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Young Municipal Buildingwww.detroitmi.gov\/Government\/City-CouncilThe Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States.  The full-time council is required to meet every business day for at least 10 months of the year, with at least eight of these meetings occurring at a location besides city hall. The Detroit City Council has elected Mary Sheffield to be its next president.[2]  The council may convene for special meetings at the call of the mayor or at least four members of council.[2]Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Composition & Election[edit]City Council Electoral Districts[edit]Current members[edit]Committees[edit]Vacancies and special elections[edit]Former members[edit]Salaries[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]The City Council was first constituted as the legislative body of the city in 1824. The city began to grow more rapidly in the late 19th century, absorbing immigrants from Europe and migrants from the rural South and other areas. This body was called the Common Council until July 1, 1974.Until the early 20th century, the council was elected from city wards, or single-member districts.  However, starting in 1918, at a time of changes in local government thought to be Progressive, the city council voted to require all city council members elected at-large. This reduced representation by geography from wards, where various ethnic groups tended to concentrate. It was considered unusual for a city of Detroit’s size, which had competing political parties.While voters in the city have become predominantly affiliated with the Democratic Party, they wanted more representation by district. On November 4, 2009, city voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum to once again elect seven of the nine council seats from single-member districts, and two at-large seats, beginning in 2013.[3]Composition & Election[edit]The council is composed of nine members, seven of whom are elected from single-member districts using first-past-the-post voting, with two additional members elected at-large using block voting.  The council includes two officers, the president and president pro tempore, who are elected from among the members of the council at the beginning of each new session of the body for four-year terms.  The officers can be removed by a unanimous vote of council, exclusive of the member being removed, during any session meeting.  Elections to the body are officially non-partisan.City Council Electoral Districts[edit]A major overhaul of Detroit City Charter took place in 2012. This change moved to election by district for 7 districts and 2 at-large positions.[4]  Detroit City Council Electoral Districts MapCurrent members[edit]Committees[edit]The council has six[12]standing committees:Budget, Finance & AuditNeighborhood & Community ServicesInternal OperationsPublic Health & SafetyPlanning and Economic DevelopmentRulesThe council is granted the power to form additional committees at its own discretionVacancies and special elections[edit]If a vacancy occurs on the city council, it is filled by appointment of the city council based on a two-thirds vote of its existing members.  The appointee serves until an elected member takes office, which is filled at the next general election scheduled in the city not held sooner than 180 days after the vacancy occurs, be that an election to fill federal, state, county or city offices.[13]Former members[edit]Starting in 1919, nine Detroit City Council members were elected at large.  Members of the council, from 1919 to the present, are:[14]Color coding: pink = Republican; blue = Democratic; light green = Farmer-Labor; dark green = Progressive; gray = unaffiliated.YearDetroit City Council Members1919John C. LodgeJames VernorJohn C. NagelSherman LittlefieldWilliam P. Bradley (Died June 1938)Charles F. Bielman (Died April 16, 1920)Fred W. CastatorDavid W. SimonsJohn Kronk\u00a0Richard M. Watson (Elected November 21, 1920)\u00a01922Robert G. Ewald\u00a01924John StevensonArthur E. DingemanPhillip A. Callahan\u00a01926\u00a01928George A. WaltersJohn Kronk\u00a01930John C. NagelJohn S. Hall (Died January 19, 1934)\u00a01932Frank CouzensJohn W. SmithRichard Lindsay (Died January 7, 1937)John C. LodgeEugene Van AntwerpEdward Jeffries\u00a01934George Engle (Until June 23, 1937)\u00a0Arthur E. Dingeman (November 13, 1934 \u2013 Oct. 1935)1936Robert G. Ewald (Out May 26, 1942)\u00a0\u00a0John Kronk (Elected April 5, 1937)1938Philip BreitmeyerHarry I. Dingeman (Out April 10, 1941)Henry S. Sweeny\u00a0John W. Smith (Elected November 8, 1938, Died June 1942)1940Charles E. Dorais (Rsgd. May 27, 1947)John Hamilton (Out April 2, 1941)James H. Garlick\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01942William G. RogellGeorge C. EdwardsWilliam A. Comstock (Died June 16, 1949)\u00a0Frank Cody (Elected November 3, 1942, Died April 1946)1944Fred C. Castator\u00a01946Charles G. Oakman\u00a0\u00a0Patrick J. McNamara (Elected November 5, 1946)1948Louis C. MirianiCharles F. EdgecombLeo J. Nowicki (Resigned April 14, 1948)Del A. SmithJohn A. Kronk (Died February 13, 1954)James H. Garlick\u00a0\u00a0Edward Connor (Elected November 2, 1948, Resigned December 31, 1966)1950Edward Jeffries (Died April 