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Buchanan commission approves $143,980.71 in expenditures and affirms city manager evaluation
Summary
The commission approved $143,980.71 in expenditures and voted to approve City Manager Timothy J. Lynch's annual evaluation with an increase retroactive to July 1; the meeting also included a closed-session discussion of collective bargaining and personnel.
The Buchanan City Commission approved expenditures for Aug. 12, 2024, totaling $143,980.71 and recorded the action by roll call. The commission then entered closed session under MCL 15.268 to discuss collective bargaining negotiations and a personnel evaluation, later returning to open session.
After the closed session, a commissioner moved to approve the annual evaluation for City Manager Timothy J. Lynch and to authorize an annual pay increase retroactive to July 1 as provided in his contract. The motion was seconded and, after roll call, the motion carried; the transcript records at least one recorded 'no' vote during that roll call. The transcript does not state the exact percentage or dollar amount of the pay increase in the public record.
The city manager, who provided project updates earlier in the meeting, had reported on preparations for the financial audit, a 30-day public comment period for a draft wastewater permit, USDA-backed downtown infrastructure work and a creek/culvert project requiring work in the creek to be complete by Oct. 1 under an eagle permit.
The transcript shows the commission completed these agenda items earlier in the meeting before moving to public comment and then adjournment.
