November 12 Community Meeting Cancellation and Charter Weekly Meeting Rule

At a glance

What: The chair moved to cancel the board's November 12 community meeting because most commissioners will be at the NACOLE oversight conference that week. A commissioner raised a point of order that the city charter (Article 7, Chapter 8, Section 7-802) requires the board to meet at least weekly, with recesses allowed only for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year.
Debate: The parliamentarian said the meeting has been cancelled during the conference for six years because there would be no quorum, but advised getting a legal opinion; the Vice Chair said the second Thursday is the community meeting, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, and travel delays make a Thursday meeting unworkable. A substitute motion to meet Friday November 13 at 4 PM failed (2 in favor), and a motion to postpone pending a legal opinion failed (2 in favor, 5 against).
Outcome: The original motion to cancel passed (4 in favor). A commissioner said they would file a complaint with the inspector general. The next regular meeting is Thursday, October 29 at 3 PM at Detroit Public Safety Headquarters.

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2026-10-22 - Board of Police Commissioners - Charter point of order; motion to cancel carried.