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Our financial tracking article is live for tonight's City Council meeting. See how the $524k in invoices requested for approval break down along with their respective budget line categories.
Financial Tracking: November 25, 2025 Claims
As a continued reminder, all expenses incurred by the City are considered encumbered when the service is performed or the goods are purchased.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Our financial tracking article is live for tonight's City Council meeting. See how the $524k in invoices requested for approval break down along with their respective budget line categories.
Our recap of the November 13th City Council meeting is live on our Substack. While the meeting was short, there are still some interesting aspects to the items discussed, including a new non-union Water Billing Supervisor position.
Recap: November 13, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting
The Dearborn Heights City Council met for a regular meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Our recap of the November 13th City Council meeting is live on our Substack. While the meeting was short, there are still some interesting aspects to the items discussed, including a new non-union Water Billing Supervisor position.
Our preview for tonight's City Council meeting is live on Substack. Click through for a rundown of this short agenda.
Preview: November 13, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting
The Dearborn Heights City Council will convene for a Regular Meeting starting at 6:00 p.m.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Our preview for tonight's City Council meeting is live on Substack. Click through for a rundown of this short agenda.
Our Financial Tracking article is live for tonight's meeting, providing a quick glance at each invoice being brought to Council for approval as well a look at the details of each affected budget line.
Financial Tracking: November 13, 2025 Claims
As a continued reminder, all expenses incurred by the City are considered encumbered when the service is performed or the goods are purchased.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Our Financial Tracking article is live for tonight's meeting, providing a quick glance at each invoice being brought to Council for approval as well a look at the details of each affected budget line.
Our preview for tomorrow night's City Council meeting is up on Substack. Click through to learn more about requested bid acceptances, a slew of appointments, financial updates, and much more.
Preview: October 28, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting
The Dearborn Heights City Council will convene for a regular meeting starting at 6:00 p.m.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Our preview for tomorrow night's City Council meeting is up on Substack. Click through to learn more about requested bid acceptances, a slew of appointments, financial updates, and much more.
Our financial tracking article for tomorrow's City Council meeting is live on Substack. Click through to get a summary of each claim making up the $715k in requested monies, along with the status of each budget fund impacted.
Financial Tracking: October 28, 2025 Claims
As a continued reminder, all expenses incurred by the City are considered encumbered when the service is performed or the goods are purchased.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Our financial tracking article for tomorrow's City Council meeting is live on Substack. Click through to get a summary of each claim making up the $715k in requested monies, along with the status of each budget fund impacted.
Our preview for tonight's City Council meetings is live on our Substack. Click through to get a summary of what will be brought in front of Council tonight along with additional context and analysis.
Preview: October 14, 2025 City Council Meetings
The Dearborn Heights City Council will convene for a Special Meeting and a Regular Meeting starting at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Our preview for tonight's City Council meetings is live on our Substack. Click through to get a summary of what will be brought in front of Council tonight along with additional context and analysis.
Our financial tracking article for tomorrow's City Council meeting is now live on our Substack. Click through to get a quick overview of each claim submitted and each budget line affected.
Financial Tracking: October 14, 2025 Claims
As a continued reminder, all expenses incurred by the City are considered encumbered when the service is performed or the goods are purchased.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Our financial tracking article for tomorrow's City Council meeting is now live on our Substack. Click through to get a quick overview of each claim submitted and each budget line affected.
Our recap of this past Tuesday's City Council meeting is live on our Substack. Check out our summary of the discussions and how Council voted on the items brought before them.
Recap: September 23, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting
The Dearborn Heights City Council met for a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Our recap of this past Tuesday's City Council meeting is live on our Substack. Check out our summary of the discussions and how Council voted on the items brought before them.
Our meeting preview is live for tonight's regular meeting of the City Council. Click through to see what items are being brough to Council for approval.
Preview: September 23, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting
The Dearborn Heights City Council will convene for a Regular Meeting at 6:00 PM.
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September 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Our meeting preview is live for tonight's regular meeting of the City Council. Click through to see what items are being brough to Council for approval.
Our Financial Tracking article is live regarding tonight's Council meeting's claims.
Financial Tracking: September 23, 2025 Claims
As a continued reminder, all expenses incurred by the City are considered encumbered when the service is performed or the goods are purchased.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Our Financial Tracking article is live regarding tonight's Council meeting's claims.
Our recap for the September 9 City Council Meetings is live on Substack! Click through to learn all about how Council deliberated and voted on the items brought to them.
Recap: September 9, 2025 City Council Meetings
The Dearborn Heights City Council met for a special meeting and a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Our recap for the September 9 City Council Meetings is live on Substack! Click through to learn all about how Council deliberated and voted on the items brought to them.
Our preview of tonight's City Council meeting is live on Substack. Click through to see what requests are being made of Council as well as further details on agenda items.
Preview: September 9, 2025 City Council Meetings
The Dearborn Heights City Council will convene for a special meeting on Tuesday September 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall to discuss Dearborn Heights Communications Officers As...
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September 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Our preview of tonight's City Council meeting is live on Substack. Click through to see what requests are being made of Council as well as further details on agenda items.
