The Wayne City Council on Dec. 2 approved a slate of routine agreements and emergency repairs and opened the first reading of a proposed ordinance that would add an open-burning rule to the city’s fire prevention code.

Council members approved an agreement with Michigan Humane of Detroit to provide animal-services support to the city. The motion passed on a voice vote after being moved and seconded; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.

The council also authorized an emergency repair for a fire department rescue vehicle. The repair, to be performed by Kuda Automotive Service of Westland, Michigan, is for $4,824.24 and will be paid from the fire department budget. The motion to approve the repair passed by voice vote.

Separately, the council approved two annual permit resolutions: a Michigan Department of Transportation performance resolution authorizing permits for work in state highway rights-of-way, moved by Councilwoman Lawrence and supported by Councilman Quarles; and a Wayne County resolution authorizing permits for emergency repairs, maintenance and other work on local and county roads within the city. Both measures passed on voice votes.

During the meeting the council opened the first reading of Ordinance 2025-2, which the presiding officer said would add section 16.10.16 on open burning to chapter 16.10 (Fire Prevention) of the Wayne City Code. The first reading was opened for public comment; no speakers offered comment at the hearing. A subsequent procedural motion closed the first-reading item and carried by voice vote. A speaker later corrected an earlier misstatement on the record, noting that the item had been a public hearing rather than a closed session.

Administrative updates reported during the meeting included library programming and city capital projects. Library Director Jody said, “I wanted to share that our winter newsletter is available,” and highlighted upcoming children’s and adult events as well as a Santa mailbox in the library lobby. City staff reported progress on Goudy Park (fencing, lighting and retaining walls remain) and said the pump house renovation is a joint DDA and Rotary project scheduled for completion next spring. Officials said grading on the new library parking lot is nearly complete and it is hoped to open soon.

The council took the actions by voice vote; the meeting record shows motions carried but does not provide an itemized roll-call vote tally for each motion.

What happens next: The ordinance on open burning will proceed to later readings as required by city procedures; the council did not adopt the ordinance on first reading and no final adoption vote was recorded at this meeting.