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Votes at a glance: Wayne City Council actions, Sept. 16, 2025
Summary
A roundup of formal motions and outcomes from the Wayne City Council meeting on Sept. 16, 2025, including approvals of minutes, contracts, policies, and funding actions.
The Wayne City Council took the following formal actions during its Sept. 16 meeting. Where the transcript records only a voice approval, the item is noted as approved by voice vote and a roll-call tally was not provided in the public record.
- Approve agenda (Item 1): Motion to approve the agenda with the DDA minutes pulled for amendment. Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Approve regular meeting minutes of 09/02/2025 (Item 2): Outcome: approved by voice vote.
- Receive and file revenue and expenditure report (Item 4): Outcome: received and filed.
- Approve termination of MERS health care savings plan for Division 52 and transfer funds to MERP (Item 5a): Outcome: approved (MERS requested separate resolution to process transfer).
- Approve letter of understanding to include three Division 23 members in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) (Item 5b): Outcome: approved; staff described change as cost neutral and noted three members eligible to retire by Dec. 2027 would be included.
- Approve letter of understanding to modify Article 12 (restricted-duty policy) and to credit sick-bank hours lost due to inconsistencies (Item 5c): Outcome: approved; staff said the change restores affected sick time and clarifies policy language.
- Approve City of Wayne membership renewal to the Conference of Western Wayne (CWW) for $4,709 from the council budget (Item 5d): Outcome: approved.
- Approve emergency repair to the fire department’s primary rescue vehicle for $3,775.67, paid from the fire budget (Item 5e): Outcome: approved; staff said the vehicle is already repaired and was back in service.
- Approve Safe Streets for All Unified Action Plan resolution (Item 5f): Outcome: approved (see separate article on plan adoption).
- Approve finance department fee schedule by resolution (Item 5g): Outcome: approved; presenter said there were no fee changes.
- Approve finance department coin acceptance policy (Item 5h): Outcome: approved; policy intended as a preventative measure.
- Approve change order No. 1 for the 2025 concrete removal/replacement and traffic control barrier removal project in the amount of $31,295.32, to be paid from sewer and major/local road budgets, bringing the total project to $491,920 (Item 5i): Outcome: approved; staff said the change order covers differing site conditions and utility conflicts discovered in the field.
- Approve mural design for the city-owned sign shop and garage on Second Street, fully funded by the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) Partners in Public Art fund (Item 5j): Outcome: approved; staff said the DDA will maintain the mural and the city will not bear cost.
- Adjourn: Motion to adjourn approved.