2, 1950)Mary BeckWilliam G. Rogell\u00a0Eugene Van Antwerp (Elected November 7, 1950, Died August 5, 1962)1952\u00a01954Charles YoungbloodBlanche Parent Wise\u00a0James H. Lincoln (Elected November 2, 1944, Resigned May 5, 1960)\u00a0\u00a01958Ed CareyWilliam T. Patrick (Resigned December 31, 1963)\u00a0\u00a0Charles N. Youngblood (Elected November 8, 1960)\u00a01962James H. Brickley (Resigned January 15, 1967)Anthony WierzbickiMel Ravitz\u00a0Phillip J. Van Antwerp (Elected April 1, 1963)\u00a0Thomas L. Poindexter (Elected November 3, 1964)\u00a01966Louis C. MirianiNicholas Hood\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Robert Tindal (Elected November 5, 1968, Died July 30, 1971)Anthony J. Wierzbicki (Elected November 5, 1968)\u00a01970Carl M. LevinDavid EberhardErnest C. Browne Jr.\u00a0\u00a0Erma Henderson (Elected November 7, 1972)\u00a01974Clyde ClevelandMaryann MahaffeyJack Kelley\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01978Kenneth Cockrel Sr.Herbert McFaddend Jr. (Died September 21, 1981)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01982Mel RavitzBarbara-Rose Collins (Resigned 11\/90)John W. Peoples\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01986\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01990Gil HillKeith ButlerKay Everett\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01994Alberta Tinsley-TalabiNicholas Hood IIISheila CockrelBrenda M. Scott (Died September 2, 2002)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01998Kenneth Cockrel Jr.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02002Sharon McPhailBarbara-Rose CollinsAlonzo W. Bates\u00a0JoAnn Watson (Elected April 29, 2003)\u00a0\u00a02006Monica ConyersKwame Kenyatta (Resigned June 21, 2013)Martha ReevesBrenda Jones(see col 1 in 2014)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02010Saunteel Jenkins{Resigned October 17, 2014)James TateDistrict 1,Council President Pro-TemCharles Pugh(Seat declared vacant July 8, 2013)Andre L. SpiveyDistrict 4 (Resigned September 29, 2021)Gary Brown (Resigned June 24, 2013)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02014Brenda JonesAt-LargeCouncil PresidentGeorge Cushingberry Jr.District 2Scott R. BensonDistrict 3Mary SheffieldDistrict 5,Council PresidentRaquel Casta\u00f1eda-L\u00f3pezDistrict 6Gabe LelandDistrict 7 (Resigned May 3, 2021)\u00a0Jane\u00e9 AyersAt-Large (Appointed February 17, 2015; elected November 8, 2016)\u00a0\u00a02018Roy McCalister Jr.District 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02022Coleman Young IIAt-LargeMary D. WatersAt-LargeAngela CallowayDistrict 2Latisha JohnsonDistrict 4Gabriela Santiago-RomeroDistrict 6Fred Durhal IIIDistrict 7Salaries[edit]Salaries for elected officials are recommended every odd-numbered year by the Detroit Elected Officials Compensation Commission.[15]  The 7-member board is appointed by the mayor and approved by the council, each member serving a 7-year term.[16]After being recommended by the compensation commission, City Council approved a pay increase of 3% on November 19, 2019. Regular City Council members will be paid $82,749 annually, while the City Council President will be paid $94,000.[15]  Recommendations for salaries were recommended and approved in 2015 and 2017.  Prior to 2015 increases had not happened since 2001.[15]See also[edit]References[edit]^ “Municipal elections in Detroit, Michigan (2021)”. Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 4, 2022.^ a b “Charter of the City of Detroit, January 1 2012” (PDF). detroitmi.gov. City of Detroit. Retrieved August 29, 2019.^ Josar, David (November 4, 2009). “Plan to elect council by districts wins”. The Detroit News. Retrieved November 5, 2009.[dead link]^ “Detroit, Michigan city council elections, 2013”. Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 12, 2015.^  (PDF) https:\/\/www.jpmorganchase.com\/corporate\/About-JPMC\/document\/pac-2017-annual-report.pdf. Retrieved May 25, 2019. ^ “Angela Calloway”. Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 4, 2022.^ “Scott Benson”. Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 22, 2019.^ “Latisha Johnson”. Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 4, 2022.^ “Mary Sheffield (Michigan)”. Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 22, 2019.^ “Gabriela Santiago-Romero”. Detroit News. Retrieved January 4, 2022.^ “Fred Durhal”. Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 4, 2022.^ “City Council Standing Committees Information”.^ “The Proposed Detroit City Charter” (PDF). crcmich.org\/. Citizens Research Council of Michigan. Retrieved February 5, 2018.^ “Detroit City Council, 1919 to present”. Detroit Public Library. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2010.^ a b c Ferretti, Christine (November 19, 2019). “Detroit City Council approves pay raises for members, mayor”. The Detroit News. Gary Miles. Retrieved April 26, 2020.^ “Part IV – Detroit City Code, Article II. Elected Officials, Division 1. – Elected Officials Compensation Commission”. Municode. Retrieved April 26, 2020.External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki5\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki5\/detroit-city-council-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Detroit City Council – Wikipedia"}}]}]