City Commission Work Session Meeting 12-11-2023
Regular MeetingGladstone, MI · December 11, 2023
Minutes
GLADSTONE CITY COMMISSION
WORK SESSION 12-11-2023
City Hall Chambers – 1100 Delta Avenue
December 11, 2023
4:00 PM
MINUTES
Mayor Thompson called the Work Session to order at 4:00 PM, Clerk Berry called the roll:
Present:
Mayor Thompson
Mayor Pro Tem Mantela
Commissioner Akkala
Commissioner Pontius
Commissioner Styczynski
Others Present:
Director of Public Safety Ron Robinson
Public Works Director Barry Lund
City Clerk Kim Berry
No public present for comment.
The Funding Opportunities Committee Members include:
Mayor Pro-Tem Brad Mantela, Commissioner Judy Akkala, City Manager Eric Buckman, City
Treasurer Vicki Schroeder and Public Safety Director, Ron Robinson.
This committee was tasked to research funding opportunties for the City of Gladstone,
specifically for the General Fund, and report back to the full City Commission. The Committee
presented the information in the packet to include taxes, tax comparisons, Public Safety, options
for funding, examples from other communities, and the committee's minutes from their
meetings.
Discussion on the special assessment funding mechanisim for Public Safety. Clerk Berry will
prepare a timeline along with Manager Buckman to bring to a regular Commission meeting in
January 2024.
Mayor Thompson adjourned the work session at 5:26 PM.
Agenda
GLADSTONE CITY COMMISSION
WORK SESSION MEETING 12-11-
2023
City Hall Chambers – 1100 Delta Avenue
December 11, 2023
4:00 PM
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
1. Roll Call
PUBLIC COMMENT
NEW BUSINESS
2. Funding Opportunities Committee Presentation
ADJOURNMENT
The City of Gladstone will provide all necessary, reasonable aids and services, such as signers
for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting to
individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon five days notice to the City of Gladstone.
Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the City of Gladstone
by writing or calling City Hall at (906) 428-2311.
Posted: 12-08-2023
Kimberly Berry, MiPMC
906-428-2311
kberry@gladstonemi.org
RULES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT/ PUBLIC HEARINGS
(Excerpt from City Commission Rules of Procedure Adopted: 11-25-2019
A. Public Comment / Public Hearings
At regular and special meetings of the commission, individuals wishing to be heard may
address the commission during the public comment/public hearing periods as set forth in
the agenda under the following rules:
1. Each speaker shall state name and address for the record.
2. Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes of comment unless the
presiding officer decides more time is necessary
3. Each speaker shall try to be concise and refrain from repeating comments
already addressed by the commission.
4. Speakers who do not cease speaking when asked to do so will be deemed
out of order and will not be allowed to address the commission again for the
remainder of the meeting; continued disruption will warrant removal from the
meeting.
5. The commission shall not decide issues that arise during public comment.
6. Speakers should address the commission through the presiding officer.
7. Commissioners and staff will not debate with the public.
8. Speakers will not verbally attack City Commissioners, City Staff or
members of the public attending the meeting. Any such behavior will not be
tolerated and any person presenting in this manner will be warned by the Mayor
and shall be removed by Public Safety for noncompliance.
9. No vulgar or obscene language will be used by the speakers.
10. Any information the speaker wants to distribute to the Commission must
first ask the Chair (Mayor) if they may present the Commission written comments
at the meeting.
11. Speakers may not ask questions of the board during this time as the
Commission or Staff will not address them during this public comment period.
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