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Howell council reviews and prioritizes city projects and guiding values in work session
Summary
At a Jan. 10 work session, City Manager Ervin Suida and department directors updated council on city projects; council members reviewed guiding values and prioritized departmental projects to inform the Howell Annual Budget 2025 and FY2025 work plan.
City Manager Ervin Suida and department directors presented project updates and a priority review to the Howell City Council during a work session on Jan. 10, 2025, as council members debated guiding values and how to sequence projects in the FY2025 plan.
Suida outlined recent projects and current statuses, and departmental leaders—including DPS Director Matt Davis, Deputy DPS Director Mike Spitler, Deputy Police Chief Matthew Kelleher, and DDA Director Kate Litwin—summarized objectives and proposed timelines for their respective areas. Council members discussed how the projects aligned with the city’s stated guiding values, goals and strategies and began ranking projects for budget inclusion or later phases.
The discussion focused on prioritization rather than final decisions: council members asked for clarifications on project timing, funding sources and dependencies, and directed staff to return with more detailed project cost estimates and implementation plans where needed. Departmental projects were reviewed and prioritized as part of the preparatory work for the Howell Annual Budget 2025.
No formal motions or votes on project approvals were taken at the work session. The session ran from 5:00 p.m. to 9:32 p.m., after which the meeting was adjourned by City Clerk Deanna Robson. Staff will follow up with additional detail and recommended sequencing for council consideration during later hearings or meetings.
