The Dearborn Heights City Council voted on several administrative and policy items during its Nov. 25 meeting. Key outcomes listed below reflect motions made on the record.

• Agenda approval: Amended agenda approved by voice vote.

• Minutes: Minutes of the Nov. 13, 2025 regular meeting approved.

• Current claims and ACH transfers: Council approved current claims and ACH wire transfers as submitted after discussion and an agreement to upload missing backup documentation for certain items.

• Appointment: Mike Mackey was appointed to the Local Officers' Compensation Commission to fill a term through Nov. 2031; motion carried.

• Grant‑writer position: Council approved adding a grant‑writer position with salary not to exceed $100,000, temporarily funded from the vacant deputy controller line; council asked staff to return with exact salary/contract for a budget amendment.

• Cellebrite contract: Approved amended renewal to include phone unlocking; contract amount approved at $15,535 to be paid from the forfeiture account.

• Ordinances: Ordinance H‑25‑10 (amending duties of the local officers compensation commission) was read twice on an emergency basis and adopted; ordinances H‑25‑11 (Department of Water Billing) and H‑25‑12 (Department of Grants) were introduced and passed on first reading.

• House Bill 5225 (state): Council considered a resolution supporting a state bill to raise senior tax‑deferment income caps to $60,000; the motion was amended to "note on file" and carried.

• Severance resolution: Council passed a resolution declaring prior unauthorized severance agreements void and directing the current administration not to pay severance unless expressly authorized by council.

All motions referenced above are recorded in the council minutes and the meeting backup. Where vote tallies were not read aloud, results are reported as recorded by the clerk ("ayes have it"), or as unanimous where indicated.