The Detroit City Council held a formal session on February 3, 2026, beginning at approximately 10:00 AM with a quorum present. The meeting opened with an invocation by Reverend Lawrence Rogers of Second Baptist Church and included extensive public comment, discussion of multiple agenda items, and votes on resolutions and contracts. Notable actions included the approval of seven appointments to be confirmed at a special session on February 5, 2026, and a motion to hold a closed session at 2:30 PM to discuss independent legal counsel.
Councilmember Letitia Johnson present. Councilmember Denzel McCampbell. Present. Councilmember Renata Miller. No day, thank you. Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero. Present. Councilmember Mary Waters. Present. Councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway. Council President Pro Tim Colmey A. Young a second. Here. Council President James Tate. Here. Mr. President, you have a quorum present. Thank you so much. We have a forum present, which means we're now in session. We will now begin the collection of public comments. For those who would like to speak for this body this morning, both in person and online. If you're online and would like to speak, please raise your hand. If you're in person, raise your hand and someone will walk to you and provide you a card so your name will be provided. Providing this morning's invocation, we have none other than Reverend Lawrence Rogers, who serves as the senior pastor of Second Baptist Church in Detroit, the oldest historically black congregation in Michigan established in 1836 by former enslaved and free African Americans. Pastor Rogers, if you can please come forward. Good morning, so thank you, Senior. I'm glad you streamer. The floor is yours, sir. Thank you again for that. Absolutely. Good morning, Mr. President and distinguished members of the Detroit City Council, honored guests. It's a privilege to be with you today in this chamber, a place that sits on the wall for justice and protect the humanity of our beloved city. And I'm grateful to offer this invocation today. Let us bow. We thank you for this day and for the sacred moment, the sacred trust place in those who serve the city of Detroit. Thank you for calling each one gathered here to the noble work of leadership, service, and stewardship. We ask that your presence fill this chamber with peace, insight, and purpose. Lord guide these council members as they deliberate on matters that affect the lives, hopes, and futures of so many. Let their words be measured. Their motives continue to be pure and their decisions guided by both wisdom and compassion. We ask you to help them to see beyond the visions of this time, position, or pride, and rather to the shared vision of a stronger, fairer, and vibrant Detroit. Bless this city, oh Lord, from our riverfront to our neighborhoods, from our schools to our small businesses. Bless the people who give Detroit its soul, the dreamers, the workers, the builders, the caregivers. May every family know safety. May every family know dignity, opportunity, and hope. Anchor us in the belief that what unites us is always greater than what divides us. Remind us that leadership is not a privilege or power, but a burden of responsibility, an invitation to serve with humility and courage. We move through this meeting, dear Lord, as we move, we ask that your spirit of wisdom fall fresh on every heart and every decision. We ask you, the Lord, to continue to bless us with understanding, compassion, and faith.