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Walled Lake council approves consent items and transfers $132,081 of delinquent utility receivables to tax roll; tables fire chief contract
Summary
Council approved routine minutes and consent items, adopted Resolution 2025-10 to transfer $132,081.07 of delinquent water, sewer and refuse receivables to the 2025 tax roll, and tabled action on a fire chief contract while staff resolves a MERS retirement issue.
At the meeting the Walled Lake City Council recorded several formal actions, including approval of routine minutes and the transfer of delinquent utility receivables to the July 2025 tax roll.
Approval of minutes: The council voted to approve the April 15 regular meeting minutes. Roll-call recorded affirmative votes from Ambrose, Fernandez, Locke, Lublin, Osenic, Woods and Mayor Ackley.
Consent agenda: The council moved to receive and file written departmental and divisional statistical reports; the motion passed on roll call.
Resolution 2025-10 — delinquent utility receivables: Council adopted Resolution 2025-10 authorizing transfer of the city's delinquent 2024 water, sewer and refuse receivables to the 2025 July tax roll. Finance staff reported a total of $132,081.07 being transferred after a late county adjustment. A council member described the transfer as a mechanism to collect amounts owed for services used. Roll-call recorded affirmative votes for the resolution (transcript roll call: [Black], Lublin, Osenic, Woods, Ambrose, Fernandez, Ackley — all recorded as "Yes" in the transcript).
Fire chief contract tabled: A proposed contract for the fire chief was not approved and the council agreed to place the matter on the next meeting's agenda. Staff cited an unresolved issue with the Michigan Employees' Retirement System (MERS) related to the chief's retirement accounting after 25 years of service; the city manager asked to defer final action until the issue is resolved.
Ending: Staff will bring back the fire chief contract after the MERS matter is addressed and will provide any supplemental documentation on the utility receivable transfer if requested by council members.
