This commission was created in 2018, and the commission below is its inaugural commission. The commission is appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. You can find the commission on Facebook!

Meetings are held in March, July and December. This board's authority is in the City's Charter. Any member of the City Council can nominate a member, and the member must be confirmed by a majority of the City Council.

The Beautification Commission meets regularly on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7:00pm at City Hall. The commission's duties are outlined in the City's Ordinances. Members must be nominated by the Mayor and subject to approval by a majority vote of the City Council. The commission can be emailed using This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Meetings for this Board are held as needed. The members of this Board are the City Manager and two other members nominated by the Mayor and subsequently confirmed by a majority of the City Council. The authority of this Board is in the City's Ordinances.

Meetings of the Board are on the first Monday of the month at City Hall. The Civil Service Board is outlined in the City Charter. The Board has three members, one of which is appointed by the City Council, one member elected by the City's employees, and the third by the two other members of the Commission.

The Construction Board of Appeals is created in Sec. 10-82 of our Ordinances, and members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council. This board is to appeal any decisions regarding a property and the International Property Maintenance Code that is currently adopted by the City Council.

The DDA meets quarterly in January, April, July and October on the second Tuesday of the month at 4:00pm at City Hall. Terms are four years. The authority's establishment is outlined in the City's Ordinances, and possible in accordance with Public Act 197 of 1975, as amended. The authority shall consist of eight members and the City Manager, and the City Manager is responsible for nominating the members with subsequent approval by the City Council. Not less than a majority of the members shall be persons having an interest in property located in the downtown district. Not less than one of the members shall be a resident of the downtown district, if the downtown district has 100 or more persons residing within it.

Please check out the Downtown Development Authority's Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan here.

The Ethics Board was reinstated in 2020 after being removed from our ordinances in the early 2010's. Below are the members:

• Stacy Cobb-Muniz, Chair (nominated by Mayor Pro Tem Lucido)
• Michael Jones (nominated by Mayor Monique Owens)
• Rob Baker (nominated by Councilman DeMonaco)
• Gary Sasek (nominated by Councilman Baker)
• Lynn Tubben (nominated by Councilman Curley)

The commission meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Berry Manor at 10:00am. The five members are appointed by the City Manager, and terms are five years. The commission is established in the City's Ordinances. The Commission also has its own website.

The commission consists of five members with five year terms nominated by the Mayor with consent of City Council. The commission is established in the City's Ordinances.

The Commission consists of seven members, nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by a Majority of the members of the City Council. The Commission meets once every two years on the odd-numbered years. The commission is established in the City's Ordinances.

This commission was reopened in 2018, and the commission below is its inaugural commission. The commission is appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. The commission is established in the Code of Ordinances.

The commission consists of seven members appointed to five year terms. Meetings are the first Thursday of each month at 7:00pm at City Hall. The commission is established in the City's Charter. Members can be nominated by any member of the City Council and confirmed with a majority vote.

Please check out the Planning Commission's 2019 Annual Report.

Meetings are held as needed on the third Thursday of each month at City Hall at 7:00pm. The ZBA is established in the City's Ordinances. The seven members are nominated by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council.