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Dearborn Heights council moves into closed session to discuss police union labor negotiations
Summary
At a special Aug. 26 meeting, the Dearborn Heights City Council voted 4–3 to enter a closed session at 5:32 p.m. to discuss labor negotiations with the Police Officers Association; the council returned at 6:11 p.m. and reported no agreements were reached.
The Dearborn Heights City Council convened a special meeting Aug. 26 and approved its agenda before voting to move into a closed session at 5:32 p.m. to discuss labor negotiations with the Police Officers Association.
Councilman Hassan Ahmad moved to enter the closed session to discuss the Police Officers Association labor negotiation and named participants to be present for the closed discussion, including the mayor, chief of staff Hernandez, human resources director Fisher, interim controller Bridal, Roger Ferenga and assistant counsel James Allen of Schenck and Rochelle PLC; the motion was seconded and carried 4–3 on a roll-call vote. The motion and list of attendees were recorded in the public motion as presented by the mover.
The council returned to open session at 6:11 p.m. The presiding official told the public record that the closed session “was just a discussion” and that “nothing was agreed upon,” indicating no formal action or settlement was reported at the meeting.
The special meeting included the routine approval of the agenda, a call for public comment (during which no speakers were recorded), and a brief series of procedural votes. The meeting was then adjourned following the return to open session.
No ordinances, resolutions, contracts, or binding agreements were recorded on the public agenda during this meeting; the substantive subject listed for closed session was a labor negotiation with the Police Officers Association. Details of bargaining positions, proposals, or any follow-up direction to staff were not disclosed in the open record at the conclusion of this session.
