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Council approves consent agenda including SAFER grant for 15 firefighters and objection to transfer of unsold tax‑reverted properties
Summary
Council approved a consent agenda that included grant acceptances (Priority Health/National Fitness Campaign for an outdoor gym at Davis Park; MCOLES community policing grant; Office of Highway Safety message signs; firearms enforcement project), a SAFER grant to hire 15 firefighters, several claim appeals, outside counsel for insulin‑pricing litigation, and an objection that will send six unsold tax‑reverted properties to the Ingham County Land Bank.
The Lansing City Council approved its consent agenda by voice vote. Vice President Hussain summarized key consent items for the record.
Consent items included grant acceptances such as a Priority Health/National Fitness Campaign grant to support an outdoor gym at Davis Park, a Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) Community Policing Grant, an Office of Highway Safety Planning grant for message signs, and a firearms prohibition enforcement project. The council also accepted a SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) grant that the city said would allow hiring 15 additional firefighters.
The consent agenda included claim appeals and outside counsel authorization in insulin‑pricing litigation (Lansing v. Purdue Pharma, LP, et al.). The council also noted the matter Allen Fox discussed earlier: by rejecting unsold tax‑reverted properties tonight, the city will ensure six properties transfer to the Ingham County Land Bank; Mr. Fox reported record low tax foreclosures in 2024 (45 countywide, 35 in the city).
The consent agenda passed by unanimous voice vote; no individual roll‑call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.
