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Teen is charged as adult in fatal shooting

A Wayne teen could spend the Center at about 5:20 p.m. Nov. 26. Annapolis. Investigators allege according to an earlier report of arrested by Wayne PD without
rest of his life in prison following When officers arrived on the that Perry tried to take the mari- the incident. incident,” state police tweeted.
the fatal shooting of a man out- scene, they discovered the body juana without paying for it and Perry was arrested without The teen has been charged
side the Hype Athletic Center of Woods in the lobby of the Woods attempted to drive away. incident on Saturday, Dec. 1, with one count of felony murder,
Nov. 26. building, according to police Prosecutors also allege that the according to a Facebook post one count of armed robbery and
Wayne County Prosecutor reports. Medics arrived and Perry fired a weapon at Woods from the Wayne police. Michigan two counts of felony firearm,
Kym Worthy has charged transported the victim to in his vehicle, striking him multi- State Police, called by Wayne to according to the prosecutor's
Antoine Perry, 16, of Wayne as an Beaumont Hospital Wayne ple times. aid in the investigation, con- office.
adult in connection with shoot- where Woods was pronounced The heavily bleeding victim firmed by tweet that the state He was arraigned and
ing of 19-year-old Devin Woods of dead. made his way from his car into Special Investigation Section remanded to jail Friday, Dec. 7.
Ypsilanti during what police Prosecutors allege that Perry the lobby of the athletic center Troopers had determined that The probable cause conference
described as a marijuana buy had contacted the victim to pur- seeking help. Hype personnel the 16-year-old Perry was the is set for Dec. 21 and the prelimi-
gone awry. chase marijuana and the two called 911 and attempted to aid primary suspect in the incident. nary examination is scheduled
Wayne police were dis- met in the parking lot of the ath- Woods prior to the arrival of “An arrest warrant was for Dec. 28 in 29th District Court
patched to the Hype Athletic letic center on Howe Road near police and medical personnel, obtained and the suspect was in Wayne.
Wreath ceremony time changed

Romulus Memorial Cemetery will be Outreach Committee and donations and
participating in Wreaths across America sponsorships for wreaths are still being
set for noon Saturday, Dec. 15. The origi- accepted. A wreath for one veteran can be
nal 10 a.m. time has been changed. sponsored for $15 or sponsorships with a
The goal is install 400 memorial local fundraising group are available by
wreaths in the cemetery, located at 10101 visiting www.wreathsacrossamerica.org
Shook Road in Romulus. The annual and choose a local fundraising group
wreath tribute is an effort of the Veterans option.

MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
November 26, 2018
Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Rd. Romulus, MI 48174
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro-Tem John Barden.
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call: Kathy Abdo, John Barden, Celeste Roscoe, Tina Talley, William Wadsworth, Eva Webb, Virginia
Williams.
Jumping with Jill Administrative Officials in Attendance:
LeRoy D. Burcroff, Mayor
Students from Roosevelt-McGrath Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk
Elementary School in Wayne and 1. Moved by Talley, seconded by Abdo to accept the agenda as presented. Motion Carried Unanimously.
18-400 2A. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Walker-Winter Elementary School in Romulus City Council held on November 13, 2018. Motion Carried Unanimously.
Canton Township participated in the 18-401 2B. Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Talley to approve the minutes of the special meeting of the Romulus
Jump With Jill live tour performance City Council held on November 13, 2018 – Open Session, City Quarterly Investment Report. Motion Carried
recently. Currently on their live tour, Unanimously.
3. Petitioner
Jump with Jill performers have been 4. Chairperson’s Report
visiting Wayne Westland district ele- 4. Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Talley to accept the Chairperson’s Report. Motion Carried Unanimously.
mentary schools to teach students 5. Mayor’s Report
about the importance of healthy eating Mayor Burcroff presented a video of upcoming City events.
and exercise. Jump With Jill has per- 18-402 5A. Moved by Webb, seconded by Talley to concur with the administration and adopt a resolution for
the City of Romulus Poverty Exemption for 2019 to be used by the Board of Review to approve or deny pover-
formed 3,000 times for a million stu- ty exemptions.
dents across six countries and has Discussion: City Assessor, Julie Albert, gave an overview of Federal Government approved guidelines the State
been nominated for three Emmy® of Michigan recommends for poverty exemptions. Motion Carried Unanimously.
Awards for supporting educational 18-403 5B. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Abdo to concur with the administration and authorize the mayor
and clerk to enter into an Inter-Governmental Agreement with Wayne County for improvements to Fernandez
materials. Park located on Avalon Street, to update the walking path that surrounds the park, purchase a new swing set,
planters, and a message board for upcoming events in the City of Romulus. Motion Carried Unanimously.
