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Votes at a glance: Ypsilanti council actions, Jan. 8, 2025
Summary
A concise summary of final actions taken at the Jan. 8 Ypsilanti City Council meeting, including ordinance adoptions, grant approvals and resolutions passed, with roll-call outcomes and next steps where recorded.
The Ypsilanti City Council took the following formal actions during its Jan. 8, 2025 meeting. This roundup lists each item, the mover/second (if recorded), the recorded roll-call outcome and brief notes about next steps.
- Minutes (12/17/2024). Motion to approve minutes. Result: Approved (all present voted yes).
- Ordinance 1441 (parks and arts; final reading). Moved by Councilmember McLean; supported by Mayor Pro Tem Wilcoxon. Result: Adopted (roll call: Simmons yes; McLean yes; King yes; Wilcoxon yes; Mayor Brown yes; Fellows yes). Notes: Ordinance adopted on final reading.
- Resolution 003 (alternate fuel policy for city fleet). Moved by Councilmember Simmons; supported by Councilmember King. Result: Approved (unanimous among those present). Notes: Policy directs staff to prioritize electric vehicles when feasible and to consider hybrids/ICE only after EVs assessed.
- Resolution 004 (memorial for former President Jimmy Carter). Moved by Councilmember McLean; supported by Mayor Pro Tem Wilcoxon. Result: Adopted (roll call: majority yes; one recorded no by Councilmember Fellows). Notes: Flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days per the resolution.
- Resolution 005 (federal election-security reimbursement grant, HAVA). Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Wilcoxon; supported by Councilmember King. Result: Approved (roll call: all present yes). Notes: Council authorized budget amendment to receive $7,000 reimbursement for election-security purchases.
- Resolution 006 (council onboarding). Moved by Councilmember Amber Fellows; amended and adopted (roll call: all present yes). Notes: City manager and city clerk to draft onboarding packet and bring back for council review.
- Resolution 007 (request county funding for permanent shelter in eastern Washtenaw County, preferably Ypsilanti). Moved by Councilmember Desiree Simmons; supported by Councilmember Amber Fellows. Result: Approved (roll call: all present yes). Notes: Resolution forwarded to Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners and county partners; city staff directed to pursue site identification and engagement.
- Resolution 008 (request county funding for unarmed crisis-response program; direct staff to develop RFP). Moved by Councilmember Amber Fellows; supported by Mayor Pro Tem Wilcoxon. Result: Approved (roll call: all present yes). Notes: City to work with county partners on RFP and program metrics.
Votes recorded above match roll-call tallies read into the record at the meeting. Where specified, council directed staff to implement next steps (budget amendments, RFP drafting, community engagement) and to report back to council.
