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Votes at a glance: Jackson City Council actions from May 20 meeting
Summary
At its May 20 meeting Jackson City Council approved a range of consent and new‑business items including budget adoption, contracts, property actions and intergovernmental agreements; council postponed the water/wastewater rate resolution to June.
This 'votes at a glance' summary lists formal motions and outcomes recorded during the Jackson City Council meeting on May 20. Items below reflect motions as announced in the meeting and the clerk’s tallies.
- Consent calendar: Passed unanimously (7‑0). Included routine minutes and consented items.
- Item 9.a (East Side economic development update): No formal vote required; staff to provide fuller report in June.
- Item 10.a (Electric scooter licensing, Ordinance 2025‑1): Amendment to impose a $100 per‑day impound fee after seven days failed 2‑5; main licensing resolution approved unanimously (7‑0). Details: staff said licensing fee consistent with Lansing/East Lansing and vendor estimated a soft launch of ~20 devices.
- Item 10.b (Place delinquent invoices on 2025 summer tax bills): Approved unanimously (7‑0). Staff clarified these invoices are property cleanup, weed mowing, and demolition bills that become delinquent and are placed on tax rolls annually.
- Item 10.c (Exercise first right of refusal on 19 parcels; decline 22 parcels): Approved unanimously (7‑0). Council accepted 19 vacant parcels for future redevelopment and declined 22 additional parcels.
- Item 10.d (Three‑year contract with Raymond for audit services): Approved unanimously (7‑0). Contract amounts: $100,000 for FY2024–25; $105,000 for FY2025–26; $110,200 for FY2026–27.
- Item 10.e (Receive actuary valuations for pension plans and approve actuarial funding for FY2025–26): Approved unanimously (7‑0).
- Item 10.f (Adopt annual budget resolution for FY2025–26 and authorize 2025 tax rate request): Approved unanimously (7‑0).
- Item 10.g (Adopt revised nonunion wage table): Approved unanimously (7‑0).
- Item 10.h (Award MLK Equality Trail extension contract to Merlot Construction, Milford MI — $298,052): Approved unanimously (7‑0).
- Item 10.i (Accept donation of vacant property at 225 West Middle Street): Approved unanimously (7‑0).
- Item 10.j (Water and wastewater rate resolution — staff recommended option 1): Motion to approve staff’s option 1 was moved but council ultimately voted 4‑3 to postpone the item to the June meeting; item is therefore deferred (4‑3 postponement vote recorded).
- Item 10.k (Interagency agreement with Leoni Township for building inspection and plan review services): Approved 6‑1. Staff said no additional hires were required and that the township had previously used ad hoc city inspections.
- Item 10.l (Approve sale of 1206 Deal Street): Approved unanimously (7‑0).
Where motions were called “moved and supported” in the meeting record, the clerk’s tally was recorded on the public record; named movers and seconders were not consistently captured in the transcript. For items with substantive discussion (water/wastewater, scooters, Leoni interlocal) separate articles were prepared.
