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Resolution to Appoint Neal Elyakin, Janet Haynes, and Rodrick Green to the Independent Community Police Oversight Commission
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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 Neal Elyakin, Janet Haynes, and Rodrick Green as their choice to serve on the Independent Community Police Oversight Commission (ICPOC);
Whereas, Janet Haynes and Rodrick Green are not registered electors 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 waives the requirement of Section 12.2(b) of the City Charter and makes the following appointments:
Independent Community Police Oversight Commission
Neal Elyakin
Term Ending: May 31, 2026
Janet Haynes-Partial Term
Term Ending: May 31, 2024
Rodrick Green-Partial Term
Term Ending: May 31, 2024
Sponsored by: Councilmembers Gahzi Edwin, Harrison, and Song