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Public commenters criticize CREO and call for independent human-rights enforcement in Detroit
Summary
Several callers used the public-comment period to criticize the city's CREO office for failing to resolve grievances and asked for stronger, independent human-rights enforcement; allegations of election fraud and other misconduct also were made by one caller.
Multiple public commenters criticized Detroit’s CREO office and urged stronger, independent human-rights protections and grievance resolution during the council’s public-comment period.
Mister Foster, who identified himself as a caller from Detroit, said the city’s charter outlines protections and a human-rights function in chapter 7 and urged an independent human-rights office: “I personally have filed several grievances, and... they have not been resolved,” he said, and asked that the city’s enforcement be independent from what he described as increasingly corporate approaches.
Carolyn Hughes (identifying as a caller in the record) also criticized CREO, saying the office was “not operating with integrity for all the citizens in this city” and calling some departmental priorities discriminatory. She said the city had shifted priorities away from long-term residents and seniors.
A different caller, identifying as “Monkey Wrench Roo,” made broad allegations of absentee-ballot fraud and named city officials and city employees, including references to Mayor Mike Duggan and attorneys. Those statements were presented as allegations in the public-comment period and are recorded here as allegations attributed to that speaker; the transcript does not provide evidence or council confirmation of those claims.
Other callers raised concerns about the city’s handling of veterans’ affairs and the role of task forces. Foster said the veterans-affairs manager he referenced appeared “very qualified” but also questioned whether fraternity affiliations or other informal influences played a role in hiring decisions. He also said task-force work over the prior decade had not resolved issues at veterans’ nursing homes or addressed specific cases he cited.
The transcript records these criticisms and allegations in public comment; it does not record any council response, investigation, or formal action in this excerpt.
