The Detroit City Council Internal Operations Committee met on October 8, 2025, to conduct interviews for appointments to the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and the Elected Officials Compensation Commission, hear public comments, and handle legal representation, indemnification, and settlement requests. The meeting began with a moment of silence for former Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, who passed away the previous day.
Thank you. Having a quorn present, we are now in session. Good morning, Member Waters. Is there a motion on the minutes? Motion to approve. There's a motion to approve the minutes. Hearing no objections, that action shall be taken. And for my chair remarks, I actually want to call for a moment of silence in honor of Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, who passed away yesterday. So if we can have a moment of silence, please. Thank you all for that. So we certainly want to give our prayers, thoughts to her family, her entire family, and all of those who appreciate, loved her for her commitment, dedication, and service to the city of Detroit. We know she did an outstanding job and left large shoes to feel. And so if we can uh just keep her and her family in our thoughts, uh we would greatly appreciate it and all that she did for the city of Detroit. I thank you all so much. We are now going to move to public comment. If there is anyone joining us for public comment, please raise your hand. Whether you are joining us in person or virtually, please raise your hand. All right, I understand they cannot hear us on Zoom, so we are going to recess to the call of the chair. It's been a real gangsters, drug dealers, citizens, elderly that can testify. I'm I'm like that. I'm cut like that, built like that. I know you will believe me. Without you to let you go. Oh, man. That's my problem. I'd like to call the internal operations meeting back to order. Madam Clerk, will you please call the roll? Councilmember Letitia Johnson. Present. Councilmember Mary Waters. Present. Councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway. Madam Chair, you have a quorum present. Thank you. Having a quorum present. We are now back in session. And I was just calling for public comment. General public comment. If you would like to make a comment, please raise your hand. We have one person in the committee of the whole. Please raise your hand virtually. Going once. Going twice. Going three times. The collection of public comment has now concluded. Good morning, Ms. Jackson. How many hands do we have raised virtually? Morning, Madam Chair. We have nine hands raised for virtual public comments.