Detroit council advances dozens of budget items; several additions moved to closing resolution

Detroit City Council members met in a budget worksession and approved a series of recurring and one-time budget items, allocated funding for department positions and city programs, and moved a number of items into a closing resolution for final approval.

The council, presided over by Council President Mary Sheffield, heard staff updates from administrative staff and voted without recorded dissent on a number of line items including staffing increases for the Board of Police Commissioners and the Office of Inspector General, recurring program funds for the Green Grocer program and restored funding for the Gold Line Detroit program, and multiple recurring and one-time allocations across council and departmental requests. Several items were “pinned” for further review and several others were added to the closing resolution to be taken up at the council’s final vote.

The approved actions cover personnel and program funding: among the larger approvals were six FTEs to the Board of Police Commissioners and a separate two FTE administrative request for the same board; recurring $150,000 for the Green Grocer program; $500,000 recurring added to the City Clerk’s office…