The Big Rapids City Commission meets for the first time in 2023 tonight at City Hall.

 

On the agenda, Commissioners will be presented a quarterly investment report by City Treasurer Carla Staffen.

 

In general business, Commissioners will be acting on a resolution extending the listing for a property on at 906 N. State Street. Commissioners will also be acting on a couple of resolutions regarding city income taxes. The first is amending the annual Interest rate of city income taxes. The second resolution is adopting poverty guidelines for administration of the poverty exemption from property taxes for 2023.

 

The meeting begins at 6:30pm.

 

For full agenda scroll down. 

 

CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2023
226 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE
BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307
6:30 P.M.

Information and minutes are available from the City Clerk’s Office, 226 N. Michigan
Avenue, Big Rapids, MI 49307 Phone: 231-592-4020.
AGENDA FOR REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COMMISSION

1. CALL TO ORDER.
2. ROLL CALL.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. Act on the minutes of regular meeting of December 19,
2022.
6. QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT – Carla Staffen, City Treasurer
7. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
a. Introduction of Lilly Franklin, New Public Relations/Communications Coordinator
8. STUDY SESSION
a. Rules of Procedures for 2023.
9. PUBLIC COMMENT NOT RELATED TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
10. PUBLIC HEARINGS – None
11. GENERAL BUSINESS. (Regarding public comment, anyone may speak on an item of
general business. Please rise and wait to be recognized.)
a. Resolution Adopting the 2023 City Commission Meeting Schedule.
b. Resolution Authorizing a Listing Extension with Re/Max Together Realty to Sell
Property Located at 906 N. State Street.
c. Resolution Amending Annual Interest Rate of City Income Taxes.
d. Resolution Adopting Poverty Guidelines for Administration of the Poverty
Exemption from Property Taxes for 2023.
e. Resolution on Mayoral Appointments to Boards and Commissions.

12. WORK SESSION – None
13. UNSCHEDULED BUSINESS – (Commission Concerns/Reports)
14. ADJOURNMENT.

***Agenda items requiring a 4/5 Vote.
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