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Caseville council approves budget transfers, paves five streets and advances charter amendment
Summary
The Caseville City Council on April 14 approved $62,608.14 in budget transfers, authorized $237,238.19 in invoices, awarded a $256,707.52 paving contract and voted to propose a charter amendment on elections and term lengths; all roll-call measures passed unanimously.
The Caseville City Council on April 14, 2025 approved a set of routine and policy measures, including third-quarter budget transfers, payment of invoices, a $256,707.52 paving contract for five streets and a resolution proposing an amendment to the city charter on elections and term lengths.
Council members voted 5-0 to approve March 10, 2025 minutes and then approved Resolution #2025-19 to authorize $62,608.14 in 3rd-quarter budgeted transfers and Resolution #2025-20 to pay invoices totaling $237,238.19. After Councilmember Kenneth Rathje arrived, the body approved several new-business items by roll call, each 6-0: Resolution #2025-21 adopting a sick time policy for part-time employees; Resolution #2025-22 exempting the American Legion Auxiliary from vendor fees for its Poppy Program on May 3, 2025 (8 a.m.–5 p.m.); Resolution #2025-23 awarding a $256,707.52 paving contract to Ace‑Saginaw Paving Co. to resurface Grand Ave., State St., Cross St., Cherry St. and Nancy St.; Resolution #2025-24 reducing the vending fee to $100 for St. Roch’s Church’s Chicken BBQ on August 10, 2025; and Resolution #2025-25 to propose a charter amendment related to regular and special elections and the length of terms for mayor and council.
City Manager Jamie Learman told the council that bids had been received for street work and that Riverside Park improvements are progressing. DPW Supervisor Troy Hartz reported that crews have begun work on the force main and that a new generator for the low-lift station is expected soon; the department sold the old generator via an online auction site, and Hartz said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EGLE (Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy) are conducting a water study.
Votes at a glance: • RESOLUTION #2025-19 — 3rd Quarter Budgeted Transfers ($62,608.14) — Approved (roll-call 5-0). • RESOLUTION #2025-20 — Invoices (Paid through April 10, 2025; $237,238.19) — Approved (roll-call 5-0). • RESOLUTION #2025-21 — Sick Time Policy for Part-Time Employees — Approved (roll-call 6-0). • RESOLUTION #2025-22 — Vendor-fee exemption for American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Program (May 3, 2025, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.) — Approved (roll-call 6-0). • RESOLUTION #2025-23 — Award paving contract to Ace‑Saginaw Paving Co. ($256,707.52) — Approved (roll-call 6-0). • RESOLUTION #2025-24 — Reduce vending fee for St. Roch’s Chicken BBQ (Aug. 10, 2025) to $100 — Approved (roll-call 6-0). • RESOLUTION #2025-25 — Propose amendment to the City Charter (elections and term lengths) — Approved (roll-call 6-0); next procedural steps were not specified in the meeting record.
The council took no recorded votes that defeated or tabled measures. The meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
