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Mattawan council bars department heads from taking village vehicles home, effective Aug. 15
Summary
After debate and a brief reconsideration, the council adopted a policy banning department heads from taking village vehicles home and designating the white unmarked police vehicle as the shared village vehicle; the final vote was 6–0 and sets the effective date as Aug. 15, 2026.
The Village of Mattawan Council voted to prohibit department heads from taking village vehicles home, with the change to take effect Aug. 15, 2026.
The item drew extended discussion. Minutes show that "Motion by McLean, seconded by Streeter to stop allowing the village vehicles to be taken home by the department heads and the white unmarked police vehicle be used for a general village vehicle beginning on August 14, 2026." That initial roll-call vote was recorded as Yes: Daniel, McLean, Monroe, Streeter, and Stuut; No: Begeman (5–1). Later in the meeting council voted to permit reconsideration of that motion, then a roll-call vote on reconsideration failed. Council then passed a revised motion: "Motion by McLean, seconded by Streeter that Department heads cannot take the village vehicles home, due to the cost to the village, as of August 15th and the white unmarked police vehicle becomes the village common use vehicle and is available to other departments." The final roll-call vote was 6–0 in favor.
The minutes do not record salary or reimbursement offsets tied to the decision; councilors debated cost and asset use. The council did not direct staff to prepare an implementing ordinance at this meeting; the minutes specify effective dates and vehicle designation only.
