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Detroit
City
Council
Unanimously
Passes
Detroit
Municipal
ID
Ordinance
(Detroit
ID Card)
DETROIT,
MI --
Council
Member
Raquel
Castañeda-López
and the
Detroit
City
Council
today
approved
an
ordinance
to
create a
Detroit
Municipal
ID card.
The
Council
unanimously
approved
the
ordinance,
7-0.
Council
Member
Castañeda-López,
who
introduced
the
legislation,
stated,
“The
ordinance
aims to
remove
barriers
that
many
face in
obtaining
an ID,
honoring
everyone’s
fundamental
right to
be
recognized
in our
society.
The ID
card
will
especially
help
vulnerable
communities
such as
the
elderly,
homeless,
youth,
ex-offenders,
LGBTQ,
and
immigrants
by
increasing
access
to
valuable
civic,
safety,
and
community
services.
This is
an
important
step to
ensure
that as
a City
we are
welcoming
and
inclusive
of all
Detroiters
as we
grow as
a
diverse,
inclusive,
global
city. I
sincerely
hope
that
everyone
will
apply
for a
Detroit
ID once
the
program
rolls
out in
the
fall.”
The
legislation
will go
into
effect
in the
fall of
2016.
This
will
allow
the
administration
to
obtain
support
from
community
partners,
foundations,
banks,
museums,
City
departments,
law
enforcement
and
other
institutions
to
ensure
the card
is
widely
accepted
and
offers
different
benefits.
The law
creates
a point
system
for
documents
submitted
and
accepts
an
exhaustive
list
which
will
give
residents
more
options
in
proving
their
identity
and
residency.
Acceptable
documents
range
from
veteran
cards,
to
Homeless
Management
Information
System [HMIS]
cards,
to lease
agreements.
A
complete
list of
acceptable
documents
can be
found in
the
attached
ordinance.
The IDs
will be
valid
for two
years
and fees
are not
to
exceed
$25.
The
Office
of
Immigrant
Affairs
Director
Fayrouz
Saad
will
administer
the
program,
and a
pilot is
expected
to
launch
in
August.
Several
sites
have
been
identified
and the
final
program
logistics
will be
announced
in the
next few
months.
“The
Mayor
has made
this one
of his
top
priorities
because
this is
something
that
will
make
Detroit
so much
more
accessible
for so
many
people
who are
living
here
right
now, who
call
Detroit
home,
but
don’t
have the
same
benefits
that we
have,”
said
Alexis
Wiley,
Chief of
Staff
for
Mayor
Mike
Duggan.
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