Our Financial Tracking article is live for tomorrow night's City Council meeting. Click through to see a breakdown of each claim, statistics on invoices and spending, and a tally of each budget line item affected.
Financial Tracking: September 9, 2025 Claims
Tuesday’s meeting continues the trend of fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 claims becoming less common as we move further away from the June 30, 2025 end date for those expenses.
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September 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Our Financial Tracking article is live for tomorrow night's City Council meeting. Click through to see a breakdown of each claim, statistics on invoices and spending, and a tally of each budget line item affected.
Our recap of Tuesday's City Council meetings is live on Substack. Click through to learn what was approved, what was denied, and our City leaders' thoughts on each topic.
Recap: August 26, 2025 City Council Meetings
The Dearborn Heights City Council met for a special meeting and a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
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August 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Our recap of Tuesday's City Council meetings is live on Substack. Click through to learn what was approved, what was denied, and our City leaders' thoughts on each topic.
Our preview for tonight's City Council Meetings is live on our website, click through to get details on the motions and requests being brought in front of City Council.
Preview: August 26, 2025 City Council Meetings
The Dearborn Heights City Council will convene for a special meeting on Tuesday August 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall, followed by a Regular Meeting at 6:00 PM.
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August 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Our preview for tonight's City Council Meetings is live on our website, click through to get details on the motions and requests being brought in front of City Council.
Our Financial Tracking post is live on Substack, providing an overview of the statistics on tonight's meeting's claims as well as a breakdown of each claim and budget line affected.
Financial Tracking: August 26, 2025 Claims
For those tuning into Financial Tracking for the first time, you can read about this transition from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 budget to the FY 2025-26 budget in our first installment here.
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August 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Our Financial Tracking post is live on Substack, providing an overview of the statistics on tonight's meeting's claims as well as a breakdown of each claim and budget line affected.
Our meeting recap is live for last Tuesday's regular meeting. Click through to our Substack to get a full description on each part of the meeting, what Council members had to say, and how they voted.
Recap: August 12, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting
The Dearborn Heights City Council met for a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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August 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Our meeting recap is live for last Tuesday's regular meeting. Click through to our Substack to get a full description on each part of the meeting, what Council members had to say, and how they voted.
Our preview for tonight's City Council meeting is live on our Substack. Click through to get a rundown of each agenda item with added context.
Preview: August 12, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting
The Dearborn Heights City Council will convene for a regular meeting on Tuesday August 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
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August 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Our preview for tonight's City Council meeting is live on our Substack. Click through to get a rundown of each agenda item with added context.
We've posted our Financial Tracking article for the August 12th Council Meeting Claims. The Claims encompass 67 items and totals $6,458,102.20, a much larger amount than the average meeting. The previous fiscal year sees $4,120,888.95 in spending, while the current one sees $2,330,687.90.
Financial Tracking: August 12, 2025 Claims
For those tuning into Financial Tracking for the first time, you can read about this transition from Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 budget to FY 2025-26 budget on our first installment here. The short versi...
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August 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
We've posted our Financial Tracking article for the August 12th Council Meeting Claims. The Claims encompass 67 items and totals $6,458,102.20, a much larger amount than the average meeting. The previous fiscal year sees $4,120,888.95 in spending, while the current one sees $2,330,687.90.
Our recap of last Tuesday's Council meeting is live on our Substack. Click through to read a summary of what was brought forth, what was discussed, and the results of each motion.
Recap: July 22, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting
The Dearborn Heights City Council met for a regular meeting on Tuesday July 22, 2025.
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July 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Our recap of last Tuesday's Council meeting is live on our Substack. Click through to read a summary of what was brought forth, what was discussed, and the results of each motion.
Our preview for tonight's City Council is live on our Substack site. Take a look through before the meeting to see what will be deliberated.
Preview: July 22, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting
The Dearborn Heights City Council will convene for a regular meeting on Tuesday July 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
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July 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Our preview for tonight's City Council is live on our Substack site. Take a look through before the meeting to see what will be deliberated.
Take a look at our breakdown of the claims being approved by City Council tonight, which total over $1.8 million.
Financial Tracking: July 22, 2025 Claims
For those tuning into Financial Tracking for the first time, you can read about this transition from Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 budget to FY 2025-26 budget on our first installment here. The short versi...
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July 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Take a look at our breakdown of the claims being approved by City Council tonight, which total over $1.8 million.
Our meeting recap is up for last night's July 8th Council meeting. Click through to get a summary of what was discussed, how items were voted on, what the community is talking about, and more.
Recap: July 8, 2025 City Council Meetings
The Dearborn Heights City Council met for a special meeting and a regular meeting on Tuesday July 8, 2025.
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July 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Our meeting recap is up for last night's July 8th Council meeting. Click through to get a summary of what was discussed, how items were voted on, what the community is talking about, and more.
Last night's City Council meeting has been added to our YouTube, with added timestamps for each part of the meeting in the description for easy reference.
July 8, 2025 City Council Meetings
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July 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Last night's City Council meeting has been added to our YouTube, with added timestamps for each part of the meeting in the description for easy reference.