(If the opening ceremonies include an invocation, the invocation should precede all other
ceremonies, such as the singing of the National Anthem or Pledge of Allegiance, and
shall be done in accordance with an invocation policy as adopted by the Board of
Commissioners.)
Any person shall be permitted to address a meeting of the Board of Commissioners which is required to be open to the public under the provisions of the Michigan Open Meetings Act. Public Comment shall be carried out in accordance with the following Board Rules and Procedures:
Any person wishing to address the Board shall state his or her name and address.
No person shall be allowed to speak more than once on the same matter, excluding time needed to answer Commissioners' questions, if any. The Chairperson shall control the amount of time each person shall be allowed to speak, which shall not exceed three (3) minutes. The Chairperson may, at his or her discretion, allow an additional opportunity or time to speak if determined germane and necessary to the discussion.
Public comment will be solicited during the two public comment periods noted in Rule 5.4, Order of Business. However, public comment may be received during the meeting when a specific agenda topic is scheduled for discussion by the Board. Prior to the first public comment, the Chairperson will indicate the topics on the agenda for which public comment will be accepted. Members of the public wishing to comment should raise their hand or pass a note to the clerk in order to be recognized, and shall not address the board until called upon by the chairperson. Please be respectful and refrain from personal or political attacks.
The purpose of the Consent Calendar is to expedite business by grouping non-controversial items together to be dealt with by one Commission motion without discussion. Any member of the Commission, staff or the public may ask that any item on the Consent Calendar be removed and placed elsewhere on the agenda for full discussion. Such requests will be automatically respected.
If any item is not removed from the consent calendar, the action noted (receive & file or approval) is approved by a single Commission action adopting the consent calendar.
All Information identified on the Consent Calendar can be viewed in it's entirety at www.grandtraverse.org.
1) Traverse Area District Library Special Minutes of June 5, 2019
2) Traverse Area District Library Special Minutes of June 11, 2019
3) Traverse Area District Library Regular Minutes of June 20, 2019
4) Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency Minutes of June 20, 2019
5) Traverse Area District Library Regular Minutes of July 18, 2019
6) Airport Governance Advisory Committee Minutes of July 30, 2019
7) Northwest Region Airport Commission Minutes of July 30, 2019
1) Central Dispatch - Staffing Plan Amendment (Cost Neutral)
2) FY2019 Budget Amendments
3) Commission on Aging - Point of Service Contract Renewal with Northern Lakes CMH
4) Commission on Aging - Snow Removal Contracts - Winter 2019-2020
5) Facilities - Hall of Justice Boiler Installation
Valuation Report presented on August 7th
1) GIS Upgrades
1) Veterans Millage Request
1) Duck Lake & Silver Lake Special Assessment Districts
2) Revised Deficit Elimination Plan - Drain Commissioner
1) Mold Update (verbal) - Hall of Justice
Labor Counsel, Matt Nordfjord will be in attendance and a closed session will be necessary or the purpose of discussing strategy and negotiation connected with the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement as permitted under MCL 15.268(c) as well as to consider a written attorney-client privileged legal opinion as permitted under MCL 15.268(h).