This was a special hearing of Ann Arbor City Council for a complaint filed by CM Grand against CM Hayner regarding an MLive story. This meeting was held online via the Zoom application. Michigan Open Meetings Act changes effective April 1, 2021 require all Council Members to state their location.
CM Eyer called in from Lexington, VA
CM Radina called in from Roscommon, MI
CM Song called in from Charlevoix, MI
Ann Arbor City Council Meeting Summary
APPROVED: A reprimand of Council Member Hayner in response to an official complaint filed by Council Member Grand. Council Member Grand’s complaint is based on a phone conversation between Council Member Hayner and a journalist from MLive in advance of an article published on May 12, 2021. CM Hayner was found in violation of a new Council Ethics Rule 13 “Behavioral Norms” (approved May 3, 2021). (Legistar)
- Legistar link to the July 6th resolution scheduling this hearing: https://a2gov.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5013411&GUID=6C7730C7-B2B6-4860-9D27-44EB71E70896
- Read Council Member Grand’s complaint here: https://4aa24807-457d-4d5a-8cd8-d99df50d15a1.usrfiles.com/ugd/4aa248_d84bb36f3e9546a9841b0693dd946d6c.pdf
- The current version of Council Rules can be found here: https://www.a2gov.org/departments/city-clerk/Documents/Council%20Rules.pdf
- https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2021/07/ann-arbor-city-council-to-hold-hearing-on-jeff-hayners-use-of-the-n-word.html
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