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Votes at a glance: South Lyon council approves agenda changes, public-comment rule, minutes, bills and moves to closed session
Summary
At its July 14 meeting the council approved housekeeping items and rule changes, plus a motion to recess into a closed session for attorney-client privileged communication; roll-call tallies recorded for the key items.
The South Lyon City Council on July 14 took several formal actions: it approved minutes and bills, accepted a last-minute amendment to the agenda, adopted revised council rules of procedure that change when public comment is accepted, and recessed into a closed session under state statute for attorney-client privileged communications.
Approvals earlier in the meeting included the minutes from the June 23, 2025 meeting and the presented bills. The council also voted to approve an amended agenda that added a presentation by Council member Lisa Dilk on a revised performance review format for the city manager.
The council adopted revised rules of procedure that change the order of public comment: allowing comment before approval of the consent agenda (for items not on consent) and again after new business but before the manager’s report and council comments. The rules passed by roll-call vote; recorded yes votes included Kurzweil, Kibble, Moser, Hansen, Bogart, Dilk and Kennedy. The motion carried.
Near the meeting’s end the council voted to recess into a closed session to consider attorney-client privileged communications in accordance with the statute read into the record. A motion to move into closed session carried on a roll-call vote with all recorded members voting yes.
Votes summarized (as recorded in the meeting transcript): - Approval of minutes (06/23/2025): motion passed (voice vote recorded as aye). - Approval of bills (as presented): motion passed (voice vote recorded as aye). - Approval of revised agenda (addition: item to include presentation by Council member Lisa Dilk): motion passed (voice vote recorded as aye). - Revised Council Rules of Procedure (change order of public comment): roll-call — Kurzweil yes; Kibble yes; Moser yes; Hansen yes; Bogart yes; Dilk yes; Kennedy yes. Outcome: approved. - Recess into closed session (attorney-client privilege per statute cited): roll-call — Kibble yes; Moser yes; Bogart yes; Hansen yes; Dilk yes; (Fritzweil / Kurtzweil) yes; Kennedy yes. Outcome: approved; council recessed into closed session and directed nonparticipants to leave the auditorium.
The meeting minutes and roll-call votes will be recorded in the official minutes.
