The Sentinel is providing a weekly round-up of the biggest topics in upcoming municipal meetings, giving our readers a chance to engage with their local officials on the projects, appointments and decisions that hit closest to home.
These round-ups are written on Fridays and updated online Mondays. Municipalities are not required by the Michigan Open Meetings Act to provide an agenda in advance of a meeting, but they are required to provide notice. Please visit your local municipality website for the most updated information.
Here are the biggest topics for meetings Monday-Friday, May 18-22:
Ottawa County
Insurance Authority Board Meeting: 9 a.m. Monday, May 18, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex
The agenda includes:
Read the agenda: tinyurl.com/yr9nhfda
Officers’ Compensation Commission: 3 p.m. Monday, May 18, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex
How to participate remotely: Meetings are live streamed via YouTube at @miOttawa
Board of Commissioners: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex
How to participate remotely: Meetings are live streamed via YouTube at @miOttawa
Materials Management Planning Committee: 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 20, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex
How to participate remotely: Meetings are live streamed via YouTube at @miOttawa.
Parks and Recreation Commission: 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex
How to participate remotely: Meetings are live streamed via YouTube at @miOttawa.
Landbank Authority: 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 22, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex
Community Mental Health Board of Directors: 9 a.m. Friday, May 22, at the Ottawa County Fillmore Street Complex
Allegan County
Materials Management Committee Special Meeting: 2 p.m. Monday, May 18, at the Allegan County Offices
The agenda includes:
Read the agenda: tinyurl.com/46wdr8hz
How to participate remotely: Meetings are live streamed via Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/4297951283
City of Holland
City Council: 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at Holland City Hall
City of Zeeland
City Council: 7 p.m. Monday, May 18, at Zeeland City Hall
City of Saugatuck
City Council Workshop: 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at Saugatuck City Hall
How to participate remotely: Meetings are live streamed via Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/2698572603
Planning Commission: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at Saugatuck City Hall
How to participate remotely: Meetings are live streamed via Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/2698572603
City of the Village of Douglas
City Council: 6 p.m. Monday, May 18, at Douglas Village Hall
City of Fennville
City Commission: 6 p.m. Monday, May 18, at Fennville City Hall
Olive Township
Board of Trustees: 7 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at the Olive Township Offices
Holland Charter Township
Board of Trustees: 7 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at the Holland Charter Township Offices
Park Township
Planning Commission: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at the Park Township Offices
Zeeland Township
Planning Commission: 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at the Zeeland Township Offices
Laketown Township
Parks Commission: 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at the Laketown Township Offices
How to participate remotely: Meetings are live streamed via Zoom at zoom.us/j/4556718351
Blendon Township
Township Board: 7 p.m. Monday, May 18, at the Blendon Township Offices
Read the agenda: tinyurl.com/4zyftryf
Saugatuck Township
Planning Commission: 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19 at Saugatuck Township Offices
How to participate remotely: Meetings are live streamed via Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/85393271805?pwd=r0gvzv2lNs2i59eCofy3ToMHi8CNvK.1
— Cassidey Kavathas is the politics and court reporter at The Holland Sentinel. Contact her at ckavathas@hollandsentinel.com. Follow her on X @cassideykava.
This article originally appeared on The Holland Sentinel: Ottawa Insurance Authority to consider entering closed session
Reporting by Cassidey Kavathas, Holland Sentinel / The Holland Sentinel
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