Council closes hearing on downtown maintenance special assessment; approves invoices

The Mount Clemens council opened the second public hearing on a proposed downtown maintenance special assessment roll "to review and confirm the special assessment role as prepared by the city assessor," the chair said.

City Manager Bernie explained the purpose of the hearing and provided logistics for the public comment period. Seeing no members of the public come forward, the council moved to close the hearing.

“The purpose of the second public hearing is to review and confirm the special assessment role as prepared by the city assessor,” Bernie said during the presentation of the hearing.

Following the hearing, the council moved to approve purchases and the payment of invoices as presented; a roll call was taken and the motion passed. The transcript does not provide a detailed vote tally or a list of the invoices by vendor.

During the city manager’s report, Bernie announced Thanksgiving closures for city offices (Nov. 22–23), temporary adjustments to refuse pickup, the Downtown Development Authority’s free after-3 parking program and the kickoff for a tinsel tour Dec. 1. The manager also noted the end of curbside compost pickup on Dec. 7 and opened nominations for a local treasurer award with a Dec. 17 deadline.

Next steps: the city will proceed with the assessment process per local ordinance; specific assessment roll confirmations or invoice line items were not detailed in the meeting transcript.