Council passes resolution declaring prior severance agreements void and instructs administration not to pay without council approval

Nov 28, 2025

The council passed a resolution stating prior severance agreements made by the previous administration were unauthorized and void under the city charter, and directing the current administration to refuse severance payments unless expressly authorized by council.

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On Nov. 25 the Dearborn Heights City Council passed a resolution declaring that severance agreements entered into by a prior administration were unauthorized and therefore void under the city charter, and directed the current administration not to pay severance to mayoral appointees or former employees absent express council approval.

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