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Friday, January 7, 2011

CITY OF DETROIT CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION (2009)

For Immediate Release:
Contact: Gregory Hicks,
Executive Director January 6, 2011
(313) 628-2517 Hicksg@detroitmi.gov


Charter Revision Commission to Start Drafting Stage
January 8, 2011 thru May 14, 2011

DETROIT – The Detroit Charter Revision Commission, armed with more than 550 recommendations, will begin discussions between Commissioners to draft language for the new city Charter. The Charter Revision Commission will meet Saturday, January 8th, 2011 in the Chambers of the Detroit City Council, 13th Floor Coleman A. Young Municipal Center at 12:00 p.m. At this meeting, the Commission is expected to discuss and approve Commission rules for the drafting stage of the revision process as well as receive the 550 recommendations collected from citizen and stakeholder input from previous public meetings and exchanges across the city.

The Charter Revision Commission has set an aggressive schedule to work through the 550 recommendations. The schedule includes regular Saturday meetings from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. Additionally, the Commission will meet on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. at the Butzel Recreational Center at 7737 Kercheval, and on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Northwest Activities Center at 18100 Meyers Road.

The Commission has also made available at its website complete copies of the recommendations provided to the Commission from the Mayor and City Council, various support documents and an index of recommendations cataloging the recommendations advanced to the Commission by citizens, elected officials and other stakeholders. The website is www.2009dcrc.org.

Commission Chair Jenice Mitchell Ford indicates “the drafting stage is the central activity of the Commission. This is what the residents of the city of Detroit elected us to do! We have hosted greater than 30 public meetings, held three conventions designed to encourage citizen exchange and collectively attended block club and community association meetings across the city. From these outreach activities, we have received approximately 550 suggestions and recommendations to do our work. Our task is to take from the suggestions and recommendations provided us from the public and transform the suggestions and recommendations into a framework document that sets the general direction and power relationships in local government. We have set an aggressive schedule to do this work. Our target is to make the November 2011 ballot seeking voter approval of the Commission’s work product.”

About the Charter Commission:

On May 5, 2009, Detroit residents approved a revision of the 1997 Charter of the City of Detroit (the “Charter”). Nomination and election of Commission members were held on August 4, 2009 and November 3, 2009, respectively. The Commission was seated on November 17, 2009 to fill a three- year term which ends May 5, 2012.

The Commission has adopted a four (4) phase charter revision process.

In Phase I - Education Phase, held from January to October 2010, the Commission held more than 25 meetings across the city to educate the public about critical issues in the existing Charter. In Phase II –Charter Conventions, held during November and December 2010, the Commission sought to engage the public and solicit comments, recommendations and input from all Detroit stakeholders including residents, churches, businesses, organized labor, non-profits and civic organizations to help shape the Charter. Starting January 8, 2011, the Commission begins Phase III – The Writing Phase.

For more information on the Commission visit www.2009dcrc.org or call (313) 628-2517.

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