Hamtramck council amends agenda to add sewer-repair engineering contract, release agreement and acting city manager item

Hamtramck City Council on Oct. 14 approved an amended agenda that added three items: a resolution to award engineering services for the 2025 sewer repair program, a release agreement with Jamil Atahiri and a resolution to place a designation of an acting city manager at the top of new business for the council to consider.

The change to the agenda was proposed during the meeting’s additions-and-deletions portion. Council members motioned and seconded to add resolution 2025-125, described by staff as approving award of the 2025 sewer repair program engineering services, and resolution 2025-126, described as approving a release agreement between the City of Hamtramck and Jamil Atahiri. Both additions were approved by voice vote. Council also approved an amendment to place a resolution to designate Alex Lagur as acting city manager at the top of new business for future consideration.

The council approved the amended agenda by voice vote with no roll-call tally recorded in the meeting transcript. The meeting record shows the council moved these items into the packet for further consideration but does not show final council action on any of the added resolutions themselves during the Oct. 14 session.

The amended agenda approval was followed later in the meeting by approval of the consent agenda, which the clerk presented as including minutes from the Sept. 23 regular meeting and an invoice register dated through Sept. 20. The consent agenda was approved in a single motion with no discussion.

The council discussion at the Oct. 14 session centered on procedure for adding and amending agenda items; the record shows council members asked whether a designation to appoint an acting city manager would start immediately and debated whether to defer formal action or to post the change publicly before a vote. The transcript does not record a vote to appoint or confirm an acting city manager on Oct. 14, only that a resolution to consider that designation was added to the agenda for future action.

Votes at a glance:
- Addition of resolution 2025-125 (award of engineering services for 2025 sewer repair program): motion and second recorded; approved by voice vote (individual votes not recorded).
- Addition of resolution 2025-126 (release agreement with Jamil Atahiri): motion and second recorded; approved by voice vote (individual votes not recorded).
- Amendment to add resolution to designate Alex Lagur as acting city manager to top of new business: motion and second recorded; approved as part of the amended agenda by voice vote (individual votes not recorded).
- Consent agenda (includes approval of Sept. 23, 2025 minutes and invoice register through Sept. 20): approved in a single motion with no discussion.

None of the added resolutions were shown as finally adopted in the Oct. 14 transcript; each was placed on the agenda for consideration at a future point. The council did not provide roll-call tallies for the voice votes recorded in the minutes excerpt provided.