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Boards, Authorities, Commissions & Committees
There are a variety of elected officials and volunteer groups that help make St. Joseph a great place to live, work and play. These groups give life to our sense of community and the promise for a brighter tomorrow.
If you are interested in serving as a member of a City Board, Commission or Authority, applications may be filled out on-line, or obtained from the City Clerk by calling (269) 983-6325.
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| City Commission |
Meetings: alternating weeks
City Hall
Members: Mayor Robert Judd, Mayor Pro Tem Michael Garey, Commissioners Fran Chickering, Mary Goff and Jeffrey Richards.
Openings: City Elections are held every odd year in November. Filing deadline for nominating petitions is 4:00 p.m. the twelfth Tuesday prior to the odd-year primary election.
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| Airport Authority |
Meetings: 3rd Thursday, monthly
9:30 am, Southwest Michigan Regional Airport
Members: Kevin Luhrs
Alternate: Gretchen Gilmore
Openings: No openings at this time
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| Board of Appeals |
Purpose: To hear appeals, variances and special exceptions and make decisions necessary for the enforcement of the City Zoning Ordinance.
Meetings: 3rd Thursday, monthly
4:30 pm, if needed
Members: Don Bleich, Sean Ebbert, Mary (Jinx) Heaton, Dick Wendt, Johnny Zimmerle
Alternates: John Hawley, Dave Resch
Openings: No openings at this time.
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| Board of Canvassers |
Purpose - To meet after each City election to canvass the votes and certify the results.
Meetings: Thursday following election, 9 am
Members: John Dewane, William Dillingham, Ronald Guertel, David Resch
Openings: No openings at this time
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| Brownfield Redevelopment Authority |
Purpose: – The Authority was established to promote the revitalization of environmentally distressed areas of the City of St. Joseph, through the utilization of tax increment funds for the purpose of eliminating contamination on development sites.
Meetings: 1st Thursday of even-numbered months, 4 pm
Members: Mary Goff, Deborah Koroch, Frank Walsh, Tim Zebell
Openings: Vacancy.
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| Cemetery Board |
Purpose: To direct improvements, care, management and preservation for all City cemeteries in good order, direct the expenditures of all monies for the cemetery and make and enforce regulations relative to burial and any other matters pertaining to the cemeteries.
Meetings: last Thursday, monthly
9 am, Riverview Cemetery office
Members: Tom Cooper, George King, Beth Schroeder.
Alternate: Dave Koch.
Openings: No openings at this time.
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| Construction Board of Appeals |
Purpose: To consider appeals from the decisions of the officials charged with the enforcement of the construction and maintenance codes.
Meetings: As needed
Members: Robert Andrew, David Campbell, Greg Powell, James Stouffer, Johnny Zimmerle
Alternates: Donald Benjamin, Wayne Johnson
Openings: No openings at this time
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| Downtown Development Authority |
Purpose - To promote economic growth to sustain a viable commercial district in the downtown area and is a financing entity through which public improvements can be planned and constructed.
Meetings: 3rd Wednesday, monthly
1 pm
Members: Bret Bortner, Vicki Campbell, James Devries, Mary Goff, Stephanie Grill, Tom Jennings, Edgar Ross, Frank Walsh, Diane Wollenslegel
Openings: No openings at this time.
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| Employees Retirement System |
Purpose - To supervise and manage the general administration of the City’s retirement system which involves the responsibility for decisions regarding investments and assets, selection of actuary, approves assumptions used, in accordance with the Pension Ordinance.
Meetings: 2nd Wednesday, quarterly
4 pm
Members: Katie Cook, Dan Curtis, Robert Judd, Deb Koroch, Frank Walsh.
Openings: No openings at this time.
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| Hospital Finance Authority |
Meetings: As needed
Members: James Brinkmann, William Chickering, Jane Gast, David Hills and Chad Mandarino.
Openings: No openings at this time.
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| Housing Commission |
Meetings: 2nd Thursday, bi-monthly
8:30 am
Members: Camellia Bogan, Gary Bush, Marian Finkler, Greg Koroch, Margaret Silverthorn
Openings: No openings at this time.
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| Library Board |
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, monthly
7 pm, Library
Members: Kim Capes, Dar Davis, Barbara Lovelette, Cheryl Miller, Anita Schultz,
Openings: No openings at this time.
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| Medic One |
Meetings: 4th Thursday, monthly
8:30 am, Medic One main office
Members: Mark Clapp
Alternate: Mike Hollacher
Openings: No openings at this time
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| Municipal Officers Compensation Commission |
Purpose - To review and determine salaries of Mayor, Mayor pro tem and City Commissioners.
Meetings: As needed every two years.
Members: William Dillingham, Marian Evans, Mary (Jinx) Heaton, Caryl Olson, Johnny Zimmerle
Openings: No openings at this time.
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| Parks Advisory Board |
Purpose - To act as an Advisory Board to review and make recommendations of sculptures, monuments, fountains, etc. for placement in all City parks.
Meetings: Last Wednesday monthly at 8:00 a.m.
Members: Kathy Burczak, Darwin Davis, Gretchen Gilmore, David Hills, Sylvia Lieberg, Gloria Mance, Margaret Renfro.
Openings: No opening at this time.
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| Planning Commission |
Purpose - To make recommendations to the City Commission regarding rezoning requests, zoning ordinance text amendments, zoning map changes, variances for signs, Special Use Permits and site plan review and approval for new developments.
Meetings: 1st Thursday, monthly
4:30 pm
Members: Sean Ebbert, Patsy Hartzell, Jerry Heppler, Daniel Hopp, Barry Michaels, Aaron Miller, Becky Rice, Jack Sanderson, Jeffrey Schmidt.
Openings: No opening at this time.
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| Recreational Harbor Authority |
Meetings: last Wednesday, monthly
noon
Members: Richard Bell, Michael Dumke, William Rahn, Allan Westmaas, Glenn Zerler, Kenneth Zimmerman
Openings: No openings at this time
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| Property Maintenance Board of Appeals |
Purpose: To hear property maintenance appeals and make decisions necessary for the enforcement of the International Property Maintenance Code, as adopted by the City.
Meetings: As needed
Members: Robert Andrew, David Campbell, Greg Powell, James Stouffer, Johnny Zimmerle
Alternates: Donald Benjamin, Wayne Johnson
Openings: No openings at this time.
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| Joint Wastewater Treatment Board |
Meetings: 3rd Thursday, monthly,
12:30 p.m.
at plant
Members: William Sinclair, Tim Zebell, Frank Walsh
Alternate: John Hodgson
Openings: No openings at this time.
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| Board of Review |
Purpose – To review and tentatively approve the assessment roll; and hears and makes decisions on appeals by taxpayers from valuations made by the City Assessor.
Meetings: 2nd Monday in March
Members: Michael Gast, William Houseal, Sharon Wheeler
Alternates: Louise Dillingham
Openings: No openings at this time.
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All citizens involved in these volunteer services are sincerely appreciated by the city staff and elected officials. The next time you see one of these people, please extend your own thanks and appreciation for their time, talent and extra effort. Your city works when we all work together.
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