Houghton County Board of Commissioners,
Meeting Agendas & Minutes
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners serves as the legislative and policy-making authority for the County. The Board is composed of five members, each elected by the residents of Houghton County from designated districts. The term of office of each commissioner elected at or after the 2024 general November election is 4 years. The term of office begins on January 1 following the election and continues until a successor is elected and qualified.
In the event of a change to the scheduled meeting dates or times, or the calling of a special meeting, notice shall be duly posted, and if required, published in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Work Sessions
Public Work Sessions of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners shall be held in the Conference Room located on the fifth floor of the Houghton County Courthouse. Meetings will convene at 10:00 A.M. on the first Monday of each month.
Regular Meetings
Regular meetings of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners shall be held in the Circuit Court Courtroom, located on the third floor of the Houghton County Courthouse. Meetings will convene at 6:00 P.M. on the second Tuesday following the first Monday of each month.
Meetings shall be held in the Conference Room located on the fifth floor of the Houghton County Courthouse. Meetings will convene at 10:00 A.M. on the first Monday of each month.
Board of Commissioners Work Session & Board Meeting Dates & Minutes
Below are the current and archived agendas and minutes for both work sessions and board meetings of the Houghton County Board of Commissioners. In addition, all upcoming work session and meeting dates can be viewed within the current year.
Next Upcoming Meeting
June 1, 2026 (Mon) |
Work Session |
Recent Past Meetings
May 12, 2026 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 11, 2026 (Mon) |
Work Session |
May 4th meeting rescheduled to May 11th. |
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Meeting ID: 288 261 899 956 76 |
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April 14, 2026 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
All Past & Upcoming Meetings
2026
January 5, 2026 (Mon) |
Work Session |
Mon. |
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January 13, 2026 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
Tues. |
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February 10, 2026 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
Tues. |
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March 2, 2026 (Mon) |
Work Session |
Mon. |
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March 10, 2026 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 6, 2026 (Mon) |
Work Session |
April 14, 2026 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 11, 2026 (Mon) |
Work Session |
May 4th meeting rescheduled to May 11th. |
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Meeting ID: 288 261 899 956 76 |
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May 12, 2026 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 1, 2026 (Mon) |
Work Session |
June 9, 2026 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
Tues. |
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July 6, 2026 (Mon) |
Work Session |
Mon. |
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July 14, 2026 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
Tues. |
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August 3, 2026 (Mon) |
Work Session |
Mon. |
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August 11, 2026 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
Tues. |
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September 8, 2026 (Tue) |
Work Session |
Mon. |
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September 15, 2026 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
Tues. |
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October 5, 2026 (Mon) |
Work Session |
Mon. |
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October 13, 2026 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
Tues. |
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November 2, 2026 (Mon) |
Work Session |
Mon. |
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November 10, 2026 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
Tues. |
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December 7, 2026 (Mon) |
Work Session |
Mon. |
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December 15, 2026 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
Tues. |
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2025
January 14, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
January 30, 2025 (Thu) |
Special Meeting |
February 11, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 11, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 8, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 15, 2025 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
May 5, 2025 (Mon) |
Work Session |
May 13, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 29, 2025 (Thu) |
Special Meeting |
June 2, 2025 (Mon) |
Work Session |
June 10, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 26, 2025 (Thu) |
Special Meeting |
July 8, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 4, 2025 (Mon) |
Work Session |
August 12, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
MEETING TIME IS 10:00 AM |
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August 15, 2025 (Fri) |
Regular Meeting |
This meeting has been rescheduled from August 12, 2025 |
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September 7, 2025 (Sun) |
Work Session |
Mon. |
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September 9, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
September 23, 2025 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
Meeting start time: 11:00 AM Meeting location: Commissioners' Hall, 5th Floor Courthouse |
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October 6, 2025 (Mon) |
Work Session |
This meeting was cancelled by the Houghton County Board of Commissioners. |
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October 14, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
October 31, 2025 (Fri) |
Special Meeting |
November 3, 2025 (Mon) |
Work Session |
November 12, 2025 (Wed) |
Regular Meeting |
Voted to move to Wednesday November 12th in lieu of courthouse holiday closure (Veterans Day) Join via Zoom: 857 557 5396 |
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December 1, 2025 (Mon) |
Work Session |
December 9, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
2024
January 17, 2024 (Wed) |
Organizational Meeting |
February 13, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 12, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 11, 2024 (Thu) |
Regular Meeting |
4/9 meeting has been Rescheduled to 4/11. |
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April 24, 2024 (Wed) |
Special Meeting |
TAX ALLOCATION BOARD RESOLUTION & BALLOT LANGUAGE FOR 8/6/24 ELECTION. |
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May 15, 2024 (Wed) |
Regular Meeting |
MEETING RESCHEDULED FROM 5/14/24. |
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June 18, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
MONTHLY MEETING CHANGED FROM 6/11 TO 6/18. |
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July 9, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 13, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
September 10, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
October 15, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
October 16, 2024 (Wed) |
Special Meeting |
County Administrator Interviews |
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November 12, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
MONTHLY MEETING TIME CHANGED TO 3:00 PM FOR THIS MEETING |
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December 10, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
2023
January 17, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
4:00 MEETING TIME |
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February 14, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 2, 2023 (Thu) |
Special Meeting |
11am MEETING TIME |
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March 14, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 3, 2023 (Mon) |
Special Meeting |
3:00pm SPECIAL MEETING TIME |
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April 11, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 9, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 13, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 18, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
Rescheduled to July 18th |
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August 15, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
September 12, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
September 21, 2023 (Thu) |
Special Meeting |
12:00pm Special Meeting Time |
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October 10, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
November 14, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
November 22, 2023 (Wed) |
