Ishpeming — At its meeting, the Ishpeming City Council approved a series of routine administrative resolutions, a professional-services extension with the Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP), and third-quarter 2025 budget amendments.

Council adopted two resolutions updating authorized signatories for state revolving-fund programs tied to utilities (identified in the packet as resolution 28-2025 and 29-2025). Both were approved by voice vote after staff explained they update which city officials may sign documents for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).

The council also adopted resolution 31-2025 to opt out of certain state health-insurance cost-sharing caps (the meeting referred to the Public Act option selection) and resolution 32-2025 authorizing the city manager as signatory for U.S. Department of Agriculture grants. Both measures passed by voice vote.

Council approved resolution 30-2025, a payment-order-related item to pay engineering and contractor invoices tied to ongoing utility projects, and declared DPW utility vehicle Gator number 161 surplus and authorized its sale. The council approved extending the professional services agreement with the Lake Superior Community Partnership for $58,958.34 from the general fund.

The council also approved the city's 2025 third-quarter budget amendments, which staff said adjust revenues and expenditures across multiple funds to reflect grant receipts, equipment sales and higher-than-expected personnel and rental costs in some funds.

All measures were adopted by voice vote; the meeting record does not include a roll-call tally or named yes/no votes for most items. Where staff elaborated, council members asked follow-up procedural questions and noted the items were routine or previously discussed in staff briefings.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution 28-2025 (CWSRF authorized signatory changes): motion adopted by voice vote; exact tally not specified.
- Resolution 29-2025 (DWSRF authorized signatory changes): motion adopted by voice vote; exact tally not specified.
- Resolution 30-2025 (payment/order to engineers and contractors): motion adopted by voice vote; exact tally not specified.
- Declaration of surplus: DPW Gator #161 declared surplus; motion adopted by voice vote; exact tally not specified.
- Professional services agreement extension: Lake Superior Community Partnership, $58,958.34 from the general fund; motion adopted by voice vote; exact tally not specified.
- Resolution 31-2025 (health insurance, opt-out/option 3 selection): motion adopted by voice vote; exact tally not specified.
- Resolution 32-2025 (city manager signatory for USDA grants): motion adopted by voice vote; exact tally not specified.
- 2025 Third-quarter budget amendments: motion adopted by voice vote; exact tally not specified.
- Special events approvals (Christmas festivities/parade and "UPCross"): approved by voice vote; exact tally not specified.

Notes: Several items (SRF signatory changes, grant/loan accounting items) were described by staff as administrative updates required for continuing reimbursement and loan accounting. The meeting record indicates voice votes for these routine actions; it does not list roll-call results or named votes.