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Votes at a glance: Westland council approves consent items, schedules closed session and adopts budget
Summary
A quick roundup of formal council actions from the meeting: consent calendar passed, a closed study session on litigation was scheduled, a public hearing was closed, and the council adopted the 2025–26 budget unanimously.
Summary of formal actions taken by the Westland City Council during the meeting.
- Consent calendar: Council approved minutes, bid extensions, workers compensation coverage, and several administrative contracts and transfers listed on the consent calendar. Motion carried after a motion by Councilman Hart and support from Councilwoman Rakowski; no roll-call opposition was recorded on the consent calendar vote.
- Public hearing closed: Councilman John Hart moved and Councilwoman Melissa Rakowski supported a motion to close the public hearing on the Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Brownfield Plan; the hearing was closed without a final vote on the plan during the meeting.
- Closed study session scheduled: Council voted unanimously to schedule a closed study session on June 16, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. to discuss litigation strategy in Davidson v. City of Westland and to consider material exempt under the Michigan Open Meetings Act (citation given on the record). Roll call recorded unanimous "Yes" votes.
- Budget adoption: The council adopted the fiscal 2025'26 budget and the six-year capital improvement plan (2025'231) by unanimous roll call. The budget takes effect July 1, 2025.
Votes and procedural notes are summarized below; full minutes and roll-call records are the official record.
