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Detroit City Council lacks quorum; meeting moves to public comment and is recessed
Summary
The clerk announced no quorum and opened a public-comment period with two-minute limits; multiple callers raised complaints and the meeting was recessed until the chair arrived.
The Detroit City Council convened without a quorum and the clerk moved immediately to public comment, saying the chair was on the way. "Madam chair, you do not have a quorum," the clerk said, then announced that public comment would proceed with a two-minute limit per speaker.
The clerk invited virtual and in-person speakers, called three times for in-person comments and then began taking callers. Staff identified six callers on the line and reminded participants that public comments would be cut off after the third call. After the comment period, the clerk closed public comment and said the meeting would recess to the call of the chair while the chair finished arriving.
The exchange made the public-comment period the primary business of the session; staff said they would accept written comments or schedule speakers for future meetings when audio or attendance problems prevented someone from speaking.
