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The proposed budget, prepared by City Manager Walton before her departure, shows a modest general fund surplus of $85,696 and recommends a blended 3.1% increase in water and sewer rates driven in part by Great Lakes Water Authority charges.

City staff told the council that taxable values in Eastpointe increased about 6.3% year over year but that the Headlee restriction limits the city’s allowable tax revenue growth to 3.1%. Finance-related line items held largely steady; staff said pension and retiree health-care costs are being held at $6,300,000, and many departments show only modest expenditure increases tied to contractual wages.

“Overall, the general fund revenues are up less than $300,000,” a staff presenter said, adding that the budget shows a small surplus. The staff presentation noted that while Great Lakes Water Authority charges rose significantly, most other water and sewer costs were flat; the proposed utility changes are a 1.1% water rate increase, a 4.2% sewer increase and a 2% increase in the ready-to-serve charge, which staff described as reflecting construction-cost increases.

Council voted to receive and file the proposed budget and to schedule two budget workshop meetings on May 13 and May 14, both at 6:00 p.m. A public hearing on the proposed budget and tax rate was scheduled for June (council and staff corrected the hearing date during the meeting to June 3 at 7:00 p.m., pursuant to Chapter 12, Section 7 of the Eastpointe City Charter). The council also introduced, on first reading, an appropriations and tax-levy ordinance connected to the budget; the second reading and possible adoption were scheduled for the June 17 regular meeting.

The presentation noted a few other items: the city expects fewer large capital purchases next year, planned changes to the nuisance process intended to reduce attorney fees, only one election in November, and reduced investment returns compared with the current year as interest rates normalize. Staff urged council members to review the posted line-item budget and the budget book emailed to members and encouraged questions ahead of the workshops.

The council’s vote to receive and file and to schedule workshops passed on a recorded roll call with affirmative votes from Council members present and Mayor Kleinfeld.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Eastpointe City Council Regular Meeting - April 1, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Eastpointe City Council on April 1 received the city manager’s proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget and scheduled two public budget workshops in May.","taxTitle","Eastpointe City, Macomb County, Michigan","taxId",51167,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6078243,"Council appoints Christopher Curtis Jr. to Construction Board of Appeals",188,2044000,2232000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2960250-5b9770aadebaefe30196afe1e72abcb5&start=2044&end=2232","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2960250-5b9770aadebaefe30196afe1e72abcb5/thumbnail_2044000.jpg","/articles/6078243/Eastpointe-City/Macomb-County/Michigan/Council-appoints-Christopher-Curtis-Jr-to-Construction-Board-of-Appeals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6078243-22df1880c86d98a47eea6c64f6e0d644/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174576&Signature=L6i8-Z9sZbY1Rh9AhymNfF~YtxYg~CWDHL~YjJ8AE893BnQyxw3WlsrRcL-YPADl9HYCK0qV-Md48b27ASfKuFI0uxQjBwnDb9SzYpHSWSeIt~PdP5Vx9a0hOysOpXInZrnX7FJa0o4BwJJkO4mv9hteat0QBY7Yk6BjMC5QS4DV-bnhACNI7MkhGeF8J1UkfrkP3vhA8Ke42ZD~hs7NolTCuFJ~GVc9dNQRSzLMtiBJVr0HA15RzJA5OVSzaq899OzHLLO-7kq6QT4pwbJq~YWeZWt-pcxo0YD4cb-n58i0yMLaaCjAvEgCr~V7dioi7GpunU8S9UM0097AkC~0-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Eastpointe City Council on April 1 appointed Christopher Curtis Jr. to the Construction Board of Appeals and amended the term expiration date to Aug. 13, 2029.

Christopher Curtis Jr. addressed the council during the second public hearing, saying he has lived in the city since age 8, left to pursue degrees in architecture and has returned to Eastpointe. Council moved and seconded a nomination and agreed to amend the appointment term to align with other board expiration dates; the motion passed on a recorded roll call with affirmative votes from the council members present.

Curtis spoke briefly after the appointment, thanking the council and saying he was “very excited to work with the city.” The council did not discuss compensation or detailed duties in the hearing; normal board procedures and term lengths will apply.","Christopher Curtis Jr. was appointed to the Eastpointe Construction Board of Appeals to a term amended to expire Aug. 13, 2029. He addressed the council during the meeting and said he is a local resident with architecture training.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6078249,"Council approves additional right-of-way and new parallel parking on 9 Mile Road reconstruction",75,1961000,2036000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2960250-5b9770aadebaefe30196afe1e72abcb5&start=1961&end=2036","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2960250-5b9770aadebaefe30196afe1e72abcb5/thumbnail_1961000.jpg","/articles/6078249/Eastpointe-City/Macomb-County/Michigan/Council-approves-additional-right-of-way-and-new-parallel-parking-on-9-Mile-Road-reconstruction","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6078249-712598b3695b36df76d679ba414f9de7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174576&Signature=fno37JWjASAYRA1ohmFjO4xka8DL82jclFVRvh4WuSsh-jN88dDh4qwbEAfkpolVqqpwD4FNU3yUfsyvtq9WSYSrgsBSpAL1qbrEO7SI71IUiKhJxInMN-g1eExe92XDFb7cLXbEjJ1oE~HAsND~3AEnT7jFdJSfl2c0990hpb2m4L0VWd73tYDZQGAglfAfssyevvyPAQKP0LZxiaUFQ~Tpg8nuyPft19~rIpkc3eE2woXtU6JgoyAspC0S938Lne3~T8b4UC~LDa07ApFDlgEPRuM94QMv-LzY0ASMZ9azVWdOkRd2q5rthJ3kAeo59GNurhlBm8zmgwd6FL0qHA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Eastpointe City Council voted April 1 to approve a change to the phase 2 reconstruction of 9 Mile Road that will add parallel parking and a sidewalk on the south side of the roadway.

Council approved the purchase of additional right-of-way on the south side of 9 Mile Road from Rain Avenue to 16929 9 Mile and directed staff to create five 8-foot-wide parallel parking spaces paired with a seven-foot-wide sidewalk as part of the reconstruction project.

Council members asked staff for clarifications about the parking configuration and the project limits before making the motion. A staff member confirmed the project limits and that the change modifies the number of parallel spaces from the previously discussed two spaces to five. The motion passed on a recorded roll call with all council members present voting yes.

The council did not read detailed design drawings or a funding breakdown at the meeting; staff indicated the clarification would be incorporated into the project documentation and right-of-way acquisition process.","Council approved purchasing additional right-of-way and creating five 8-foot parallel parking stalls and a 7-foot sidewalk on the south side of 9 Mile Road from Rain Avenue to 16929 9 Mile as part of phase 2 reconstruction.","actionData","errors"]

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