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Council member outlines anti‑trafficking placard rollout and mayor’s 'Rx Kids' announcement
Summary
Council Member Angela Whitfield Callaway described an ordinance requiring hotels and motels to post a survivor‑designed human‑trafficking placard with both a national hotline and a local 313 number and said the first placard will be unveiled Jan. 12; she also praised the mayor’s 'Rx Kids' initiative and recited proposed cash payments as stated in the meeting.
Council Member Angela Whitfield Callaway used her member report to explain implementation details of a city ordinance requiring human‑trafficking informational placards in hotels and motels and to welcome a mayoral initiative to provide cash support to new parents.
Callaway said the ordinance requires a placard (9 by 7, as read into the record) to be posted in hotel and motel lobbies where it is immediately visible. She said the placard includes a national 1‑800 hotline and, uniquely, a local 313 number provided with the police department’s agreement. Callaway said the placard was designed by survivors and that the city will unveil the first placard at a press event on Jan. 12.
Separately, Callaway praised the mayor’s rollout of an "Rx Kids" program aimed at supporting families at birth. Callaway cited the program’s initial cash structure as stated at the meeting: a first cash payment transcribed as "first time 15, $100, cash payment and then $500 for the first 6 months." The transcript wording is unclear about the intended schedule and exact amounts; the councilor described the program as intended to "improve health, hope and opportunity for families." Callaway said her office and the mayor's office have coordinated on the initiative.
The council did not vote on new enforcement steps during the meeting; Callaway said a Jan. 12 press conference will show the placard design and provide more details.
