Boards and Commissions
WANTED: Individuals interested in serving on one or more of the various City boards and commissions. For a complete list of vacancies and to obtain an application, please contact the City Manager’s Secretary at 906-485-1091, x203.
Board And Commissions Application 2016 (30.8 KiB)
Cemetery Board
The Cemetery Commission is responsible for submitting an annual report, adopting rules & regulations consistent with Michigan State Law, recommending rates and investments of the cemetery care and perpetual care fund. The Ishpeming Cemetery Board meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 3:00 p.m. at the Cemetery Office or City Hall Conference Room. (Meeting dates subject to change.)
Members:
- John French
- Stephen Piereson
- Cheryl Marietti
- Tracy Magnuson
- Karen Kasper
- Joseph Juidici– City Council Liaison
2016 Cemetery Board Meeting Dates
January 16, 2017 at the Al Quaal Lodge
March 20, 2017 at the new Public Works conference room
May 15, 2017 at the Cemetery Office
July 17, 2017 at the Cemetery Office
September 18, 2017 at the Cemetery Office
November 20, 2017 at City Hall
January 15, 2018 at City Hall
Greater Ishpeming Commision on Aging
All meetings begin at 9 a.m., at the Ishpeming Senior Center, 320 South Pine Street. Board members and the general public will be informed of any changes to date, time or place. Dates may be subject to change.
City of Ishpeming Members:
- Victor DePaoli
- Carol Gaboury, Secretary
- Kathy Mathias
- Joseph Pelkola
- Brad Waters, Vice President
Township Members:
- Tom Ryan
- William Kangas, Treasurer
- John Reddy
- G. Dawn Hoffman, President
Downtown Development Authority
Members:
- Mark Slown, City Manager
- David Aeh
- Jay Clancey
- David Aro
- Tracy Magnuson
- Carrie Meyer
- Teresa Perry
- Anne Giroux
- Rosemarie Strom
- Sandy Arsenault
- Justin Koski (City Council Liaison)
2017 DDA MEETING SCHEDULE @ 4:00 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room
- January 23, 2017
- March 27, 2017
- May 22, 2017
- July 24, 2017
- September 25, 2017
- November 27, 2017
Ishpeming Housing Commission
Members:
- Carol Gaboury
- Curtis Hosking
- Angelo Bosio
- Janice Stone
- Vacant
- Stuart Skauge (City Council Liaison)
111 Bluff Street
Ishpeming, MI 49849
906-485-4100
Library Board
Library Board meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. and the public is encouraged to attend. Friends of the Library meets on 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. and the public is encouraged to attend.
Members:
- Elyse Bertucci
- Darren Boldt
- Sheri Johnson
- Karen Kasper
- Paul Olson
- Karl Lehmann (City Council Liaison)
Iron Ore Heritage Recreation Authority
Carol Fulsher, Director
337 W. Washington Street
Marquette, MI 49855
Parks and Recreation Commission
Members:
- Norman Andrew
- Angelo Bosio
- Edmund Holmgren
- Stacia Lynn
- Dale Thomas
- David Morton
- Stephen Piereson
- Mike Tonkin (City Council Liaison)
Planning Commission
Major Duties and Responsibilities of the Planning Commission:
- Make, adopt and maintain a comprehensive or master basic plan as a guide for the development of the City of Ishpeming.
- Review the make recommendations to the City Council on those Federal, State and local public agency programs that affect the physical development of the City and all physical development projects.
- Prepare for City Council approval a public works capital improvement plan which defines all “project type” public needs, priority, estimated costs and method of financing.
- Preparation of a zoning ordinance.
- Prepare subdivision (plat) regulations for adoption by the City Council.
- Make special studies and reports on all other matters referred to the Planning Commission by the City Council.
Members:
- James Bertucci
- Gabe Seelen
- Angelo Bosio
- Larry Bussone
- Bruce Houghton
- Diane Gauthier
- Brooke Routhier
- Harry Weikel
- Mike Tonkin (City Council Liaison)
2017 MEETING SCHEDULE ** (6:30 p.m.)
- January 9, 2017**
- February 6, 2017
- March 6, 2017
- April 3, 2017
- May 1, 2017
- June 5, 2017
- July 10, 2017
- August 7, 2017
- September 11, 2017
- October 2, 2017
- November 6, 2017
- December 4, 2017
- January 8, 2018
** NOTE: Dates subject to change.
Wastewater Treatment Board
All meetings shall begin at 4:00 p.m. and shall adjourn at 5:30 p.m. unless changed by motion of the Board. All meetings will be held at the Ishpeming Area Wastewater Treatment Facility Conference Room
Members:
- Jerry Messana
- Jim Bertucci
- Angelo Bosio
- Brian Johnson
- Geoffrey Kruger
- Deborah Pellow, Director
- Phone Number: 486-4391
Negaunee-Ishpeming Water Authority
Phone Number: 486-8399
Members:
- Jim Bertucci
- Gerald Corkin
- Paul Gravedoni
- John Jackson
- Kristin Mariuzza
Zoning Board of Appeals
Members:
- Elyse Bertucci
- Richard Burke
- Evelyn Valente-Heikkila
- David Johnson
- Gabe Seelen
485-1091, x206
Board of Review
Members:
- Richard Burke
- Clint Collick
- William Larson
- Harry Weikel
- Vacant
Housing Appeals Board
Members:
- John Jackson
- David Johnson
- Anthony Gibbs
- Bob Marietti – Alternate
