:22 AM; Today 8:22 AM Ann Arbor City Council Member Jeff Hayner, D-1st Ward, issues a public apology April 19, 2021, for using a quote on social media attacking journalists with a homophobic slur.CTN Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI Ann Arbor City Council Member Jeff Hayner has been removed from several city boards, commissions and committees for using a quote on social media attacking journalists with a homophobic slur. “Such derogatory language is harmful to the LGBTQ community,” council stated in a resolution Tuesday morning, April 20, condemning Hayner’s remarks and recommending he attend anti-discrimination, diversity and sensitivity training. ....
Major apartment landlord raises issues with Ann Arbor’s new fair housing ordinance Updated Mar 12, 2021; Posted Mar 12, 2021 The Ann Arbor Housing Commission s new 32-unit State Crossing apartment complex at 1525 S. State St. on Dec. 31, 2020.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI Ann Arbor is close to adopting a new fair housing ordinance to keep landlords from turning away renters with criminal backgrounds. But based on issues raised by McKinley Inc., a major apartment landlord in the area, officials say the city needs to carve out exceptions for private landlords who are federally required in some cases to take a person’s criminal history into account. ....
‘Toxic political tornado’ debate over Ann Arbor council rules continues Updated Mar 11, 2021; Posted Mar 11, 2021 City Attorney Stephen Postema discusses matters related to new council rules at the Ann Arbor City Council meeting March 1, 2021. The ACLU argues the rules violate free speech rights.CTN Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI Ann Arbor City Council members have said they want to end personal attacks between each other. But new council rules aimed at doing so have been the subject of debate for several weeks now. As the controversy continued this week, one official summed it up as a “toxic political tornado.” “I got involved in this with good intentions and I thought it was going to simplify some things, but I feel like it’s snowballed into some kind of toxic political tornado,” Council Member Kathy Griswold, D-2nd Ward, said of rules she and a majority of council OK’d to outline potential consequences for personal attacks and a ....
Ann Arbor administrator ‘really frustrated’ with slow vaccine rollout for city workers Updated Mar 10, 2021; Posted Mar 10, 2021 Physician Ann Oldendorf, left, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to teacher Amanda Harper during the vaccination clinic at Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center in Ypsilanti on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Harper teaches at Greenhills School, and her son attends school at Ann Arbor Public Schools. (Alie Skowronski/mlive.com)Alie Skowronski | The Ann Arbor News Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI Hundreds of city government workers in Ann Arbor still haven’t been vaccinated and City Administrator Tom Crawford isn’t happy about the slow rollout. “I’m really frustrated with the vaccination process,” Crawford told Mayor Christopher Taylor and City Council members during a committee meeting Tuesday, March 9. ....