Council Member Stephen Kunselman, D-3rd Ward, chats with City Clerk Jackie Beaudry before the start of a council meeting. The clerk's office keeps records of council members' votes and meeting attendance.
Ryan J. Stanton | AnnArbor.com
Editor's note: The following meeting attendance summaries were compiled by AnnArbor.com based on a review of official Ann Arbor City Council meeting minutes kept by the city clerk.
Meetings prior to Nov. 19, 2012, include Sandi Smith, Tony Derezinski and Carsten Hohnke, who no longer serve on council.
The current council is made up of the following 11 members: Mayor John Hieftje, Sabra Briere, Sumi Kailasapathy, Jane Lumm, Sally Hart Petersen, Stephen Kunselman, Christopher Taylor, Marcia Higgins, Margie Teall, Mike Anglin and Chuck Warpehoski.
July 15, 2013 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:11 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 10:19 p.m.
July 1, 2013 — regular session
- 9 present at call to order at 7:06 p.m., Teall and Petersen absent
- meeting adjourns at 10:57 p.m.
June 17, 2013 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:06 p.m.
- Higgins absent at 10:30 p.m. and misses vote on amending city budget
- meeting adjourns at 12:30 a.m.
June 3, 2013 — regular session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:12 p.m., Warpehoski absent
- Higgins leaves at 12:40 a.m.
- meeting adjourns at 12:55 a.m.
May 20, 2013 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:14 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 1:50 a.m.
May 13, 2013 (continuation of May 6 meeting)
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:12 p.m.
- Taylor leaves at 9:35 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 11:27 p.m.
May 6, 2013 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:12 p.m.
- meeting recessed until May 13 at 11:31 p.m.
April 15, 2013 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:09 p.m.
- Kailasapathy leaves at 12:50 a.m.
- Higgins leaves at 1:25 a.m.
- meeting adjourns at 3:11 a.m.
April 1, 2013 — regular session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:10 p.m., Taylor absent
- Higgins leaves at 10:36 p.m.
- Teall leaves at 11:01 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 11:27 p.m.
March 25, 2013 — work session
- 9 present at call to order, Anglin and Taylor absent
- meeting adjourns at 7:40 p.m.
March 25, 2013 — special session before work session
- 8 present at call to order at 6:05 p.m., Teall, Anglin and Taylor absent
- Teall arrives at 6:13 p.m.
March 18, 2013 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:09 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 1:52 a.m.
March 11, 2013 — work session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:30 p.m., Briere absent
- meeting adjourns at 10:29 p.m.
March 11, 2013 — special session
- 10 present at call to order at 6:08 p.m., Briere absent
- meeting adjourns at 7:30 p.m.
March 4, 2013 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:08 p.m.
- Petersen absent at 11:06 p.m. and misses votes on accepting FEMA grant to demolish two city buildings at 721 N. Main St., and a contract with state for improvements on Miller Avenue
- meeting adjourns at 11:21 p.m.
Feb. 25, 2013 — work session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:12 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 9:25 p.m.
Feb. 25, 2013 — special session
- all 11 present at call to order at 6:07 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 7:03 p.m.
Feb. 19, 2013 — regular session
- 8 present at call to order at 7:11 p.m., Higgins, Teall and Taylor absent
- Teall arrives shortly into meeting before any votes are taken
- meeting adjourns at 10:33 p.m.
Feb. 11, 2013 — work session
- 9 present at call to order at 6:07 p.m., Lumm and Warpehoski absent
- Warpehoski arrives at 6:11 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 9:36 p.m.
Feb. 4, 2013 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:10 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 9:45 p.m.
Jan. 22, 2013 — regular session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:08 p.m., Teall absent
- meeting adjourns at 10:05 p.m.
Jan. 14, 2013 — work session
- 9 present at call to order at 7:08 p.m., Higgins and Taylor absent
- Teall and Kunselman leave at 9:35 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 10:24 p.m.
Jan. 7, 2013 — regular session
- 9 present at call to order at 7:02 p.m., Kunselman and Anglin absent
- Kunselman arrives at 7:06 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 9:33 p.m.
Jan. 7, 2013 — special session
- 9 present at call to order at 6:05 p.m., Anglin and Kailasapathy absent
- Kailasapathy arrives at 6:10 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 6:49 p.m.
Dec. 17, 2012 — regular session
- 8 present at call to order at 7:09 p.m., Higgins, Teall and Briere absent
- Lumm absent briefly in middle of meeting and misses votes on $5.17 million stormwater project and sidewalk repairs
- meeting adjourns at 8:48 p.m.
Dec. 10, 2012 — budget planning session
- all 11 present at call to order at 5 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 10:30 p.m.
Dec. 10, 2012 — special session
- all 11 present at call to order at 4:11 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 4:45
Dec. 3, 2012 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:12 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 10:14 p.m.
Nov. 19, 2012 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:05 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 10:36 p.m.
- Note: At this meeting, three new council members are sworn into office — Kailasapathy, Petersen and Warpehoski, along with re-elected Council Members Taylor, Teall and Mayor Hieftje
Nov. 8, 2012 — regular session
- 9 present at call to order at 7:13 p.m., Smith and Hohnke absent
- Hohnke arrives at 7:15 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 12:30 a.m.
