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Resolution to Appoint Aaron Cooper and Patricia Manley to the Independent Community Police Oversight Commission (7 Votes Required)
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Whereas, City Code Section 1:214(1) provides that members of the Independent Community Police Oversight Commission are appointed by one or more of the Council liaisons to the Human Rights Commission or liaisons to the Independent Community Police Oversight Commission with the approval of the City Council;
Whereas, City Councilmembers serving on the Human Rights Commission (HRC) and the Independent Community Police Oversight Commission (ICPOC) reviewed applicants and selected Aaron Cooper and Patricia Manley as their choices to serve on the Independent Community Police Oversight Commission (ICPOC);
Whereas, Aaron Cooper is not a registered elector of the City of Ann Arbor; and
Whereas, Section 12.2(b) of the City Charter states:
“Residency eligibility requirements for paid appointed officers shall be in accordance with State law. An unpaid appointive officer to a board or commission established pursuant to law, this charter, or ordinance shall be eligible for appointment if he/she is a registered elector of this City, unless this requirement is waived by a resolution concurred in by not less than seven members of the Council.”
RESOLVED, That City Council makes the following appointments:
Independent Community Police Oversight Commission
Aaron Cooper - Filling remaining term of Neal Elyakin (Resigned)
Term Ending: May 31, 2026
Patricia Manley - Filling partial term
Term Ending: May 31, 2026
Sponsored by: Councilmembers Ghazi Edwin, Harrison, and Watson