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Ishpeming council approves SRF draws, budget amendments, ordinances and fee changes
Summary
At its July meeting the Ishpeming City Council approved draw requests under state clean and drinking water revolving funds, adopted budget amendments, signed off on two zoning/fence ordinance amendments, approved several special events, and raised the monthly residential garbage fee.
The Ishpeming City Council on July (date not specified) approved several fiscal and regulatory actions, including two state revolving fund draw resolutions, midyear budget amendments, a change to the city’s garbage fee, and second readings of two ordinances.
Council adopted two state funding resolutions tied to the city’s wastewater and drinking-water projects: resolution 18-2025 covering a Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) draw of $476,162.73, and resolution 19-2025 covering Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) pay requests and contractor invoices totaling $1,994,622.44. The council also approved a related contractor pay request package and change orders tied to ongoing utility and street projects.
The council approved midyear (Q2) budget amendments across funds to record carryovers, grant-related activity and repair costs. Finance staff presented summary year-to-date fund balances and flagged known timing differences from grant reimbursements.
On solid waste, the council voted to raise the monthly residential garbage fee from $21.90 to $24.75 to cover an increase in county landfill tipping fees (from $71 to $87 per ton) and to establish a modest buffer for rate volatility. The council also authorized staff to pursue purchase of new garbage containers as part of a future capital plan.
Two ordinances passed at second reading: ordinance 8-600 (amending the fence ordinance’s penalty provision to convert a misdemeanor penalty to a civil infraction) and ordinance 8-100 (a zoning map amendment reclassifying a parcel from industrial to general residential to match long-standing development patterns near Houghton and Stone streets). The council accepted the Planning Commission’s 2024 annual report.
The council approved four special-event permit requests (Ore to Shore on Aug. 9; Marquette Marathon on Aug. 30; Marjorie event Sept. 19–21; and a 4-H event at Alqual with no facility use) and adopted a change order for ongoing road work in the range of $1,520,000 (total of two combined change-order packages presented). The council entered a closed session under Michigan Compiled Laws to consider purchase or lease of real property, then reconvened and adjourned.
Votes were taken by voice; no roll-call vote tallies by member were recorded in the meeting transcript excerpts provided. Where explicit dollar amounts, resolution numbers or ordinance numbers were cited during the meeting, they are recorded here as presented.
Ending notes: multiple financial items reflect timing differences tied to state reimbursements for large capital projects. Staff told council reimbursements are forthcoming and identified specific funds (sewer, water) where capital activity temporarily depresses year-to-date revenue-over-expenditure figures.
