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Dearborn Heights council opens budget hearing; personnel changes, ordinance staffing, grants and water projects draw questions
Summary
At a May 6 special meeting the city opened a public hearing on the FY2025‑26 corporate fund budget. Council and staff discussed personnel-page changes, adding grant revenues, ordinance officer staffing and LEIN access, Safe Streets grants, water‑main grants and a large, unfunded golf-course parking project; no formal budget adoption occurred.
The Dearborn Heights City Council opened a public hearing on the proposed corporate fund budget for fiscal year 2025–26 and reviewed a set of personnel and revenue changes that city staff had prepared.
Budget staff presented page-by-page changes that included director salary increases, reassignments between departments, and several grant revenues that had previously not been included. Council members questioned staffing levels, enforcement workflows in the ordinance department, and the city’s remaining fund balance as the hearing progressed.
Key items discussed
Personnel pages and salaries: Staff said several department director salaries were increased (several director positions were noted at $85,000 in the draft) and that changes to court clerk and HR positions were included. Council members asked for clarification on which positions shifted between departments and how costs were allocated.
Ordinance officers and law‑enforcement…
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