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Bellevue council approves up to $77,666 to repair Well No. 4, grants 2.8% COLA and adopts several budget and policy moves
Summary
At its Nov. 12 meeting, the Bellevue Village Council approved Northern Pump and Well’s proposal of up to $77,666.60 to repair Well No. 4, authorized a 2.8% cost-of-living increase for village employees, approved several operational motions including cancelling a uniform contract in favor of a $3,000 annual allowance, and moved funds from a Fire/Emergency CD into the 2026 budget.
Bellevue Village Council voted on multiple operational, personnel and infrastructure items at its Nov. 12, 2025, meeting at Bellevue Village Hall.
The council voted to accept a proposal from Northern Pump and Well to repair or, if needed, replace the pump and other parts at Well No. 4 for up to $77,666.60, a figure described in the motion as a “worst case scenario.” Council member E. Bird moved the measure; President B. Balkema seconded, and the minutes record the motion as carried. The record does not include a roll-call tally for the vote.
Council members also approved a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment for all village employees, effective Jan. 1, 2026. The motion to grant the COLA was moved by S. Roberts and seconded by L. Pfiester and is recorded in the minutes as carried; a detailed payroll impact or dollar total was not provided in the meeting record.
On administrative policy, the council voted to cancel its Vestis uniform contract and instead authorize a $3,000-per-year employee uniform allowance beginning Jan. 1, 2026. That motion was moved by S. Roberts, seconded by E. Bird and recorded as carried.
The council also voted not to charge Riverwood MHP additional tap fees for new homes connecting to the system; the motion was moved by B. Balkema and seconded by J. Willis and recorded as carried. No financial estimate of the revenue impact was provided in the minutes.
Other operational approvals included accepting a quote from Michigan Cat to repair the village backhoe and a motion to withdraw $26,250 from the Fire/Emergency CD to put into the 2026 budget, pay the Jan. 1, 2026 payment, and reinvest the remaining balance of $208,049.06 into a three-month certificate of deposit earning 3.45%. L. Pfiester moved the CD transfer motion; S. Roberts seconded it and the minutes show the motion carried.
The meeting record lists and approves a set of invoices across fund areas (General Sewer, Local Water, Accident Fund, Major Equipment and DDA capital improvement). The minutes include line-item vendor charges (for example, a $1,710.30 charge to the State of Michigan EGLE in the Local Water ledger) but do not print a consolidated vote tally for the invoice approval beyond “motion carried.”
The minutes list four public commenters by name (Pat Cripe, Payton Rourke, Ken Winright and Travis Sparks) but provide no verbatim comments in the published record. The meeting concluded at 8:54 p.m.; the minutes are signed by Nicole Roberts, Bellevue Village Manager.
The minutes record each motion as “carried,” but do not provide individual yes/no/abstain tallies in the published transcript. The council did amend the published agenda at the start of the meeting to add the Northern Pump and Well proposal before voting on it.
