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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA July 27, 2026 Page 1 CITY OF NILES CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA July 27, 2026 The meeting will be held in person at 1345 E. Main Street, Niles, Michigan and viewed via Zoom 6:00pm __________________________________ Any interested person or group may address the City Council on any agenda item when recognized by the presiding officer or upon request of any Council Member. Also, any interested person or group may address the City Council on any matter of City concern not on the Agenda during the agenda item designated Public Comment. The comment of any member of the public or any special interest group may be limited in time. For individuals who may wish to attend the City Council meeting it will be held at 1345 E. Main Street in the City of Niles, Michigan. You may also view the meeting from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android device, or by telephone. Public comment will only be accepted in person. ZOOM STREAMED CITY COUNCIL MEETING ACCESS Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://nilesmi.zoom.us/j/99669867810 Webinar ID: 996 6986 7810 Or iPhone one-tap: US: +13017158592, 99669867810# or +13126266799, 99669867810# Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 or 877 853 5247 (Toll Free) or 888 788 0099 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 996 6986 7810 International numbers available: https://nilesmi.zoom.us/u/aevsybYxnl MEETING PARTICIPATION At any regular or duly called special meeting of the Niles City Council, other than those meetings not subject to the provisions of the Michigan Open Meetings Act, a person desiring to speak on any item(s) on the agenda may do so subject to the following rules: • Prior to addressing the Council, the person must provide, for the record, his/her name, permanent address. • The person must be recognized by the Mayor or other presiding officer at the point on the agenda entitled “Citizen Participation.” CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA July 27, 2026 Page 2 • The person will be allowed three (3) minutes to present remarks, unless the time restriction is waived by the chair. • A person wishing to address an agenda item may reserve time to address that item immediately prior to the time that the item is discussed by the Council. • A person may be expelled from the meeting for a breach of the peace committed at the meeting, and if during his/her presentation to the Council becomes loud or unruly, the chair may rule the person out of order and forfeit the person’s opportunity to speak further. Resolution 92-11/1003 November 23, 1992 If you would like to contact the City Council about any matter, on the agenda or otherwise, please do so via the email addresses below by 4:00 pm prior to the meeting: • Mayor Nick Shelton: mayor@nilesmi.org • Mayor Pro Tem & 1st Ward Councilmember Gretchen Bertschy: gbertschy@nilesmi.net • 1st Ward Councilmember Georgia Boggs: gboggs@nilesmi.net • 2nd Ward Councilmember Sheila Koebel: skoebel@nilesmi.net • 2nd Ward Councilmember Tim Rogers: trogers@nilesmi.net • 3rd Ward Councilmember William Weimer: wweimer@nilesmi.net • 3rd Ward Councilmember Charlie McAfee: cmcafee@nilesmi.net • 4th Ward Councilmember Jessica Nelson: jnelson@nilesmi.net • 4th Ward Councilmember Michael Thompson: mthompson@nilesmi.net • City Administrator Richard Huff: cityadministrator@nilesmi.org • City Clerk Tina Bergman: cityclerk@nilesmi.org The City of Niles will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids such as Closed Captioning. If other aids and services are needed for individuals with disabilities please contact the City Clerk, at cityclerk@nilesmi.org. 6:00 P.M. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING CALL TO ORDER: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: ROLL CALL: (If attending remotely announce your location, i.e., state and city.) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: PUBLIC HEARING: CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: (PUBLIC COMMENTS) PRESENTATIONS: CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA July 27, 2026 Page 3 CONSENT AGENDA: 1. Consideration of approving the minutes of the July 13, 2026 City Council Meeting and the July 13, 2026 Committee of the Whole meeting. 2. Consideration of approving the list of bills dated July 22, 2026. 3. Consideration of scheduling a public hearing on August 10, 2026 at 6:00 pm to receive public comments on the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 City of Niles’ budget. CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT: 4. Consideration of authorizing the emergency purchase by the Utilities Department – Electric Division to JAH Power Services, Inc. of Whitesburg, Georgia in the amount of $32,000.00 to rebuild Network Protectors in the Downtown Network. 5. Consideration of authorizing the Utilities Department – Electric Division to accept the bid from J. Ranck Electric, Inc. of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan in the amount of $160,706.81 for the 3rd and Broadway Traffic Signal project and authorize the Mayor to sign the contract. 6. Consideration of authorizing the Utilities Department – Electric Division to extend a $1,000.00 allotment to Corewell Health Lakeland Niles for the annual Midge Tyler Tree of Love Ceremony. 7. Consideration of authorizing the emergency purchase by the Utilities Department – Electric Division to Kachur Tree Service, LLC of Niles, Michigan in the amount of $6,187.50 for emergency tree removal services required due to the recent storm damage. 8. Consideration of authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept the quote of $20,179.85 from Best Equipment Company of Westland, Michigan for the purchase of leaf vacuum parts. 9. Consideration of authorizing the emergency purchase by the Department of Public Works to We Build Fun of Allen, Texas in the amount of $6,630.61 for playground replacement parts. 10. Consideration of confirming the original fee itemization form (in a recent FOIA request) contained an error of $0.05 and has been corrected. 11. Consideration of authorizing Information Systems to enter into a 3-year Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft Corporation of Redmond, Washington (via Microsoft reseller SHI International Corp.) for $229,942.05 and authorize the Mayor to sign the contract. 12. Consideration of approving the resolution to Authorize Placement of Marihuana Voter Initiative on Ballot and set the Ballot Question Language, forward the wording to the County Clerk for certification and placement on the November ballot. APPOINTMENTS: 13. Consideration of confirming the appointment of Jamie Bennett to the remaining four-year term on the Niles District Library Board expiring December 31, 2026. CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA July 27, 2026 Page 4 CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT: COUNCILMEMBER’S REPORT: Councilmember Boggs Councilmember McAfee Councilmember Bertschy Councilmember Weimer Councilmember Koebel Councilmember Nelson Councilmember Rogers Councilmember Thompson MAYOR’S REPORT: CLOSED SESSION: • Review of Attorney’s written opinion. ADJOURNMENT