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Farmington Hills council adopts ballot language to renew public safety millage
Summary
Council adopted a resolution to place a renewal of the public safety millage on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot and approved the statutory step to forward the charter amendment language for state review.
Farmington Hills City Council voted on April 28 to adopt language for a charter amendment that, if approved by voters in November 2025, would renew the city’s public safety millage at the previously approved rate of 1.4764 mills.
City staff told council the millage was approved by voters a decade earlier for a 10‑year term and is scheduled to expire in 2026; the resolution forwarded a ballot question and the required charter text to the governor and attorney general for review and to the county clerk for placement on the ballot. The city attorney and finance director were available to answer legal and fiscal questions during the meeting.
Councilmember Aldred moved to approve the ballot language prepared by the city attorney; the motion passed on a roll-call vote with an affirmative majority sufficient to meet the charter requirement (five affirmative votes needed for this type of charter amendment).
