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Votes at a glance: Burton City Council approves six items, enters closed session
Summary
At its regular meeting the Burton City Council approved six agenda items by roll call — including a police millage resolution — and voted to go into closed session under the Open Meetings Act.
At its regular meeting, the Burton City Council recorded roll-call votes on six agenda items and approved a motion to enter a closed session under section 8(c) of the Open Meetings Act.
What passed
- Item 1 — Attorney billing: Odette. Moved by Vice President Hall, supported by Councilwoman Hixson. Motion carried on a roll call vote; all members present voted yes.
- Item 2 — Attorney billing: Miller Johnson. Moved by Vice President Hall, supported by Councilman Wines. Motion carried on a roll call vote; all members present voted yes.
- Item 3 — C and E for 2025 Bridal PM Projects. Moved by Vice President Hall, supported by Councilwoman Hixson. Motion carried on a roll call vote; all members present voted yes.
- Item 4 — Police Millage Resolution (place renewal on May ballot). Moved by Vice President Hall, supported by Councilwoman Hixson. Vote: six yes, one no (Councilman Heffner). Motion carried.
- Item 5 — Budget amendment, senior citizen center fund. Moved by Councilwoman Hixson, supported by Councilman Wines. Motion carried on a roll call vote; all members present voted yes.
- Item 6 — Budget amendment, major streets fund. Moved by Vice President Hall, supported by Councilwoman Miller. Motion carried on a roll call vote; all members present voted yes.
Closed session
Councilman Heffner moved that the council enter closed session under section 8(c) of the Open Meetings Act for negotiation purposes; the motion passed on roll call (all present voted yes). The mayor noted a potential action might follow the closed session but did not state a specific item for subsequent council action.
Procedure and record
All roll-call tallies were read into the record during the meeting; the council announced that agendas and minutes are available at www.burtonmi.gov and adjourned to its next regular meeting scheduled for 02/17/2025 at 7 p.m.
