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Council approves consent agenda, sets May 19 budget hearing and moves into closed session; Jeff Tong honored
Summary
Berkeley City Council approved the consent agenda including proclamations, authorized publication of a public hearing notice for the 2025–26 operating budget, and voted to go into closed session to discuss labor negotiation strategy. The council also presented a proclamation honoring longtime museum volunteer Jeff Tong.
The Berkeley City Council on April 21 approved its consent agenda, set a public hearing for May 19 on the city's proposed 2025–26 operating budget and voted to go into a closed session to discuss labor negotiation strategy under the Michigan Open Meetings Act.
On the consent agenda the council approved minutes from its April 7 regular and special meetings; warrantless payments (No. 1409); Resolution R325 authorizing a West Nile virus expense reimbursement request; Motion M23-25 to remove the treasurer and add the deputy treasurer as an authorized signer at Flagstar; Motion M24-25 approving a four-year copier lease with Konica Minolta at $278.27 per month; and proclamations for May 2025 recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month and Building Safety Month as well as designating May as Berkeley History Month. The council also…
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