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Gladwin Council adopts revised water ordinance, dress code and fundraising policy; approves weed assessments, appoints Mike Smith
Summary
At its Nov. 3 meeting the Gladwin City Council adopted a revised water ordinance (second reading), a citywide dress code and a fundraising policy, approved special assessments for noxious-weed removal totaling $1,807.30, and appointed Mike Smith to the council.
The Gladwin City Council on Nov. 3, 2025, approved a package of ordinances, resolutions and appointments at a regular meeting held at Gladwin City Hall.
The council unanimously approved the Revised Water Ordinance on its second reading after a motion from Council Member John Caffrey and support from Council Member Deb Platt. The roll call vote recorded ayes from Caffrey, Dave Crawford, Carol Darlington, Cristy Gutierrez, Deb Platt and Linda Winarski; the ordinance was adopted.
Council members also adopted a City of Gladwin Dress Code Policy by resolution. City Manager Kimberly Hines introduced the policy and Mayor Sarah Kile and Attorney Gildner (via phone) discussed enforcement and potential ethics-code changes for elected officials. The resolution, offered by Council Member John Caffrey and seconded by Council Member Cristy Gutierrez, passed unanimously and the resolution states the policy is effective Nov. 3, 2025; the City Administrator and the Human Resources Department were directed to implement and enforce it.
A Fundraising Policy was likewise adopted after City Treasurer Angela Bigham explained the rationale for clear rules on sponsorships and contributions. Mayor Kile read a handout describing the policy and Attorney Gildner indicated approvals would be handled on a case-by-case basis. The council adopted the fundraising resolution by unanimous roll call.
On a separate resolution, the council authorized special assessments to recover delinquent charges for noxious-weed removal. The resolution cites Ordinance 290 and section 94.38 of the City Code and directs the City Assessor to place the assessments on the December 2025 tax roll. The resolution listed multiple parcels and dollar amounts (individual assessments ranged from $79.50 to $551.20) and a total to be added to taxes of $1,807.30; the roll call vote was unanimous.
Appointments were also handled during new business. The council approved the Planning Commission's recommendation to appoint Kevin Brott. For a vacant council seat, an initial motion to appoint Monica Antes (moved by Council Member Cristy Gutierrez and supported by Council Member Deb Platt) failed on a 2–4 roll call vote (Ayes: Gutierrez, Platt; Nays: Caffrey, Crawford, Darlington, Winarski). The council then voted 5–1 to appoint Mike Smith to the council (Ayes: Caffrey, Crawford, Darlington, Platt, Winarski; Nay: Gutierrez) after a motion from Council Member John Caffrey and support from Council Member Linda Winarski.
Council members approved warrants totaling $143,212.84 and payroll of $39,399.89 earlier in the meeting. City Treasurer Angela Bigham was recognized for an award, and administrative reports noted routine public-works and police activity; DPW Supervisor Jeff Graham said the water tower will need cleaning and repainting in the future, and Treasurer Bigham reported 29 charging-station uses in the prior month.
Mayor Sarah Kile urged strong voter turnout for the upcoming election. The meeting adjourned at 5:54 p.m.
The actions taken at the meeting included multiple roll-call votes and formal resolutions; details of each adopted resolution and vote are recorded in the meeting minutes.
