Votes at a glance: Ferrysburg City Council, May 19

Below are the actions the Ferrysburg City Council took at its May 19 meeting, with outcomes as recorded in the meeting minutes.

- Consent agenda (minutes 05/05/2025; bills memo $189,981.72; participate in Ottawa County Treasurer's Tax Foreclosure Avoidance Payment Reduction Program; proclamation for National Safe Voting week): Approved by roll call.

- Resolution: employer contributions to medical benefit plans (maintain 15% employee premium share): Approved by roll call.

- Resolution: 2025 summer tax levy at 9.9911 mills (corrected from agenda figure): Approved by roll call.

- Resolution: water and sewer rates and charges (see article): Approved by roll call.

- Personnel manual amendment (on-call pay: DPW $125/week; Fire $75/week): Approved by roll call.

- Animal permit fee ($100 per permit to cover mailing notices): Approved by roll call.

- Adopt 2025–26 city budget ($8,141,200): Approved by unanimous roll call.

- Tri Cities Kiwanis candy-distribution permit (June events): Approved by roll call after sheriff’s office review and proof of additional insured coverage.

- Appointment: Bill Kate to Ad Hoc Ambulance Committee (committee to review ambulance contract options): Approved by roll call.

- Ordinance No. 336 (amend ethics chapter 32 and adopt complaint form): Adopted by roll call; substantive debate occurred prior to vote.

- Introduction/First reading: Ordinance to permit small-scale produce stands in residential zoning districts: Introduced (first reading), will return for additional consideration.

- Contract: Plumbers Environmental Services, $14,100 for sanitary sewer repairs (four spots using lining/injection method): Approved by roll call.

No votes were recorded on the cost-recovery work session item; staff will draft a proposed ordinance for later consideration.

These outcomes were recorded in the meeting’s roll-call votes and in staff’s meeting summary.