Votes at a glance: Council approves consent agenda, senior memberships, biosolids contract and site plan; moves to closed session

Brighton City Council took several formal actions on Oct. 28, 2025. Key votes included approval of the regular meeting agenda and the consent agenda, a $2,000 general-fund budget amendment to add senior center memberships, a three-year biosolids hauling contract, approval of site plan 25-05 in Brighton Town Square, and a roll-call vote to enter closed session under the Michigan Open Meetings Act to consider purchase or lease of real property.

Summary of recorded actions

- Approve meeting agenda: Motion by Council member Gardner, second by Council member Pettengill. Council approved the agenda by voice vote. (Tally: yes 7, no 0, abstain 0)

- Consent agenda: Motion made by Council member Schmink, seconded by Council member Albert. The consent agenda included the Oct. 14 minutes; an interlocal agreement for Livingston County assessor (01/01/2026–12/31/2030); the Kaboom Community Partner Agreement; and acceptance of quarterly financial and investment reports. Council approved the consent agenda; Council member Pettengill recorded an abstention on one item. (Tally: yes 6, no 0, abstain 1)

- Senior center memberships (budget amendment): Motion by Council member Gardner, seconded by Council member Schmink. Council approved a $2,000 budget amendment from the general fund to purchase additional senior-center memberships (approximately 80 additional memberships). (Tally: yes 7, no 0, abstain 0)

- Biosolids hauling contract: Motion by Council member Gibson, seconded by Council member Albert. Council approved a three-year contract with Biotech Agronomics to haul and land-apply city biosolids; staff said the vendor has served Brighton since 2009 and offers lower costs than landfill disposal alternatives. (Tally: yes 7, no 0, abstain 0)

- Site plan 25-05 (Brighton Town Square): Motion by Council member Gardner, seconded by Council member Schmink. Council approved the site plan for a single-story 15,000-square-foot office building at the northwest corner of Namco Way and Holloway Drive, subject to contingencies including completion of a registered property split, a waiver from minimum lot size and a waiver allowing front-yard parking. (Tally: yes 7, no 0, abstain 0)

- Enter closed session: Motion by Council member Pettengill, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Bohn. Council voted by roll call to enter closed session under the Michigan Open Meetings Act of 1976, section 15.268(1)(d) to consider the purchase or lease of real property; roll call recorded affirmative votes from all present members. (Tally: yes 7, no 0, abstain 0)

Ending: Clerk Brown recorded roll-call confirmation for the closed-session motion; council entered closed session following the vote. Where the meeting record included abstentions, they are noted above. No recorded roll-call tallies were provided for the earlier voice votes other than the closed-session roll call; tallies above are based on attendance at the time of each motion when the transcript showed unanimous voice approval or explicit abstention.