The Detroit City Council convened on June 23, 2026, for a formal session that included an invocation, two special presentations, a public safety update from Chief Bettison, extensive public comment, and consideration of numerous legislative items. The meeting ran from late morning into the afternoon.
Good morning. Will you please call the role? Yes, Mr. President. Good morning. Councilmember Scott Benson. Member Benson indicated that he would be uh charted. Uncle So Nouncilmember Letitia Johnson present. Councilmember Denzel and Tom McCampbell. Councilmember Reneta Miller. Madam Clerk Member McCamillo also sent a memo indicating that he would be tardy as well. Uncle Soul Note, Mr. President, thank you. Councilmember Gabriela Santiago Romero. Present. Council Member Mary Waters. Present. Councilmember Angela Whitfield Callaway. Pastor President Pro Tim Coleman A. Yon II. Here. Council President James Tate. Here. Mr. President, you have a form. Thank you, man. We have a form, which means we're now in session. I'd like to now take the time to uh alert everyone that if you are looking to provide a comment to this body, please raise your hand now, and someone will come around and provide you with a public comment card. Again, raise that hand high so someone from the team can see you. Uh because we will be cutting off public comment collections very shortly. For those who are online as well, virtually raise that hand and we'll place you in the queue. Okay. We will be cutting it off a collection of public comments very shortly. Uh and providing this morning's invocation, we have none other than Reverend uh Anthony Estings. If you can come forward, sir, please give him a round of applause, please. Morning. Good morning. A proud Detroiter, Reverend Estee serves as the rector of All Saints Episcopal Church and St. Matthew's and Saint Joseph Episcopal Church through the uh Detroit Church Partnership. He also serves as the associate and partnership missioner at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. In addition to his ministry, Reverend Estees volunteers with the Detroit Police Chaplain Corps, providing spiritual support and care throughout our community. Reverend Estes, the floor is yours, sir. Thank you for joining us. Thank you. I invite all who are able to assume a posture of prayer, reflection, or goodwill that is natural to you. And those who wish may join me in prayer. Oh God, the fountain of all wisdom, whose statutes are good and gracious, and whose law is truth. We acknowledge you as the great power and ground of all being. We acknowledge that we dare not presume to govern ourselves if we forget that we are made in your image and share in your likeness.