Special Meeting |
Emergency Watershed Protection Program Agreement |
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December 12, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
2022
January 11, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
February 7, 2022 (Mon) |
Special Meeting |
February 15, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 8, 2022 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Department Heads are encouraged to attend - Meeting will take place at 1pm |
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March 15, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 12, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 10, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 16, 2022 (Mon) |
Special Meeting |
Unexpired Commissioners seat District#2 |
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May 26, 2022 (Thu) |
Special Meeting |
3:00pm Meeting |
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June 14, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 28, 2022 (Tue) |
Work Session |
Work Session Scheduled to begin @ 1pm |
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July 12, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 9, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
September 13, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
September 16, 2022 (Fri) |
Special Meeting |
Special Meeting to begin at 1:00pm; maximum occupancy for the BOC 5th Floor must be adhered to. Please use the zoom link to participate with the meeting whenever possible. |
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September 29, 2022 (Thu) |
Special Meeting |
Special Meeting will begin @930am |
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October 11, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
November 15, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
December 13, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
2021
January 22, 2021 (Fri) |
Special Meeting |
3 PM |
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February 9, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
3:00 PM Meeting |
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March 9, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 18, 2021 (Thu) |
Special Meeting |
MEETING AT 1:30 & TOUR OF APOSTOLIC CHURCH ON SHARON AVENUE AT 1:00 PM-POTENTIAL JAIL SITE |
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May 11, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 15, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 13, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 10, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 16, 2021 (Mon) |
Special Meeting |
USDA Rural Development required meeting for Patrol Car Grant Funding |
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September 14, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
September 29, 2021 (Wed) |
Special Meeting |
October 5, 2021 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
October 12, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
November 16, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
December 14, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
2020
January 14, 2020 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
February 11, 2020 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 11, 2020 (Wed) |
Regular Meeting |
April 14, 2020 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 12, 2020 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 2, 2020 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
June 9, 2020 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 9, 2020 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
July 14, 2020 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 21, 2020 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 12:00 P.M. The purpose of the special meeting will be to discuss a Resolution in Support of a Community Response to Covid 19, and anything else that may rightfully come before the board. |
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August 11, 2020 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 28, 2020 (Fri) |
Special Meeting |
September 8, 2020 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
2019
February 12, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 12, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 9, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 23, 2019 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
May 14, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 11, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 9, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 13, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
September 10, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
October 24, 2019 (Thu) |
Regular Meeting |
DATE CHANGED FROM 10/15/19 TO 10/24/19 |
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November 13, 2019 (Wed) |
Regular Meeting |
2018
June 19, 2018 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 14, 2018 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
December 4, 2018 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
2017
January 10, 2017 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
February 14, 2017 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 14, 2017 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 11, 2017 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 9, 2017 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 26, 2017 (Wed) |
Special Meeting |
2016
January 12, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
February 9, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
February 26, 2016 (Fri) |
Special Meeting |
March 15, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 12, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 10, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 27, 2016 (Fri) |
Special Meeting |
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June 14, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 12, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 9, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
September 13, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
October 4, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
October 19, 2016 (Wed) |
Special Meeting |
November 8, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
December 15, 2016 (Thu) |
Regular Meeting |
2015
January 13, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
February 10, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 10, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 25, 2015 (Wed) |
Special Meeting |
April 14, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 12, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 9, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 14, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 11, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
September 10, 2015 (Thu) |
Special Meeting |
September 15, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
October 6, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
November 6, 2015 (Fri) |
Regular Meeting |
December 15, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
2014
December 9, 2014 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
Members
Tom Tikkanen
Chairman
tom.tikkanen@houghtoncounty.net
906-369-0022
District 1: Calumet Township, Hancock Township, Quincy Township
Term: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028
Roy Britz
Commissioner
roy.britz@houghtoncounty.net
906.281.1031
District 5: Chassell Township, Duncan Township, Elm River Township, Laird Township, Portage Township, Stanton Township
Term: January
1, 2025 to December 31, 2028
Joel Keranen
Commissioner
joel.keranen@houghtoncounty.net
906.370.4600
District 2: Franklin, Osceola, Schoolcraft and Torch Lake Townships
Term: January
1, 2025 to December 31, 2028
Glenn Anderson
Commissioner
glenn.anderson@houghtoncounty.net
906-281-2659
District 3: Adams Township, Hancock City, Part of City of Houghton
Term: January
1, 2025 to December 31, 2028
Gretchen Janssen
Commissioner
gretchen.janssen@houghtoncounty.net
906-370-4738
District 4: City of Houghton
Term: January
1, 2025 to December 31, 2028
Agenda Item Requests
All individuals or departments wishing to submit a request to have an item added to the agenda for the monthly board meeting must do so in writing using the official Agenda Item Request Form. Requests must be submitted no later than 7 calendar days prior to the scheduled board meeting date. Late submissions will be considered for the following month’s agenda unless deemed urgent by the Board Chair.
Submission process:
1. Complete the Agenda Item Request Form.
2. Submit the completed form by one of the following methods:
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Email to
agenda@houghtoncounty.gov (please include the words "Agenda Item" in the subject line of the email) -
Paper mail to
Houghton County Administrator’s Office
401 East Houghton Ave Houghton, MI 49931
3. You will receive confirmation of receipt and whether your request has been approved for the upcoming agenda.
Approval:
Agenda
requests are reviewed and approved by the Board Chair
based on relevance, time availability, and alignment
with board priorities.
