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Council approves multiple contracts, right‑of‑way vacation and extends city manager contract
Summary
Council approved purchases and contracts including a $316,647.32 truck hoist (not to exceed $364,144.42 with contingency), a $41,100 contract extension for landfill monitoring (totaling about $102,300), adopted a resolution vacating a platted alley effective Oct. 23, and approved a three‑year employment contract for City Manager Robert V. Bellman.
During the meeting council approved several administrative and capital items.
Contracts and capital purchase: DPW presented a contract with Stertil Koni USA Inc. to purchase and install a new truck hoist for $316,647.32, with a 15% contingency authorizing a total not to exceed $364,144.42. Staff said the hoist adds 40,000 pounds of lifting capacity, accommodates current and potential heavier electric vehicles, and has an expected 20‑year life. Council approved the contract unanimously.
Landfill monitoring: Council approved a not‑to‑exceed contract extension of $41,100 with Matt Matthews & Associates for continued monitoring and consulting at Bircham Park Landfill while the city applies to EGLE for reduced monitoring. Staff said the original contract was $61,200, bringing the total to approximately $102,300. The motion included a friendly amendment making approval subject to city attorney review of contract terms; council passed the amended motion unanimously.
Right‑of‑way vacation: Council adopted policy resolution 2025‑7 to vacate the platted public right‑of‑way between 533 and 535 Artisan/Ardsen Road, effective Oct. 23, 2025, allowing adjacent owners to finalize easements; staff noted the drain in the alley appears to be private infrastructure and not on city utility maps.
City manager contract: Council approved an employment contract extending City Manager Robert V. Bellman’s term for an additional three years (effective retroactive to July 1) and set salary language that staff described as $190,000 rounding; council discussed COLA adjustments and confirmed it did not represent a pay cut. The contract aligns the manager’s paid time off with other nonunion employees.
Appointments and consent items: Council also adopted a consent agenda that included multiple appointments to boards and commissions, conditional rental licenses and other routine administrative items.
Why it matters: These actions replace aging equipment, maintain regulatory monitoring for a capped landfill, resolve a platted alley ownership question, and set leadership terms for city management — all carrying operational and fiscal implications for city services.
Next steps: DPW and purchasing staff will finalize the truck‑hoist procurement and oversee installation; Planning/Clerk will record the vacate resolution; staff will process the landfill contract with city attorney review and confirm filings.
