At its meeting, the Walled Lake City Council approved the consent agenda, adopted regular meeting minutes for Sept. 16, 2025, and passed a series of resolutions and orders largely by unanimous vote.
Council action items approved with formal roll-call votes included:
- A motion to receive and file the consent agenda consisting of departmental and divisional statistical reports (unanimous vote).
- Approval of regular council meeting minutes of Sept. 16, 2025 (unanimous vote).
- Resolution 2025-26: A budget amendment appropriating funds from the major road fund balance for fiscal 2025–2026 to cover East Walled Lake Drive storm sewer, road and sidewalk repairs (unanimous vote).
- Resolution 2025-27: Adoption of a real property tax exemption application form and compliance language referencing Michigan statutes for tax-exemption procedures (unanimous vote).
- Proposed Resolution 2025-28: Place 2025 special assessments for repair and maintenance of the Greenway, Leon and Taylor Ladd drains on the 2025 winter tax roll (unanimous vote). Council members noted that drain assessments are collected and administered by the county water resource/drain commissioner and that the city is required to place assessments on its tax roll.
- Resolution 2025-29: Defer special meeting requirements for swearing into office (unanimous vote).
Most resolutions passed with no substantive amendments recorded in the meeting minutes. Council members stressed that several of the drain assessments and related funds are collected by the county water resource commissioner and do not become city revenue.