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Inkster council approves joining PFAS class action; one council member voices opposition
Summary
Council voted to approve joining a PFAS class action during the July 20 meeting; the motion carried by voice vote with at least one council member saying 'nay' during the roll call, and supporters said the city would receive compensation rather than pay out funds.
Council considered and approved a motion to authorize participation in a PFAS class action. The clerk read the agenda item; a motion and second were recorded and the council voted by voice. During the roll call one member voiced opposition but the motion passed with the majority present.
One councilmember asked whether approving the class action would require the city to pay money; another council member answered, "We ain't paying nothing out. We're actually getting something." The meeting record shows at least one dissenting 'nay' during the voice vote, but the motion was carried by the council majority. The clerk will include the formal resolution or contract language in the city records and staff will proceed with the administrative steps to join the class action as authorized by council.
No financial amounts, timetable for distributions, or specific legal counsel details were read into the record at the meeting; those items will be handled through the city's usual legal and administrative processes.
