Outgoing Mayor Christopher Taylor took his seat in the mayor’s chair in Larcom City Hall for the last time at Thursday’s City Council meeting, concluding his 12-year tenure as Ann Arbor mayor. At the meeting, the council reflected on his tenure, discussing Taylor’s leadership on the city’s climate action and housing construction.
The meeting also marked the end of the terms of Councilmembers Chris Watson, D-Ward 2; Ayesha Ghazi Edwin, D-Ward 3; and Dharma Akmon, D-Ward 4, as the city prepares to welcome Mayor-elect Yousef Rabhi along with three new councilmembers — Ryan Bartholomew, Sandy Aldrich and Aidan Sova — in December.
Taylor was first elected mayor in 2014 after representing Ward 3 on City Council for six years. During the meeting’s public comment session, Taylor’s friends, family members and fellow public officials praised him for his commitment to improving Ann Arbor. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, presented Taylor with a plaque of a Congressional resolution thanking him for his service…