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Votes at a glance: Madison Heights council actions, July 28 meeting
Summary
Council approved multiple routine and policy items, including two ordinances on second reading, vehicle purchases, property-encroachment easements, and a CDBG reprogramming resolution. Several items passed by voice vote; one tabled item was continued to Aug. 11.
At the July 28 Madison Heights City Council meeting, members approved a series of resolutions, agreements and ordinances. The items below summarize each formal action recorded in the meeting transcript; counts reflect the tally stated on the record when provided.
- CDBG reprogramming resolution: Approved. Council authorized reprogramming $17,000 to Rosie's Park improvements and $33,897.08 to the minor home repair account and directed staff to file with Oakland County (motion carried by voice vote).
- Accelerated tax foreclosure resolution (certificate of abandoned property): Approved. Council elected to continue participation in the county's accelerated foreclosure process for certified abandoned properties (motion carried by voice vote).
- Encroachment agreement, 241 East 11 Mile: Approved. The council authorized an encroachment that would allow a private property owner to encroach 5.5 feet into the right-of-way to preserve private parking circulation while allowing a 10-foot multi-use path and on-street parking as part of the 11 Mile streetscape project (motion carried by voice vote).
- Approach easement agreement, 515 East 11 Mile: Approved. Council authorized an easement that allows the property owner access through a city alley to avoid elimination of two private parking spaces caused by the 11 Mile streetscape project (motion carried by voice vote).
- Festival table policy (agenda addition and substantive debate): Item added to agenda at an earlier procedural vote; substantive policy discussion followed and the council ultimately tabled the policy to the Aug. 11 meeting for staff revision.
- Fire department utility truck replacement: Approved. Council authorized purchase of a 2026 Dodge Ram 1500 through cooperative purchasing for $41,000 (motion carried by voice vote).
- Police patrol vehicles replacement: Approved. Council authorized purchase of two 2026 pursuit all-wheel-drive vehicles (Durango Pursuit) through cooperative purchasing for a total of $93,000 (motion carried by voice vote).
- Ordinance 2203 — Amendment to Parks and Recreation Advisory Board membership (second reading): Adopted on second reading. Vote recorded as 5-2 in favor.
- Ordinance 2204 — Amendment to Compensation Commission appointment and confirmation (second reading): Adopted on second reading. Vote recorded as 5-2 in favor.
- Consent agenda: Approved by voice vote.
Where the transcript recorded explicit tallies, those counts are listed. Where the record reflects voice approval without a roll-call, the article records that the motion carried by voice vote.
All summaries above are drawn from the July 28 council meeting transcript; motions and more detailed language (for example, encroachment dimensions and vehicle models) are recorded in council packets and appear in the transcript.