18-404 5C. Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Wadsworth to concur with the administration and authorize renew-
al of the Michigan Municipal League membership dues until such time the City no longer wishes to participate
or budget for this expenditure. Motion Carried Unanimously.
18-405 5D. Moved by Abdo, seconded by Talley to concur with the administration and introduce Budget
Amendment 18/19-12 to allocate funding for costs associated with the acceptance of the 2017 SAFER Grant and
the hiring of five (5) additional Firefighter positions.
FUND/DEPT. CURRENT AMENDED
NOTICE OF SEIZURE AND INTENT TO FORFEIT ACCOUNT NO. ACCOUNT NAME BUDGET AMENDMENT BUDGET
General Fund
TO: Pablo Perez Jr. Assigned Fund Balance
101-000-393.001 SAFER Grant 47,800 (10,000) 37,800
You are hereby notified that on October 19th, 2017, pursuant to MCL 333.7521, the Canton Township Police Department seized
the following described property: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado, VIN: 3GCEC23J79G164464. If you claim an interest in the prop- Expense
erty you must, within twenty (20) days of the first publication of this notice, file a claim with the Canton Township Police 101-270-828.000 Employee Processing 17,500 10,000 27,500
Department, 1150 S. Canton Center Rd., Canton, MI 48188, phone: 734-394-5400. Failure to file a written claim will result in To allocate funding for costs associated with the acceptance of the 2017 SAFER Grant and the hiring of five addi-
the forfeiture of the seized items to the Canton Township Police Department. CN1788 - 121318 2.5 x 1.125 tional firefighter positions. Motion Carried Unanimously.
18-406 5E. Moved by Roscoe seconded by Talley to concur with the administration and introduce Budget
Amendment 18/19-13 to recognize federal funding and allocate additional funds for costs associated with the
Charter Township of Canton Special Board Proceedings – December 1, 2018 acceptance of the 2017 SAFER Grant and the hiring of five (5) additional Firefighter positions in accordance
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Canton was held Tuesday, December 1, 2018 in the Board with the “Period Performance” for the grant beginning February 23, 2019.
Meeting Room at 1150 Canton Center S., Canton, Michigan. Supervisor Williams called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. FUND/DEPT. CURRENT AMENDED
Members Present: Anthony, Foster, Graham-Hudak, Siegrist, Slavens, Sneideman, Williams Members Absent: None Staff ACCOUNT NO. ACCOUNT NAME BUDGET AMENDMENT BUDGET
Present: None Guest: Lew Bender, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Southern Illinois University Adoption of Agenda The agenda was General Fund
adopted by unanimous consent. SPECIAL TOPIC: Team Building with Special Guest Lew Bender Professor Bender engaged Assigned Fund Balance
the board in a Team Building Exercise. Public Comments: None OTHER: None ADJOURN: The meeting was adjourned by
unanimous consent at 12:15 p.m. ___Michael A. Siegrist, Clerk ___Pat Williams, Supervisor 101-000-393.001 SAFER Grant 37,800 (37,800) -
Copies of the complete text of the Board Minutes are available at the Clerk’s office of the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Revenue (Fire)
S. Canton Center Rd, Canton, MI 48188, 734-394-5120, during regular business hours or be accessed through our web site 101-336-501.094 Federal Grant – SAFER - 113,300 113,300
www.canton-mi.org after Board Approval. Expense (Fire)
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101-336-702.002 SAFER Salaries - 75,640 75,640
101-336-706.000 Comp Abs 54,550 8,370 62,920
101-336-710.000 Overtime 158,380 6,275 164,655
Charter Township of Canton Board Proceedings – December 4, 2018 101-336-715.000 Social Security 94,250 5,590 99,840
A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Canton was held Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 1150 101-336-715.001 Medicare 22,040 1,310 23,350
Canton Center S., Canton, Michigan. Supervisor Williams called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of 101-336-716.001 Defined Benefit 16,910 3,040 19,950
Allegiance to the Flag. ROLL CALL Members Present: Anthony, Foster, Siegrist, Slavens, Sneideman, Williams Members
Absent: Graham-Hudak, Staff Present: Director Faas, Director Trumbull, Engineering Services Manager - Bill Serchak, 101-336-717.100 Retiree Health Savings 5,890 740 6,630
Accounting Manager - Sarah Clay Guest: Gorette Young - MDOT ADOPTION OFAGENDA Motion by Siegrist, supported by 101-336-718.000 Health Insurance 391,160 39,875 431,035
Sneideman to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried by all members present. GENERAL CALENDAR: Item G-1. 101-336-719.000 Dental Insurance 17,050 2,315 19,365
Consider Approval of an Agreement with the Michigan Department of Transportation for the Ford Road (M-153) 101-336-720.000 Life Insurance 1,570 170 1,740
Boulevard Project. (MSD) Motion by Siegrist, supported by Slavens to approve the agreement, including the provision to allow 101-336-721.000 LTD Insurance 4,490 340 4,830
staff to further refine the terms in Canton’s best interest, with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) for the Ford 101-336-722.000 Worker’s Comp 48,340 2,880 51,220
Road (M-153) Boulevard Project; and, authorize the Township Supervisor to sign the agreement on behalf of Canton Township. 101-336-723.000 Empl Assistance 550 55 605
Motion carried by all members present. PUBLIC COMMENT: None OTHER: None ADJOURN: Motion by Foster, support- 101-336-957.005 SAFER Training - 4,500 4,500
ed by Anthony to adjourn at 4:38 p.m. Motion carried by all members present. ____ Michael A. Siegrist, Clerk ____Pat
Williams, Supervisor To recognize federal funding and allocate additional funds for costs associated with acceptance of the 2017
Copies of the complete text of the Board Minutes are available at the Clerk’s office of the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 SAFER Grant and the hiring of five additional firefighter positions in accordance with the “Period Performance”
S. Canton Center Rd, Canton, MI 48188, 734-394-5120, during regular business hours or be accessed through our web site for the grant beginning 02/23/2019. Motion Carried Unanimously.
