Votes at a glance: Westland City Council approves consent items, litigation settlement, tablets and budget hearing date

The Westland City Council recorded several formal actions Tuesday night. Below are each item that received a motion and a final outcome as reflected in the meeting record.

1) Move consent item E to new business - Motion: Move consent item E (to be considered as new business Item 1A) - Mover: Pro Tem Sampey - Second: Councilman Hornbuckle - Vote: Passed (roll call recorded: Councilwoman Baumann — yes; Councilman Hornbuckle — yes; Councilwoman Rakowski — yes; Councilman Wishart — yes; Pro Tem Sampey — yes; President McDermott — yes; Councilman Hart absent, excused) - Notes: Item E (purchase of 9 replacement tablets for the fire department) was moved to new business as Item 1A.

2) Approval of the consent calendar (as amended) - Motion: Approve consent calendar as amended (minutes; subscriptions; grants; waivers) - Mover: Councilwoman Murkowski - Second: Councilman Wishart - Vote: Passed (voice) — no detailed roll-call recorded in transcript - Notable consent items included: licensing/subscription renewals (GIS access with Cityworks — $9,868.60), policy management subscription renewal with PowerDMS (one-year term — $17,435.98), investigative technology subscription renewal with Sellbrite ($20,600), 2024 physical security and election resiliency grant funds ($39,000 total; $1,000 per precinct specified in presentation), and approval to waive rental fees ($885) for Western Relay for Life on June 7, 2025.

3) Payment of voucher - Motion: Approve payment of vouchers - Mover: Councilwoman Rakowski - Second: Councilman Wishart - Vote: Passed (voice) — no detailed roll-call recorded in transcript

4) New business Item 1 — Approval of attorney’s recommendation to resolve litigation (Zaden v. City of West Lyon) - Motion: Approve attorney recommendation to resolve litigation as discussed in closed session - Mover: Councilwoman Baumann - Second: Councilwoman Rakowski - Vote: Passed (roll call recorded: Baumann — yes; Hornbuckle — yes; Rakowski — yes; Wishart — yes; Pro Tem Sampey — yes; President McDermott — yes; Hart absent, excused) - Notes: The motion followed a closed study session; transcript records the vote but provides no settlement amount or full terms in open session.

5) New business Item 1A — Purchase of 9 replacement tablets for the fire department ($8,549.91) - Motion: Approve purchase of 9 replacement tablets for the fire department in the amount of $8,549.91 - Mover: Councilwoman Baumann - Second: Pro Tem Sampey - Vote: Passed (voice/recorded as passed) — no detailed roll-call recorded in transcript - Notes: Council discussed device memory, software transfers (handled in house), and that cases/screen protectors were procured separately and already on hand.

6) New business Item 2 — Set public hearing date for proposed FY 2025–26 budget - Motion: Set public hearing date for the proposed 2025–26 budget on 05/05/2025 - Mover: Councilwoman Murkowski - Second: Councilman Wishart - Vote: Passed (voice)

7) New business Item 3 — Public hearing for precinct realignment - Action: Opened public hearing, accepted public testimony; motion to close the public hearing made by Councilwoman Rakowski, seconded by Pro Tem Sampey; motion passed. See separate article for full discussion.

8) New business Item 4 — Approval of precinct realignment plan - Motion: Approve precinct realignment plan as presented by Clerk LeBlanc - Mover: Councilwoman Baumann - Second: Councilman Wishart - Vote: Passed (roll call recorded unanimous among present members; Hart absent, excused)

Ending: Several items passed without detailed roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript; the minutes or clerk’s office file should contain the official vote tallies and any accompanying ordinance/resolution numbers for record-keeping.