City Council Neighborhood Meeting

Tonight at 7pm City Council will be meeting at University of Detroit Mercy. Free Detroit has heard that Mayor Bing is continuing to press for removal of Corporation Counsel Krystal Crittendon. The foundation of these requests we feel is frustration from the Mayor and fear that he continues to be held to the City Charter. The case heard by Judge Collette was dismissed on the question of whether Corporation Counsel was following the direction of the Mayor in bringing the case to the court. The City Charter does not require counsel to do this. The charter was intentionally revised in January 2012 to address corruption within city government and require elected officials, appointees, and department directors to follow the framework of the City Charter. There has been no evidence that Corporation Counsel has operated outside the law of the charter. Free Detroit is continuing to revise our attachment for ethics complaints as we find additional actions that violate it. These complaints are to be notarized and filed with the Board of Ethics for review and action. The next meeting of the Board of Ethics will be July 27 at 3pm in the City Council Committee of the Whole Room, 2 Woodward Ave, 13th Floor, Detroit MI 48226.