- Note: This is the last meeting for Smith, Derezinski and Hohnke
Oct. 15, 2012 — regular session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:12 p.m., Kunselman absent
- meeting adjourns at 12:20 a.m.
Oct. 8, 2012 — work session
- 5 present at call to order at 7:07 p.m., Teall, Smith, Derezinski, Taylor, Hohnke and Lumm absent
- Higgins leaves at 8 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 8:37 p.m.
Oct. 1, 2012 — regular session
- 9 present at call to order at 7:08 p.m., Higgins and Derezinski absent
- meeting adjourns at 8:36 p.m.
Sept. 17, 2012 — regular session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:07 p.m., Hohnke absent
- Hohnke arrives at 7:13 p.m.
- Higgins and Hohnke leave at 11:04 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 11:10 p.m.
Sept. 4, 2012 — regular session
- 9 present at call to order at 7:08 p.m., Higgins and Hohnke absent
- meeting adjourns at 9:13 p.m.
Aug. 20, 2012 — regular session
- 9 present at call to order at 7:13 p.m., Teall and Hohnke absent
- Hohnke arrives at 7:24 p.m.
- Higgins leaves at 10:57 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 12:27 a.m.
Aug. 9, 2012 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:07 p.m.
- Hohnke leaves at 10:50 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 11:11 p.m.
July 16, 2012 — regular session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:10 p.m., Taylor absent
- meeting adjourns at 10:14 p.m.
July 2, 2012 — regular session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:08 p.m., Hieftje absent
- meeting adjourns at 9:01 p.m.
June 18, 2012 — regular session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:14 p.m., Smith absent
- meeting adjourns at 10:23 p.m.
June 11, 2012 — work session
- 9 present at call to order at 7:05 p.m., Anglin and Hohnke absent
- Anglin arrives at 7:15 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 9 p.m.
June 4, 2012 — regular session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:11 p.m., Higgins absent
- Higgins arrives at 7:40 p.m.
- Higgins leaves at 10:40 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 11:38 p.m.
May 21, 2012 — regular session
- 9 present at call to order at 7:13 p.m., Derezinski and Hohnke absent
- Hohnke arrives at 7:18 p.m.
- Higgins leaves at 11 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 1:33 a.m.
May 14, 2012 — work session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:15 p.m., Higgins absent
- Meeting adjourns at 8:43 p.m.
May 7, 2012 — regular session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:13 p.m., Teall absent
- Higgins and Derezinski absent at 11:15 p.m. and miss vote on $600,000 contract for emergency sewer repairs to prevent road collapse on Glen Avenue
- Higgins also misses next vote on multimillion-dollar, five-year contract extension with Waste Management for landfill disposal services
- meeting adjourns at 11:40 p.m.
April 16, 2012 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:12 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 11:03 p.m.
April 9, 2012 — work session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:07 p.m., Hohnke absent
- meeting adjourns at 9 p.m.
April 2, 2012 — regular session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:05 p.m., Higgins absent
- meeting adjourns at 11:56 p.m.
March 19, 2012 — regular session
- 9 present at call to order at 7:09 p.m., Teall and Hohnke absent
- Lumm leaves at 7:35 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 9:46 p.m.
March 12, 2012 — work session
- 10 present at call to order at 7:10 p.m., Smith absent
- Higgins leaves at 9:20 p.m.
- Teall leaves at 9:45 p.m.
- Meeting adjourns at 9:59 p.m.
March 5, 2012 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:08 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 1:06 a.m.
Feb. 21, 2012 — regular session
- 8 present at call to order at 7:09 p.m., Teall, Taylor and Hohnke absent
- Teall arrives at 7:44 p.m.
- Derezinski absent in middle of meeting and misses vote on federal grant applications for Greenbelt purchases
- meeting adjourns at 9:16 p.m.
Feb. 13, 2012 — work session
- 9 present at call to order at 7:05 p.m., Anglin and Hohnke absent
- meeting adjourns at 9:30 p.m.
Feb. 6, 2012 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:09 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 10:35 p.m.
Jan. 23, 2012 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:09 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 11:53 p.m.
Jan. 17, 2012 — work session
- 8 present at call to order at 7:05 p.m., Kunselman, Anglin and Hohnke absent
- meeting adjourns at 8:51 p.m.
Jan. 9, 2012 — regular session
- 9 present at call to order at 7:14 p.m., Higgins and Briere absent
- Kunselman absent at 10:53 p.m. and misses votes on street closures, stormwater management and streambank stabilization at Leslie Park Golf Course
- meeting adjourns at 11:15 p.m.
Dec. 19, 2011 — regular session
- 9 present at call to order at 7:11 p.m., Derezinski and Hohnke absent
- Hohnke arrives at 7:14 p.m.
- Derezinski arrives at 7:31 p.m.
- Higgins leaves at 8:29 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 11:49 p.m.
Dec. 12, 2011 — work session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:10 p.m.
- Higgins leaves at 8:55 p.m.
- Teall leaves just before adjournment
- meeting adjourns at 10:02 p.m.
Dec. 5, 2011 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:13 p.m.
- meeting adjourns at 12:39 a.m.
Nov. 21, 2011 — regular session
- all 11 present at call to order at 7:08 p.m.
- Note: At this meeting, newly elected Council Member Lumm is sworn into office, along with re-elected Council Members Briere, Kunselman, Higgins and Anglin
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