www.canton-mi.org after Board Approval. CN1790 - 121318 2.5 x 2.106 18-407 5F. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to concur with the administration and introduce Budget
Amendment 18/19-16 to cover the purchase of a police vehicle that was not encumbered from the 17/18approved
budget.
FUND/DEPT. CURRENT AMENDED
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON ACCOUNT NO. ACCOUNT NAME BUDGET AMENDMENT BUDGET
ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS Federal Forfeiture Fund
Expense
The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities at 267-301-970.000 Capital Outlay - 30,867 30,867
the meeting/hearing upon notice to the Charter Township of Canton.
Fund Balance
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the Charter Township 267-000-390.000 Fund Balance 119,157 (30,867) 88,290
of Canton will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, To cover the purchase of a police vehicle that was not encumbered from the 17/18 approved budget. Motion
or activities. Carried Unanimously.
6A. Clerk’s Report
Employment: The Charter Township of Canton does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment prac- 18-408 6A1. Moved by Webb, seconded by Talley to concur with the Executive Advisory Committee and City
tices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title II of Assessor, Julie Albert, to re-appoint Shirley Lamberson and Debra Hoffman to the Board of Review with their
the ADA.
terms to commence on January 1, 2019 and expire on December 31, 2020. Motion Carried Unanimously.
Effective Communication: The Charter Township of Canton will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services 6B. Treasurer’s Repot
leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the Charter Township 7. Public Comment
of Canton's programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other A resident spoke about water on his property. Two citizens spoke about an eviction.
ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments. 8. Unfinished Business
Mayor Burcroff spoke about a home that the City purchased at fair market value. Councilwoman Williams asked
Modifications to Policies and Procedures: The Charter Township of Canton will make all reasonable modifications to policies if the City could get a copy of an order of eviction from the court. City Attorney, Steve Hitchcock, informed that
and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activi- the information regarding an eviction could possibly be obtained by filing a Freedom of Information request with
ties. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in the Charter Township of Canton's offices, even where pets the court.
are generally prohibited.
9. New Business
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to par- 18-409 9A. Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Wadsworth to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of Steven
ticipate in a program, service, or activity of the Charter Township of Canton should contact the office of Barb Brouillette, Human John Lewkowicz. Motion Carried Unanimously.
Resources Coordinator, Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton, MI 48188, (734) 394-5260 as soon 10. Communication
as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event. Councilwoman Williams thanked Chief of Staff, Julie Wojtylko, for clearing up a matter that she was not the per-
son at a towing company with another resident. City Clerk, Ellen Craig-Bragg recognized the APA on the suc-
The ADA does not require the Charter Township of Canton to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its cess of their annual Thanksgiving dinner. Councilwoman Talley commented that Mrs. Edwards was very appre-
programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.
ciative of Council’s recognition of her and Mr. Edwards’ 50 wedding anniversary. Mayor Pro-Tem John Barden
Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the Charter Township of Canton is not accessible to persons with disabilities recognized a City of Inkster councilman who was in the audience. Councilman Wadsworth gave a reminder to
should be directed to Barb Brouillette, Human Resources Coordinator, Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, check out the Romulus Animal Shelter for Christmas gifts.
Canton, MI 48188, (734) 394-5260. 18-410 11. Moved by Abdo, seconded by Talley to pay Warrant 18-22 in the amount of $1,400,026.87. Motion
Carried Unanimously.
The Charter Township of Canton will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individu- 12. Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to adjourn the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council.
als with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retriev- Motion Carried Unanimously.
ing items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs. I, Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk for the City of Romulus, Michigan do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true
copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council held on November 26, 2018.
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