Mattawan council approves audit engagement, budget changes, meters and special-event request

The Village of Mattawan council on June 22 approved several finance and operations items, including an audit pre-engagement, budget amendments, equipment purchases and a special event permit.

Council approved the 2026 audit pre-engagement letter with Siegfried Crandall (motion by Stuut, second Begeman) and adopted 2025-2026 fiscal year budget amendments (motion by McLean, second Stuut) by roll call vote 6-0. The meeting minutes record the budget amendments as "approved as presented." No further detail on individual line items was provided in the public discussion.

On operations, the council approved Superintendent Anthony's attendance at the Sensus Reach Conference (motion by Daniel, second Streeter) and authorized purchase of replacement flow meters for the village treatment plants from Midwest Municipal Instrumentation for $8,042.00 (motion by Streeter, second Daniel); both motions passed unanimously. The council also approved a fireworks display requested by Larry Morgan for Aug. 8, 2026 (motion by Daniel, second Streeter).

Council directed Attorney Graham to draft an access easement and liability agreement for the Village workspace entrance (motion by Daniel, second Begeman). The minutes recorded a voice vote with one nay heard during the discussion but the roll call recorded 6-0 in favor; the record shows follow up by staff is required to prepare an agreement for future consideration.

The meeting record does not provide granular budget line items, vendor contract documents beyond the meter vendor, or detailed travel cost approvals for the conference; those details were not specified in the public minutes and will be part of staff follow-up.