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Votes at a glance: Coldwater council approves consent agenda, police-shift resolution, health-insurance opt-out and a zoning amendment
Summary
At its Oct. 13 meeting the Coldwater City Council approved the consent agenda, authorized payment of $200,988 in bills, introduced Ordinance 877, adopted a police-shift resolution, adopted Resolution 2,598 to opt out of Public Act 152, adopted Ordinance 876 (zoning changes for childcare), and authorized a closed session on pending litigation.
The Coldwater City Council took several procedural and policy votes at its Oct. 13 meeting.
Consent agenda and bills: The council approved a consent agenda that included minutes from multiple boards and financial reports. A separate motion to pay bills and accounts totaling $200,988 passed by voice vote.
Ordinance 877: After a presentation on Michigan's energy-assistance changes, the council voted to introduce Ordinance No. 877 (first reading) to amend CBPU rules, rates and regulations and to allow, under local rules, disconnection of electric-only meters in winter when the 24-hour forecast is above 34'F and the customer lacks city water service. The introduction was approved by voice vote; a final vote on the ordinance will occur at a later meeting.
Police shift resolution: The council adopted the requested change to police "float" shift hours and related resolutions (cited as Resolution 25-100 and agreement 25-35) to better match call loads and staffing; staff said the change moves hours to better cover busy noon-to-midnight periods.
Public Act 152 opt-out: Council adopted Resolution 2,598 to opt out of portions of Public Act 152 for employee health-insurance policy, as the board historically does to retain flexibility on plan design and employer contributions.
Zoning amendment (Ordinance 876): The council adopted Ordinance No. 876 on second reading, updating Coldwater's zoning ordinance to provide more flexibility for family/group-family childcare and adult day-care facilities, align definitions with state requirements and relax some parking rules for on-street situations.
Closed session: Council approved a closed session under Section 80 of Public Act 267 of 1976 to consult the city attorney regarding trial or settlement strategy in Thompson Construction Company v. City of Coldwater; the roll-call vote was unanimous in the transcript. The council reconvened and adjourned.
Where the transcript records only a voice vote, the meeting record shows "aye" and no roll-call tally; where a roll-call was taken it is recorded as unanimous in the transcript. The minutes should be checked for formal tallies if required for record-keeping.
