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| Activists attending Detroit City Council sessions |
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012
10:00 am Elected School Board lawsuit in 36th District Court before Judge Ronald Giles, 421 Madison, Detroit - the creation of EAA was a move to destroy the school board.10:00 am City Council Internal Operations Standing Committee held at Coleman A Young Municipal Building, 2 Woodward Ave, Room 1340, Detroit --- notable items from the agenda listed below (link to full copy download)
- Status of Mayor’s Office and Workforce Development Department submitting resolution and report relative to Amendment of the Executive Organization Plan to eliminate the Detroit Workforce Development Department by ceasing all functions of the department.
- Call for The Mayor to authorize the Corporation Counsel to file a Writ of Mandamus to compel the Treasurer of the State of Michigan to release Michigan Finance Authority Board Bond funds to the City of Detroit.
- Status of report relative to 36th District Court Traffic Violations Revenue involving an alleged intentional act by Detroit Police Officers to significantly reduce the amount of revenue generated by the 36th District Court from traffic violations.
- Status of Finance Department/Purchasing Division Contract No. 2841704 - 100% Federal Funding – CHANGE ORDER NO. #1 - To Provide the Funding Agreement between the Economic Development Corporation and the General Services Department – Economic Development Corporation, 500 Griswold, Suite 2200, Detroit, MI 48226 – Contract Period: March 31, 2011 through March 1, 2013 – Contract Increase: $106,200.00 - Contract Amount Not to Exceed: $606,200.00.
- Status of Mayor’s Office submitting report relative to Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone memorandum from Council Member Brenda Jones.
- Submitting resolution authorizing Contract No. 2870456 – 100% City Funding – The engagement is to provide legal advice and litigation representation pertaining to implementing the City’s ongoing restructuring as contemplated in the Financial Stability Agreement among the City, the Michigan Department of Treasury, and the Review Team for the City of Detroit (“FSA”), including but not limited to the subjects comprising Annex B to the FSA as the same may be amended from time to time – Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone PLC, 150 West Jefferson, Suite 2500, Detroit, MI 48226 – Contract Period: January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2015 – Contract Amount Not To Exceed: $300,000.00.
- Board of Ethics - Submitting resolution to amend the FY 2012-13 Budget for the Board of Ethics. (This summary represent a brief overview of the challenges which have occurred since the approval of the 2012 Charter and the reduction in force which resulted in the elimination of the Administrative Secretary position; Increase Appropriation No. 10397-Board of Ethics-$40,000.00; Decrease Appropriation No. 00852-Non-Departmental (Claims Fund)-$40,000.00.)
1:00 pm City Council Budget Fnance and Audit Standing Committee held at Coleman A Young Municipal Building, 2 Woodward Ave, Room 1340, Detroit --- notable items from the agenda listed below (link to full copy download)
- 1:15 pm Monthly update of the Financial Stability Agreement between the City of Detroit and State of Michigan
- Status of concerns relative to the City of Detroit paying back-pay and benefits to laid-off employees of the Institute of Population Health or the Department of Health & Wellness
- Submitting resolution authorizing Contract No. 2848583 – 100% City Funding – CHANGE ORDER NO. #4 – To Provide Cash Flow Analysis – Ernst & Young, LLP, 777 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226 – Contract Period: January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013 – Contract Increase: $1,980,000.00 – Contract Amount Not to Exceed: $6,630,000.00.
- Submitting resolution authorizing to amend the Budget Department FY 2012-13 Budget. (The Department requests authorization to augment its FY 2012-13 Budget by transferring $150,000 from Claims Fund (Insurance Premium) to Budget Department Operations; and requesting that the remaining surplus ($128,352) be used to cover unallocated rent for the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center.)
- Submitting requests authorization Budget Amendment of the Fiscal Year 2012-13 Budget. (The Budget Department respectfully request authorization for additional funding in the Finance Department, Appropriation No. 00063 Treasury Division, for activities related to enhancing the collection of City of Detroit revenues. These funds are available in the Non-Departmental, Appropriation No. 13224 Restructuring Consolidation.)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2012
8:45 am Detroit Police, Fire Board with Paramount Homeowners defense in 36th Circuit Court before Judge Ronald Giles10:00 am Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee held at Coleman A Young Municipal Building, 2 Woodward Ave, Room 1340, Detroit
1:00 pm Neighborhood and Community Services Standing Committee held at Coleman A Young Municipal Building, 2 Woodward Ave, Room 1340, Detroit
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2012
7:00 pm City Council Community Meeting held in Southwest Detroit, location is Mark Twain Elementary, 12800 Visger St, Detroit 48217 [Google link]There are MANY actions happening this week. We are suggesting the best way to keep abreast of what is happening to join the text messaging cell for Free Detroit.
Join The Text Message Cell
Compose a text message addressed to the number 23559
The contents of the message is join @honormivote
You can get a list of commands by sending the message CMD or HELP
There is a web interface as well - you need to request a password by sending the command PASSWORD. Then visit the site at http://cel.ly with that password to access your profile and the cells you have joined through your phone.
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