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Council approves budget amendments; debate continues over prior-year bills and director contracts
Summary
Council approved a series of budget amendments, including reallocations to cover legal fees and tuition reimbursements; the meeting included extended debate over late invoices for special legal counsel and whether some contracts and payments had appropriate prior approvals.
The Dearborn Heights City Council approved multiple budget amendments Tuesday, moving funds within departmental general-ledger lines to cover accrued expenses including legal fees and a small tuition reimbursement, and voted to require clearer prior documentation before similar actions.
Council discussion covered several recurrent themes: whether some director-level contracts and special-counsel invoices were presented to the council in a timely fashion; whether the mayor’s approval was required for certain legal bills; and whether the city followed earlier practice for tuition and fringe‑benefit…
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