Council approves police vehicle purchase, election reimbursement budget amendment and $2.07M in warrants

The Romulus City Council approved three financial items during Monday’s meeting: a budget amendment to purchase and upfit two police SUVs using seized/drug-forfeiture funds, a second-reading adoption of an election-reimbursement budget amendment, and the council’s periodic warrants list.

Mayor introduced budget amendment 25-26-14 to purchase and upfit two Ford police SUVs; Councilmember Wilhite moved to introduce and concur with the administration and the council approved the introduction and concurrence on a roll call.

On the clerk's agenda, the council approved the second reading and final adoption of budget amendment 25-26-12 described by the clerk as "in the amount of $42,913 to recognize reimbursement from the 08/05/2025 special school election and associated costs." The clerk's subsequent readback of the motion text included an inconsistent figure ($42,909,113) in the meeting record. The council voted to approve the budget amendment as read. (Transcript records the numerical discrepancy; the council did not read an amended corrected figure into the record. The clerk's first verbal amount was $42,913.)

Council approved Warrant 26-01 on a roll call. The warrant listed multiple fund disbursements — including General Fund $201,913.94; Water & Sewer $848,952.39; Motor Vehicle fund $136,586.01 — and a total of $2,068,258.11.

All motions passed on recorded roll-call votes with those present voting yes. The council did not add contingency language or reserve votes; administration and relevant departments were directed to implement purchases and process payments.