Overview

• City Clerk Casey Carl informed members that Jeremiah Ellison will no longer serve on council committees, though he will continue to take part in full council meetings.
• Ellison is participating in Harvard’s Loeb Fellowship and says he will travel back to Minneapolis twice monthly for full meetings while handling other duties remotely.
• Council rules require physical presence to attend meetings and vote, creating a conflict with Ellison’s plan to participate virtually in committee work.
• Council leaders advanced a resolution for further discussion at next Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole to formalize committee assignments and quorum changes, with seven meetings left before Ellison’s term ends in January.
• Colleagues LaTrisha Vetaw and Linea Palmisano criticized the loss of North Minneapolis representation on business, housing, zoning, and public safety panels; Ellison is not seeking re-election and says he intends to finish an ordinance and engage in the budget process.