Write-Up by Editor Rebecka Hoyt, Agenda by City Clerk Barbara A. Pitcher
Please note that only the City Commission Meeting Agenda is posted below. At the end of the agenda, click on the link to take you to more detailed minutes of the meeting. Also, the meeting minutes will not be published in each issue of The Buchanan Chronicle (probably once a month) due to rules that minutes are approved at the next City Commission meeting.
The Buchanan City Commission met via Zoom for their first Monday meeting of March 8th 2021 at 7:01 pm; all commissioners were present. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Denison and roll call was taken with no absentees. There were no additions to the agenda, and the approval of the agenda was motioned by Commissioner Mark Weedon, supported by Commissioner Patrick Swem, and a yes motion to carry it by all commissioners.
Begin Agenda:
Public Comment – Agenda Items Only
Consent Agenda
- Approve Minutes: Regular City Commission Meeting, Feb. 22, 2021
- Approve Invoices/Expenditures: for March 8, 2021 in the amount of $104,033.17
- Notable expenditure include: Dial-A-Ride Operations for October-December for $40,153.60
Scheduled Matters from the Floor
- United Way of Southwest Michigan: Dolly’s Parton Imagination Library
- Zen Leaf: Proposed 420 Celebration
Reports by: Departments, Committees, Boards
- Oakridge Cemetery: Veterans Circle Policy
- Finance Department
- Master Meter Replacement at Chemical Feed Building
Unfinished Business
- Guys & Dolls Lease
- Treasurer Position
New Business
- March 2021: Restaurant Month
- G2 Development 2021 Marihuana Permit Renewals
- Finalization of DPW Building Plans
- Proposal to Amend Personnel Policies Manual
Communications
- 2020 Tree City USA
- Easter Egg Drive-Thru
- Updated Covid Restrictions
- Marijuana Revenue Update
Public Comment – Non-Agenda Items Only
Executive Comments from City Manager, Commissioner(s), & Mayor
Adjourn
You may view the completed March 8, 2021 City Commissioner Meeting Minutes on the City of Buchanan Website.