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Votes at a glance: key Detroit City Council approvals, Feb. 18, 2025
Summary
The council approved a set of contracts, ordinances and resolutions at its Feb. 18 formal session. Most items passed by no-objection voice vote; several items drew objections that were noted on the record and will be available in the official minutes.
The Detroit City Council took multiple formal actions on Feb. 18. Most resolutions and contracts on the posted agenda were approved in session, frequently by no-objection voice vote. Below is a concise cast of the key formal actions recorded in the transcript, with the mover and any objections noted in the public record.
Votes at a glance
- 16.1 — Appointment: "Appoint Todd Bettison to chief of police for the City of Detroit." Mover: Council Member Letitia Johnson. Outcome: approved (no objection; waiver attached). [See separate article on the appointment.]
- 16.2 — Contract 6006358 (preventive maintenance and installation services; Nurse Express LLC). Mover: Council Member Johnson. Outcome: approved (no objection).
- 16.3 — Settlement request (law department). Mover: Council Member Johnson. Outcome: approved (no objection).
- 16.4 — Amendments to official compensation schedule (Police Commission supervising investigators). Mover: Council Member Johnson. Objection: Council Member Angela Whitfield Callaway objected on the record; clerk noted the objection. Outcome: approved.
- 16.5 — Amendment to official compensation schedule (OIG manager of investigations and audits). Mover: Council Member Johnson. Outcome: approved; waiver attached.
- 16.6 — Minority Business Task Force…
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