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Council approves consent agenda, adopts Indigenous Peoples' Day confirmation and proclaims Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Month
Summary
The Ferndale City Council approved a multi-item consent agenda including a resolution confirming Indigenous Peoples' Day on Oct. 13, 2025, and a proclamation designating October 2025 as Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Month; several routine contracts and emergency payments were also approved.
At its Oct. 13 meeting the Ferndale City Council approved the consent agenda and adopted two proclamations: a resolution confirming Indigenous Peoples' Day for Oct. 13, 2025, and a proclamation declaring October 2025 as Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Month.
The consent agenda items approved by roll call included: approval of the Sept. 29, 2025 meeting minutes; approval of the Indigenous Peoples' Day resolution; recognition of October as Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Month; declarations and notices to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for Wilson Park Walkway and Playground Improvement Project and for Martin Road Park Walkways and Pavilion Project; a one-year interlocal agreement to use the Southwest Storage Yard as a leaf transfer site with neighboring jurisdictions; contracts for plumbing, electrical and HVAC maintenance (each with annual not-to-exceed amounts listed in the staff memo); a purchase order for guardrail repairs; an amendment to a professional services agreement with Plante Moran; payment for emergency gas service repairs by Consumers Energy; and approval of bills and payroll as submitted by the finance director and subject to finance committee review.
The council voted by roll call on the consent agenda: Johnson, Kelly, Mikulski, Polica and Leaksmay voted yes and the consent motion passed. Later in the meeting, Councilmember Johnson read the text of the Indigenous Peoples' Day resolution aloud, citing historical context, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the state of Michigan's recognition of the Chippewa (Ojibwe), Ottawa and Potawatomi peoples. Council also heard the text of the Long-Term Care Residents' Rights proclamation, which cited the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 and national statistics on nursing home and assisted-living populations.
No separate roll-call vote for the two proclamations was recorded independent of the consent agenda vote; the consent agenda was approved unanimously.
