Agendas & Minutes & Agenda Packets
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Public Participation Plan
Public Hearing Notices
Public Hearings for 2022-23 Budget and Capital Improvement Plan
The Houghton City Council will hold Public Hearings on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Center, 616 Shelden
LDFA Meeting June 15, 2022 at noon
The Local Development Finance Authority will meet at the Michigan Tech Lakeshore Center on June 15, 2022 at 12:00 noon. The agenda will include
City of Houghton Council Meetings in June 2022
The Houghton City Council will hold their regular June meetings on the following dates: Wednesday, June 15th at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 29th at 5:30
Joint Meeting of Council, Planning Commission, and Downtown Development Authority
A special joint meeting of the Houghton City Council, Planning Commission, and Downtown Development Authority will be held on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at
Meetings: The Houghton City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. on the Second and Fourth Wednesdays of every month. Agendas and agenda packets for each meeting will be placed in the Searchable Document Center of the website on the Monday before the meeting by 5:00 p.m.
Correspondence to be presented to the Council at the meeting must be provided to the Clerk on the Monday before the meeting at 12:00 noon in order to be included in the packet. Correspondence must state the name of who is submitting it. Correspondence will be read at the meeting. Attachments to e-mail messages will not be included. Correspondence that arrives too late to be included in the packet will still be read at the meeting with the original document added to the website packet after the meeting.
City Council Members

Robert Backon
Mayor
Served since 1990
Current Term Expires 11/2022

Robert X. Megowen
Mayor Pro Tem
Served since 2002
Current Term Expires 11/2022

Joan Suits
joan.suits@cityofhoughton.com
Served since 2020
Current Term Expires 11/2024


Jan Cole
virginia.cole@cityofhoughton.com
Served since 2020
Current Term Expires 11/2024

Craig Waddell
craig.waddell@cityofhoughton.com
Served since 2022
Current Term Expires 11/2022

Brian Irizarry
brian.irizarry@cityofhoughton.com
Served since 2020
Current Term Expires 11/2024
Rules of Procedure
Council meetings are open to the public and are run according to Robert’s Rules of Order. The Mayor presides over the meeting. The agenda is set prior to each meeting. Each meeting includes opportunity for members of the public to address the Council on any subject. Any petitions or communications sent to the Council prior to the meeting is read at the meeting.