Wadsworth
Last 30 days
City Council & Committees
The Safety Committee will receive updates on the MARCS Tower emergency radio project and discuss a potential fire levy. They will also consider purchasing a new rescue vehicle (Rescue 6) from MCEMA and trading in two Autopulse CPR devices for $4,000 each. Staffing reports show police at 30 of 34 authorized, fire/EMS fully staffed, and dispatch short by 3. Additional discussion items include downtown parking, ice cream truck restrictions, and township contract negotiations.
- Fire Levy discussion
- MARCS Tower Project update
- Rescue 6 purchase from MCEMA
- Trade-in of two Autopulse CPR devices ($4,000 each)
- Discussion items: downtown parking, ice cream truck restrictions, ordinance 152.033 on parked vehicles, township contract negotiations
City Council & Committees
The Finance Committee will discuss several tax levy renewals and adjustments for fire and emergency medical services. The council is also reviewing the sale of obsolete municipal equipment and the purchase of a new digger derrick.
- Proposed fire equipment tax levy renewal (1.5 mills) with a reduction to 0.75 mills
- Proposed fire equipment tax levy renewal (1.5 mills) with a reduction to 0.5 mills
- Proposed EMS tax levy renewal (3.0 mills) with an increase to 4.0 mills
- Authorization to sell obsolete municipal vehicles and equipment via internet auction
- Contract for the purchase of an Altec Model DX53E 53-foot hydraulic digger derrick
City Council & Committees
Council will vote on multiple ordinances, including rezoning three city lots from R-1 and College Street Gateway to R-2 Residential, amending parking restrictions, and authorizing a sewer overflow design contract up to $600,000. Several fund transfers totaling over $1.9 million are also on the agenda. A public hearing on the rezoning is scheduled for July 7.
- Rezoning of City Lots 5049, 5050, and 5051 to R-2 Residential (Ordinance 26-062)
- Amending parking ordinance to prohibit vehicles in yards except on driveways (Ordinance 26-067)
- Authorizing design contract up to $600,000 for sanitary sewer overflow reduction in Areas 6 and 8 (Ordinance 26-068)
- Transfer $489,053.74 from Park Land Acquisition Fund to General Fund (Ordinance 26-071)
- Supplemental appropriations of $977,952.48 for parkland and general funds (Ordinance 26-073)