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Gladwin City Council approves shelter recognition, utility assessments and multiple contracts
Summary
At its May 4 meeting the Gladwin City Council approved a set of resolutions and motions including recognition of the New Dawn Shelter as a nonprofit, a special assessment for delinquent utilities totaling $5,348.69, approval of street repairs and additional MEC water-service work, and multiple event and procurement approvals.
Gladwin City Council on May 4 adopted several resolutions and approved contracts and event requests that city officials said support city services and community events.
The council voted unanimously to recognize the New Dawn Shelter as a nonprofit organization after Council Member Gutierrez offered the resolution and Council Member Caffrey supported it. Mayor Sarah Kile introduced the measure as a formal recognition of the organization’s local work.
Council also approved routine financial and procurement items. A motion to approve warrants dated April 7–April 20, 2026, totaling $29,551.04 and payroll for April 29, 2026 totaling $41,477.69 carried unanimously. The council accepted the low bid from Hodgins Asphalt Paving Inc. for mill, patch and overlay work on 1st, Grout and Silverleaf streets for $10,000 following a recommendation from DPW Supervisor Jeff Graham.
Clerk Marietta Andrist presented a resolution to place delinquent utility accounts more than 60 days past due on the Summer 2026 tax roll; roll-call results showed unanimous approval. The listing in council materials identifies 13 parcels and a combined delinquent amount of $5,348.69.
City Administrator Kimberly Hines described remaining hydro-excavation work and introduced a resolution to accept additional support services from MEC Underground Solutions for residential water-service identification (mobilization, demobilization and backfilling) not to exceed $17,500; the resolution passed by roll call.
Other items approved included a memorandum of understanding with RCAP to perform free smoke testing on the city’s sewer system, authorization for the city to accept a K9 for use in schools (Officer Bob Doyle presented the proposal and Chief Kyle Binger expressed support), approval of the Memorial Day Parade, and approval of four weekend street-closure dates requested by Redhead Investments (Double H Bar).
Several of the passed items were recorded by roll call with the following recurring vote pattern: Ayes—Caffrey, Crawford, Darlington, Esiline, Gutierrez, Platt, Smith, Winarski; Nays—none; Absent—none; Abstain—none.
The council also approved the special-assessment resolution’s detailed list of parcels and amounts (total $5,348.69) and certified the MEC resolution specifying hourly rates and optional material pricing; both resolutions direct administrative staff to implement the actions as described in the council motions.
The meeting included public comment praising several local projects and community events, but no formal votes or policy changes resulted from those remarks. The council adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
Ending: The council set the second reading of the 2026–27 budget for May 18 and the adoption hearing for June 1; routine administration steps and project-specific next actions were left to staff under the adopted resolutions.
