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Finance director presents Howell Annual Budget 2025; council discusses fund balances, investments and a water and sewer rate study
Summary
At a work session April 21, 2025, Finance Director Alyssa Miller presented the proposed Howell Annual Budget 2025 and highlighted recommended changes. Council members discussed fund balances, investment strategy, a planned water and sewer rate study and departmental budgets; no formal votes were recorded.
City Manager Erv Suida called the Howell City Council Budget Work Session to order at 5:37 p.m. on April 21, 2025, at Howell City Council Chambers. Finance Director Alyssa Miller presented the proposed Howell Annual Budget 2025 and outlined recommended changes to the draft budget.
Miller summarized the budget and staff recommendations and answered council questions about the city's fiscal position. Council discussion focused on the size and composition of fund balances, the city's investment approach and the scope and timing of a planned water and sewer rate study. Council members also reviewed and questioned departmental budget requests presented by staff, including requests from public safety, public works and planning departments.
No motions or formal votes were recorded during the work session. City staff framed the meeting as a budget review and information session rather than a decision point; Miller and other department directors noted adjustments that staff would incorporate for subsequent documents and council consideration.
The meeting included roll call of council members Jan Lobur, Luke Wilson, Nikolas Hertrich, Alex Clos, Erin Britten, Mayor Pro Tem Jacob Schlittler and Mayor Robert Ellis, and listed attendance by staff including City Manager Erv Suida, Deputy Police Chief Matthew Kelleher, City Clerk Deanna Robson, Planning & Zoning Administrator Kristi Troy, HR Manager Jamie Helman, IT Coordinator Mike Pitera, Assessor Peter Augostino, DPS Director Matt Davis and DDA Director Kate Litwin.
The work session adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
