Mary Waters teaches at Wayne County Community College District. She wants to restrict access to home repair funds for seniors, persons with disabilities and low-income Detroiters. Her platform includes adoption of a water affordability plan, increased pension investment and offering tax credits to overtaxed homeowners. Nicole Small has worked as an HR professional for Ford Motor Company and served as vice chair of the Detroit Charter Revision Commission. She said her top priorities for the next four years include financial responsibility and management and creating opportunities and removing barriers for returning citizens. Ayers, along with Councilman Scott Benson, was subjected to an FBI raid in August as part of an investigation into corruption in city government. Ayers served a partial council term in 2016 and a full term in 2017. Ayers is a past vice president of Metro AFL-CIO. At-large members are not tied to a specific council district and are voted on citywide. Candidates for two at-large council seats (one open seat)įour candidates are running for two at-large seats on Detroit City Council. Get to know them in more depth before you fill out your ballot with candidate surveys from WDET and the Detroit Free Press. Here’s a primer on the candidates running for City Council. City Council members receive an annual salary of $82,749, while the Council President is paid $94,000. City Council members serve full-time and are required to meet every day for 10 months of the year. Detroit voters will be asked to vote for a candidate to represent their council district, as well as two council members at-large.ĭetroit City Council acts as the city’s legislative body, setting the policy agenda and voting on city ordinances. 2 election could usher in significant changes for Detroit City Council. With four open seats on the ballot, and two candidates who are implicated in an FBI corruption probe (though one is running unopposed), the Nov.

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