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Milan City Council approves police retirement LOUs, dispatch services and budget amendments
Summary
At its June 13 meeting the Milan City Council unanimously approved Letters of Understanding with the Police Officers Association of Michigan on supplemental MERS 457 retirement participation for command and records staff, formalized a dispatch services agreement with Washtenaw County, and adopted budget amendments for keyless entry and tornado sirens.
The Milan City Council on June 13 unanimously approved a package of personnel agreements and public-safety measures that included Letters of Understanding with the Police Officers Association of Michigan on supplemental retirement participation, a dispatch-services contract with Washtenaw County, and budget amendments for keyless entry systems and tornado sirens.
The council voted to approve a Letter of Understanding between the City of Milan and the Police Officers Association of Michigan (POAM) representing the Milan Command Officers Association to participate in a MERS 457 supplemental retirement program. Councilmember Kerkes moved approval and Councilmember Baldwin seconded; the roll call vote was recorded as seven ayes, zero nays.
Council later approved a second, related Letter of Understanding covering the Police Administrative & Records Clerk’s participation in the same MERS 457 supplemental program. That motion was made by Councilmember Nie, seconded by Councilmember Kofflin, and carried on a 7–0 vote.
The council also approved an agreement between the City of Milan and the County of Washtenaw for police dispatch services. The motion to accept the dispatch-services agreement was made by Councilmember Kofflin and seconded by Councilmember Thompson; the council recorded seven ayes and zero nays.
Separately, the council approved Fiscal Year 2022 budget amendments to fund keyless entry and tornado sirens. Councilmember Kerkes moved approval and Councilmember Nie seconded; the motion carried unanimously. The meeting record does not specify the dollar amounts for these amendments.
Councilmember Baldwin moved — and Councilmember Kerkes seconded — payment of bills and payroll totaling $740,451.15; that motion also carried unanimously.
No formal dissent or abstentions were recorded on the night’s roll-call votes. The meeting record lists motions, seconders and unanimous roll-call outcomes for the LOU approvals, the dispatch agreement, budget amendments and bills payable.
Next steps: the record indicates implementation of the dispatch agreement and the employer/union LOUs as approved; the minutes do not include effective dates or implementation timelines for the MERS 457 arrangements or the budget amendments.
