ALMONT VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JUNE 17, 2025 SYNOPSIS

VILLAGE OF
ALMONT
ALMONT VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 17, 2025
SYNOPSIS
President Dyke called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Council members present were Miller, Powell, Schneider and Dyke. Council members absent were Feldman, Glasser and Steffler. Staff members present were Village Manager Dale Kerbyson, Clerk/Treasurer Kimberly Keesler and Police Chief Daniel Willis.
Approved the agenda with the addition of Open Discussion Item #1, Township Police Contract; approved consent agenda items; approved to adopt Resolution #25-06-01, Adopting Millage Rates and Garbage Collection Fees for the 2025-2026 Fiscal Year; approved to adopt Resolution #25-06-02, to Increase and Adjust the Water Rates of the Village, effective July 1, 2025; approved to adopt Resolution #25-06-03, to Increase and Adjust the Sewer Rates of the Village, effective July 1, 2025; approved the DDA Fiscal Year 2026 Budget; approved to adopt Resolution #25-06-04 Draft #1, Adopting the 2025-2026 Budget; approved the fourth quarter budget amendments for Fiscal Year 2025; approved the year-end budget amendments for the DDA budget for Fiscal Year 2025; approved the closing of the municipal streets for the Heritage Festival; approved the opening of the social district for Jeep and Cruise Nights and classifying them as special events, thereby expanding the social district area; approved the special assessments be added to the 2025 tax roll; approved Resolution #25-06-05 to establish a Request for Funding, Designate an Agent, Attest to the Existence of Funds and Commit to Implementing a Maintenance Program for Road Reconstruction and Resurfacing Funded by the Transportation Economic Development Fund Category B Program; approved to go into closed session in accordance with Section 8(a) and 8(c) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act, being Public Act 267 of 1976, to conduct an evaluation of Manager Kerbyson’s and Clerk/Treasurer Keesler’s performance and for strategy and negotiation session connected with the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement; approved the payout of 60 hours of unused personal time to the Clerk/Treasurer; approved to extend the Clerk/Treasurer’s contract for two years and adjust the salary to $90,000 annually, retroactively to May 29th, 2025; approved to adopt and accept the collective bargaining agreement between the Village and FOP (Fraternal Order of Police); approved to extend the Village Manager’s contract for an additional year, include a $15,000 increase in compensation, move the amount of PTO sick days to eight, and remove the provision requiring the Village Manager to sit on any additional committees.
The meeting adjourned at 9:49 p.m.
Kimberly J. Keesler
Clerk/Treasurer
Timothy J. Dyke
President
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