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Votes at a glance: Flat Rock council actions — minutes, appointments, parade route, lodging agreement, budget amendments, insurance renewal
Summary
The council approved routine minutes, a mayoral appointment, a Little League parade route, an intergovernmental prisoner-lodging agreement, 14 budget amendments, and an insurance renewal; motions were passed by voice votes with no recorded dissent.
At its meeting, the Flat Rock City Council approved several routine and substantive items by voice vote. The following motions were recorded as passed at the meeting:
- Approval of minutes from the Feb. 18 meeting — Passed (voice vote).
- Mayoral appointment of Elizabeth Hoover to the board of review — Passed (voice vote).
- Approval of the Little League parade route on May 3, 2025: lineup at high school parking lot at 8:30 a.m.; parade start at 10:00 a.m.; route via Aspen Road to Tamarack to Meadows, ending at Simpson Middle School; opening ceremonies at 11:15 a.m. — Passed (voice vote).
- Approval of an intergovernmental agreement for prisoner lodging with Brownstown and Gibraltar, raising the per-detainee lodging rate to $25 per day — Passed (voice vote). The police chief presented the memo and said the change reflects housing costs; additional agreements with other cities were pending.
- Approval of 14 budget amendments as presented by City Treasurer Brian Marciniak, covering general fund adjustments, grants, election equipment, police contract pay adjustments, fire overtime and training, and retirement/OPEB contributions — Passed (voice vote).
- Approval of renewal of the city’s liability and cybersecurity insurance with the David Chapman agency — Passed (voice vote).
- Motion to take a five-minute break and move into closed session — Passed (voice vote).
Where the meeting recorded only a voice vote, the chair called for “All in favor, say aye,” and no opposing voices were recorded. The meeting transcript did not include a formal roll-call tally for these items; council members present during roll call included Mayor Beller, Councilman Bergeron, Councilman Frond, Councilman Martin, Councilman Devent, and Councilman Roe.
The council instructed staff to follow up on several items, including detailed special-fund amendments for the next meeting, recognition for the Ford Motor Company donation to the community center, and outreach related to reports of people experiencing homelessness being dropped off at the recreation center.
