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Greenville council asks state to revisit pension relief, adopts Resolution No. 23-08

Greenville City Council · March 1, 2026

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At its April 4 meeting, the Greenville City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 23-08 asking Michigan lawmakers and the governor to include $250 million in the 2023 state budget to help communities that followed pension best practices but were excluded from previous relief.

Mayor Jeff Scoby presided as the Greenville City Council on April 4 unanimously adopted Resolution No. 23-08, formally asking the Michigan Legislature and governor to include $250 million in the 2023 state budget to assist municipalities that followed state pension best practices but were left out of earlier aid.

The resolution, introduced by Councilperson Lehman and seconded by Councilperson Moss, states that Greenville took “financially difficult steps to stabilize its pension program” and that HB 5054 of 2022 would have allocated $250 million among communities that made such changes. The text says the city and similar communities were ineligible for $750 million in pension relief allocated in 2022 despite similar pension-related stresses, and that revisiting HB 5054 would make assistance more equitable.

Councilperson Lehman moved adoption of the resolution; Councilperson Moss seconded. The motion passed 6–0 with Councilperson Johnson absent. The resolution also authorizes the city to send letters to the local state senator and representative asking them to reconsider the portion of HB 5054 described in the document.

The resolution frames the requested $250 million as intended to help covered communities address pension liabilities, maintain employment levels and continue services. The council did not specify a timeline for further local actions beyond sending the requested letters and adopting the resolution.