March 29, 2021, Charter Revision Commission, (Communications Subcommittee), 5:00pm

Detroit City Council

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Monday, March 29, 2021
5:00 p.m. EDT

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Edited and summarized by the Detroit - MI Documenters Team

Note-taking by Lanita Carter

Charter commission summarizes work done in past year and talks about uncertain future with lack of funding

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Live reporting by Byron Keys

Charter commission summarizes work done in past year and talks about uncertain future with lack of funding

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Hello! I’m Byron and I’ll be live-tweeting the 2018 Detroit Charter Revision Commission- Communications Subcommittee meeting at 5:00 PM for #DetroitDocumenters @media_outlier @WDET @CitizenDetroit @Detour_Detroit @Freep

03:56 PM Mar 29, 2021 CDT

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Meeting called to order by committee chair Karissa Holmes at 5:01 PM. Members Nicole Small and Denzel McCampbell are also present making all members present. The roll was called and the minutes for the 3/22/2021 meeting were approved. https://t.co/SGxRahn2aC

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Meeting Agenda https://t.co/mwDiq6ZOzc

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How to join the meeting online and participate in public comment. https://t.co/1jAf9Ye9mt

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The first item of unfinished business was the revision of the communications budget. The spending on communications and education will have be scaled way back. All commissioners expressed disappointment. Their next steps are to review the budget, and amend the original budget.

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The next item of business are the major revisions to the charter. docs.google.com/document/d/1lc…

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There will be a summary of the commission process to come to these major revisions of the charter. There will be summary of major changes. (The highlighting and text coloring is from the subcommittee.) https://t.co/0KvDmkEAcY

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The next agenda item is the communications plan. The subcommitte is writing a press release. https://t.co/DqNw3X2JKN

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Commissioner Nicole Small says that the charter has been open and engaged with the community like no other entity in the area. She said a vote against this charter is a vote against Detroit. https://t.co/4jfCH2ODRY

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The next item of business is the committee's presentation to the COTW at the 4/13/2021 meeting. The committee wants to have information about mailers, cost of media advertising and revisions to the commission website.

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Committee Chair Karissa Holmes discusses obtaining video editing and website services with fellow commissioners. https://t.co/dc9vmbTEmw

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The committee is discussing hiring a "media manager" on a contractural basis to spearhead the campaign during the education phase. They decide to table this and possibly find a volunteer to do this.

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Public Comments are beginning. Commenters have three minutes.

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The first commenter asks about distribution of the completed charter. The Commission Chair Karissa Holmes says that the goal is to have a copy of the charter in every Detroiter's hand.

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Public comments have ended. The meeting was adjourned at 5:37 PM. #DetroitDocumenters @media_outlier @WDET @CitizenDetroit @Detour_Detroit @Freep

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The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The Council is responsible for the creation of local laws—called ordinances. Additionally they pass resolutions, motions, and the proposed city budget. The full-time council is required to meet every business day for at least 10 months of the year, with at least eight of these meetings occurring at a location besides city hall. The council may convene for special meetings at the call of the mayor or at least four members of council. Areas of responsibility for the Budget, Finance and Audit Committee include, Budget, Finance and the Auditor General.

City Council members are elected on the same cycle as the Mayor and will be elected in 2021. Seven members represent the seven council districts, while two members are elected at-large.