Council approves series of contracts, purchases and leases; schedules budget hearing

The Taylor City Council approved a package of routine consent and regular-agenda items that included technology licensing, vehicle and equipment purchases, leases to local businesses, senior services funding and a public hearing date for the 2025–26 proposed budget.

The council treated the consent agenda as routine and passed the bundled items in single motions unless an item was moved for separate consideration. The following items were approved as recorded in the meeting transcript (motions summarized):

Votes at a glance

- Item 8.1: Approve CDW MyDeal state bid for VMware hypervisor licensing, $48,149, funded through IT contractual services. Motion carried (mover: Councilwoman Witten; support: Councilman Johnson).

- Item 8.2: Approve Data National AS/400 programming support, up to 200 hours, not to exceed $25,000, funded through general fund IT contractual services. Motion carried (mover: Councilwoman Witten; support: Councilman Johnson).

- Item 8.3: Renew Police 1 Academy training and grant module through vendor (listed as LLC; transcript shows inconsistent vendor shorthand), cost not to exceed $7,247, funded through general fund police contractual services. Motion carried (mover: Councilwoman Daniels; support: Councilwoman Rose).

- Item 8.4: Approve Precision Electric low bid for three replacement wall-mounted vehicle drop shorelines, not to exceed $5,425, funded through general fund fire department repairs and maintenance. Motion carried (mover: Councilman Johnson; support: Councilman Daniels).

- Item 8.5: Approve Metro Airport truck repairs to squad 1, not to exceed $5,046, funded through general fund fire department repairs and maintenance. Motion carried (mover: Councilman Daniels; support: Councilman Johnson).

- Item 8.6: Receive and file 0% interest deferred loan for project #2025-01 for emergency sewer replacement by Poly Sewer and Drain, amount $10,000, funded through Community Development Block Grant home rehabilitation account, not to exceed program limits. Motion carried (mover: Councilman Johnson; support: Councilman Rose).

- Item 8.7: Approve Smiley Tire Company as sole source vendor for tire purchases, amount not to exceed $2,177, funded through general fund fire department repairs and maintenance. The motion language contained a typographical contradiction ("sole source" vs. "lowest qualified bidder"); council corrected the wording on the record to sole source and carried the motion (mover: Councilwoman Rose; support: Councilwoman Daniels).

- Item 8.8: Approve lease agreement between the City of Taylor and Maggie Sweet Shop (lease attached in packet). Motion carried (mover: Councilwoman Witten; support: Councilman Johnson).

- Item 8.9: Approve lease agreement between the City of Taylor and Massage by Nancy (lease attached in packet). Motion carried (mover: Councilman Johnson; support: Councilwoman Witten).

- Item 8.10: Authorize the mayor to sign and accept the municipal and community credit contract from SMART for the contract period through 06/30/2025, amount $182,867. Motion carried (mover: Council Brandana/Wooden as recorded; support: not specified in transcript excerpt).

- Item 8.11: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 6.302-24 for senior services SMART transportation in an amount not to exceed $19,000. Motion carried (mover: Councilwoman Rose; support: Councilman Daniels).

- Item 8.12: Approve Bianco Tours to provide travel services as attached, amount not to exceed $5,800, funded through the senior center donation account. Staff explained a substantial anonymous donation will be used for trips and vehicle purchase; the donor’s residence status (in-city) was unclear from the record. Motion carried (mover: Council Brandana; support: Councilwoman Daniels).

- Item 8.13: Approve Gross Electric low bid to provide 4,000 Type B LED tubes, not to exceed $13,636, funded through TBA capital. Motion carried (mover: Councilwoman Rose; support: Councilman Daniels).

- Item 8.14: Create purchase order for Detroit Salt, amount $130,000, funded through operating supply salt. Council asked about budget impact and storage; staff said budget and storage were sufficient. Motion carried (mover: Council Brandana; support: Councilman Johnson).

- Item 8.15: Approve purchase of underblades for DPW salt trucks, amount not to exceed $10,400, funded through vehicle maintenance equipment. Motion carried (mover: Councilman Daniels; support: Councilwoman Witten).

- Item 8.16: Approve State of Michigan M.S.P.E. permit 2025 annual fee, $5,000, funded through major road fund. Motion carried (mover: Councilwoman Witten; support: Councilman Brandana).

- Item 8.17: Set public hearing on the city’s fiscal year 2025–26 proposed budget for April 29, 2025 at 6 p.m.; the proposed property tax levy to support the budget will be subject to the hearing. Motion carried (mover: Councilwoman Witten; support: Councilman Brandana).

- Item 8.18: Motion to nominate and appoint a person to fill the vacant Taylor City Council seat per City Charter section 4.5. No nomination name was recorded in the excerpt; the transcript shows the council asked for nominations and then moved to open business. Motion language recorded; nominee not specified in excerpt.

Most votes were taken by voice and announced as "motion carried" or "yeses have it"; recorded roll-call tallies were rare in the excerpt. Several motions had brief clarifying discussion on vendor wording, storage and budget capacity, and the source of senior center donations. Where the transcript did not provide a vendor full legal name or full funding details, the article records the information as stated or notes that the packet attachment contains the detailed documents.

The council adjourned at 7:55 p.m.