Durand council sets special meeting on OPRA district, union deals, budget

The Durand City Council has posted an agenda for a special meeting at 6 p.m. on June 30 that includes two public hearings and six items listed for approval, according to the agenda published by the city.

The agenda lists Mayor Pro-tem Rich Folaron as calling the meeting to order, with roll call taken by the city clerk.

Two public hearings are scheduled back to back under items of business: one on the creation of an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act (OPRA) district, and one on approval of an OPRA application. The agenda does not identify the property or applicant involved, and no supporting materials were included in the posted document.

Six approval items follow. They are: a PVS contract for ferric chloride for the wastewater treatment plant; an invoice for Vactor repair; a lease extension for 308 N. Saginaw St.; DPW laborers and DPW supervisors union negotiations; a Biotech invoice; and budget amendments ending fiscal year 2025-2026. The agenda does not list dollar amounts for any of the items.

The agenda provides two public comment periods. The first, "Hearing of Representatives and Citizens Present," comes before the business items and is followed by a council response period. The second, near the end of the meeting, is limited to agenda items only.

Under the posted rules for public comment, speakers must give their name and mailing address, are allowed five minutes each, may not yield time to other speakers, and are to address the council. The agenda also asks anyone who signs in to observe the five-minute limit.

The agenda states that people with disabilities needing assistance should contact City Clerk Mindy McKay at least five business days before the meeting, and that an attempt will be made to make reasonable accommodations for many types of impairment.

What happens next

The council is scheduled to take up the public hearings and the six approval items at the 6 p.m. special meeting on June 30. The posted agenda does not indicate how any member intends to vote, and no vote results exist yet. Outcomes, including any dollar figures attached to the ferric chloride contract, the Vactor and Biotech invoices, the lease extension and the year-end budget amendments, would appear in the meeting minutes.