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Ann Arbor adopts 9 ‘behavioral norms’ for council members to follow Updated May 08, 2021; Posted May 07, 2021 Council Member Julie Grand, D-3rd Ward, speaks about new rules for governing Ann Arbor City Council members' conduct, suggesting they can disagree on issues without putting forward conspiracy theories about each other's motives.CTN Facebook Share In a 9-2 vote, council adopted a new set of nine “behavioral norms” that council members are asked to follow: Work with other council members to establish effective policies. Encourage the free expression of opinion on policy issues...

Ann Arbor councilman stripped of committee assignments for homophobic slur Updated 8:22 AM; Today 8:22 AM Ann Arbor City Council Member Jeff Hayner, D-1st Ward, issues a public apology April 19, 2021, for using a quote on social media attacking journalists with a homophobic slur.CTN Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor City Council Member Jeff Hayner has been removed from several city boards, commissions and committees for using a quote on social media attacking journalists with a homophobic slur. “Such derogatory language is harmful to the LGBTQ community,” council stated in a re...

Major apartment landlord raises issues with Ann Arbor’s new fair housing ordinance Updated Mar 12, 2021; Posted Mar 12, 2021 The Ann Arbor Housing Commission's new 32-unit State Crossing apartment complex at 1525 S. State St. on Dec. 31, 2020.Ryan Stanton | The Ann Arbor News Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor is close to adopting a new fair housing ordinance to keep landlords from turning away renters with criminal backgrounds. But based on issues raised by McKinley Inc., a major apartment landlord in the area, officials say the city needs to carve out exceptions for private land...

‘Toxic political tornado’ debate over Ann Arbor council rules continues Updated Mar 11, 2021; Posted Mar 11, 2021 City Attorney Stephen Postema discusses matters related to new council rules at the Ann Arbor City Council meeting March 1, 2021. The ACLU argues the rules violate free speech rights.CTN Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor City Council members have said they want to end personal attacks between each other. But new council rules aimed at doing so have been the subject of debate for several weeks now. As the controversy continued this week, one official summed it up as ...

Ann Arbor administrator ‘really frustrated’ with slow vaccine rollout for city workers Updated Mar 10, 2021; Posted Mar 10, 2021 Physician Ann Oldendorf, left, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to teacher Amanda Harper during the vaccination clinic at Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center in Ypsilanti on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Harper teaches at Greenhills School, and her son attends school at Ann Arbor Public Schools. (Alie Skowronski/mlive.com)Alie Skowronski | The Ann Arbor News Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI — Hundreds of city government workers in Ann Arbor still haven’t...