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Gladwin council amends budget to fund EV charging station, approves special assessments
Summary
At its May 5 meeting the Gladwin City Council approved a FY 2024–2025 budget amendment to fund an EV charging station through Apple Energy (budget increase $175,372; $100,000 reimbursement noted), authorized special assessments totaling $2,388.36 for delinquent utility accounts, and conducted a first reading of the FY 2025–2026 budget that included proposed police reporting system and Flock street cameras.
The Gladwin City Council on May 5 approved several fiscal measures: a budget amendment to fund an electric vehicle charging station through Apple Energy, a resolution authorizing special assessments for delinquent utility accounts to be placed on the Summer 2025 tax roll, and it conducted the first reading of the FY 2025–2026 budget that included proposed public-safety technology projects.
Interim City Manager Kimberly Hines explained the budget amendment related to Apple Energy; Council Member Caffrey moved the resolution, supported by Council Member Guiterrez. The amendment was described in the resolution as increasing City Hall Buildings & Grounds professional and contractual services from $1,000 to $176,372 — a change of $175,372 — to fund installation of an EV charging station. The agenda packet also referenced reimbursement of $100,000 connected to the Apple Energy invoice. The motion passed by unanimous roll call: Caffrey, Crawford, Darlington, Esiline, Guiterrez, Platt, Sischo and Winarski voted aye.
Council separately approved a resolution to place identified delinquent utility accounts on the Summer 2025 tax roll as special assessments. Council Member Darlington moved the measure; Council Member Caffrey supported it. The resolution listed individual account holders and amounts and set a total of $2,388.36 to be added as special assessments. The motion passed by unanimous roll call.
During the meeting Police Chief Eric Killian described two technology projects included in the first reading of the FY 2025–2026 budget: switching to a Taylon reporting system and installing cloud-operated street cameras from Flock. The items were presented as part of the first reading; no final budget adoption occurred that night.
A member of the public, Wendy Quimet, used the public comment period to ask why the Silverleaf Street project has not been completed. The council did not record a separate action on that public comment in the minutes.
The resolutions and assessments were adopted during the New Business portion of the meeting. The clerk’s certified copies of the budget amendment and the special-assessment resolution are included in the official meeting record.
