MINUTES

BUDGET, FINANCE & AUDIT STANDING COMMITTEE

(Expanded to include all Nine (9) City Council Members)

Friday, March 17, 2023 at 10:00 A.m. - 11:00 A.m.

1340 Coleman A. Young Municipal Center [phone] Detroit, MI 48226

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COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARY SHEFFIELD, EX-OFFICIO

 

Ms. Cindy Golden (A.M.)

Assistant City  Council Committee Clerk

Ms. Jaleesa McIntosh (P.M.)

Assistant City Council Committee Clerk

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1.

ROLL CALL

PRO TEM TATE, BENSON, JOHNSON, SANTIAGO-ROMERO, WATERS, WHITFIELD-CALLOWAY;6

2.

10:00 A.M. - BUDGET HEARING

2.1

DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY

(Detroit Zoological Society, Legislative Policy Division, Office of Budget and Office of  Contracting and Procurement)

Member Santiago-Romero motioned to move item to executive session with an emphasis on $1 million ask.

Member Benson motioned to add to closing resolutions the urging of the city of Detroit to work with the Detroit Zoo to find efficiencies  to help reduce expenses.

*Member Durhal entered and took his seat during this hearing (7)

3.

11:00 A.M. - BUDGET HEARING

3.1

DETROIT EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS

(Detroit Employment Solutions, Legislative Policy Division, Office of Budget and Office of  Contracting and Procurement)

Hearing was held. No motions made

 

 *Pro Tem Tate left at the beginning of this hearing, relinquishing the chair to Member Waters.(6)

*Members Santiago-Romero, Benson, and Young left after the hearing was held which broke the quorum (3)

4.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Cindy Darrah, Black Moses, William M. Davis, Betty A. Varner, Carol Hughes, and Malik Shelton.

5.

1:00 P.M. - BUDGET HEARING

The budget hearing for the Law Department was held 

5.1

LAW DEPARTMENT

(Law Department, Legislative Policy Division, Office of Budget and Office of  Contracting and Procurement)

Council Member Santiago- Romero motioned that the Fundraising efforts should go to a closing resolution

 

6.

2:00 P.M. - BUDGET HEARING

6.1

LIBRARY

(Library, Legislative Policy Division, Office of Budget and Office of  Contracting and Procurement)

Motion made by Council Member Santiago-Romero to move Efforts of Efficiency and Fundraising Efforts to the Closing Resolution

Motion made by Council Member Johnson to move the Library to Executive Session 

Motion made by Council Member Benson  to move Fund Balance to Executive Session 

Request made by Council Member Johnson to ask Cooperation Council to present in the Library Executive Session 

Motion made by Council Member Waters to move DLPL to closing resolution

Motion Made by Council Member Santiago- Romero for the renewal of the millage resolution by LPD 

 

 

7.

3:00 P.M. - BUDGET HEARING

7.1

BOARD OF ETHICS

(Board of Ethics, Legislative Policy Division, Office of Budget and Office of  Contracting and Procurement)

Council Member Durhal motioned that the Board of Ethics be sent to executive session with documentation 

8.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Cindy Durrah; Chaundra Frierson Haynes; Rust Balant; Franklin Jackson; Betty A Varner; Black Moses; Carol Hughes; Ruth Johnson; William A Davis; Margerette Maddox; and #124 Joanne Warwick