Oak Park council approves consent agenda, invoice payment, Board of Review schedule, poverty exemption guidelines and early-voting license

The Oak Park City Council approved several routine administrative and financial items during the meeting.

Consent agenda: Council approved the consent agenda, which included the Jan. 6, 2025 meeting minutes; bid authorizations for multiple 2025 infrastructure projects; pay applications for sewer/catch basin cleaning and an 8-mile booster station rehabilitation; a public safety activity summary for December 2024; a block pruning pay application and the city’s new and renewal licenses for Jan. 21, 2025.

Invoice payment: Council approved payment of invoices from the law firm Garrin Lugo Miller PC for legal services in the amount of $15,388.63 by roll call vote.

Board of Review: The city assessor requested that compensation for Board of Review members remain unchanged from the previous year and asked the council to approve an additional meeting date (Tuesday, March 11) to accommodate appointments; council approved the request.

Poverty exemption: Council approved the 2025 poverty-exemption application and income guidelines; the assessor confirmed the city will post the approved form on the city website as required by state law and will make printed copies available at city offices.

Early voting: Council renewed a license agreement with the Oakland County Board of Election Commissioners to use the Oak Park Community Center as a regional early-voting site for mandated early-voting days that serve Oak Park and neighboring municipalities; the motion passed by voice vote.