Houghton County Board of Commissioners | Houghton County, Michigan

Houghton County Board of Commissioners

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. Commissioners serve two-year terms.

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.

Members

Tom Tikkanen

Tom Tikkanen
Chairman

tom.tikkanen@houghtoncounty.net
906-369-0022

District 1: Calumet Township, Hancock Township, Quincy Township

Roy Britz

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

Kevin Codere

Joel Keranen
Commissioner

joel.keranen@houghtoncounty.net
906.370.4600

District 2: Franklin, Osceola, Schoolcraft and Torch Lake Townships

Glenn Anderson

Glenn Anderson
Commissioner

glenn.anderson@houghtoncounty.net
906-487-5323

District 3: Adams Township, Hancock City, Part of City of Houghton

Gretchen Janssen

Gretchen Janssen
Commissioner

gretchen.janssen@houghtoncounty.net
906-370-4738

District 4: City of Houghton

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:

Email to
administrator@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
Hand delivery to
Houghton County Administrator’s Office

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.

2025 Regular Meetings

Regular meetings 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 3:00 P.M. on the second Tuesday following the first Monday of each month.

2025 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. Click here for the schedule.

Board of Commissioners Meeting Dates & Minutes

2025

Regular Meeting

December 9, 2025 (Tue)

Work Session

December 1, 2025 (Mon)

Regular Meeting	November 12, 2025 (Wed)
Voted to move to Wednesday November 12th in lieu of courthouse holiday closure (Veterans Day)

Work Session

November 3, 2025 (Mon)

Regular Meeting

October 14, 2025 (Tue)

Work Session

October 6, 2025 (Mon)

Regular Meeting

September 9, 2025 (Tue)

Work Session	September 2, 2025 (Tue)
This meeting was rescheduled from its originally planned date of September 1, 2025, by action taken at the June 10, 2025 Board meeting.

Regular Meeting

August 12, 2025 (Tue)

Work Session

August 4, 2025 (Mon)

Regular Meeting

July 8, 2025 (Tue)

Comm. Packet

Agenda

Work Session	July 1, 2025 (Tue)
This meeting was rescheduled from its originally planned date of July 7, 2025, by action taken at the June 10, 2025 Board meeting.

Agenda

Special Meeting

June 26, 2025 (Thu)

Special Meeting	June 12, 2025 (Thu)
Meeting start time: 12:00 PM

Regular Meeting	November 12, 2024 (Tue)
MONTHLY MEETING TIME CHANGED TO 3:00 PM FOR THIS MEETING

Special Meeting	October 21, 2024 (Mon)
Offer Compensation Package to Selected Administrator Candidate

Special Meeting	October 16, 2024 (Wed)
County Administrator Interviews

Regular Meeting	June 18, 2024 (Tue)
MONTHLY MEETING CHANGED FROM 6/11 TO 6/18.

Regular Meeting	May 15, 2024 (Wed)
MEETING RESCHEDULED FROM 5/14/24.

Special Meeting	April 24, 2024 (Wed)
TAX ALLOCATION BOARD RESOLUTION & BALLOT LANGUAGE FOR 8/6/24 ELECTION.

Regular Meeting	April 11, 2024 (Thu)
4/9 meeting has been Rescheduled to 4/11.

Special Meeting	November 22, 2023 (Wed)
Emergency Watershed Protection Program Agreement

Special Meeting	September 21, 2023 (Thu)
12:00pm Special Meeting Time

Special Meeting	April 3, 2023 (Mon)
3:00pm SPECIAL MEETING TIME

Special Meeting	October 19, 2022 (Wed)
Special Meeting will begin @ 10am

Special Meeting	September 29, 2022 (Thu)
Special Meeting will begin @930am

Special Meeting	September 26, 2022 (Mon)
The Special Meeting will begin @ 3pm

Special Meeting	September 16, 2022 (Fri)
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.

Work Session	August 22, 2022 (Mon)
Work Group Session begins @ 12 noon

Work Session	July 14, 2022 (Thu)
Work Group Session begins @ 1pm

Work Session	June 28, 2022 (Tue)
Work Session Scheduled to begin @ 1pm

Special Meeting	May 16, 2022 (Mon)
Unexpired Commissioners seat District#2

Special Meeting	April 29, 2022 (Fri)
ELECT CHAIRPERSON AND VICE-CHAIRPERSON

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2016

2015

2014

Special Meeting	March 8, 2022 (Tue)
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Department Heads are encouraged to attend - Meeting will take place at 1pm

Special Meeting	August 16, 2021 (Mon)
USDA Rural Development required meeting for Patrol Car Grant Funding

Special Meeting	March 18, 2021 (Thu)
MEETING AT 1:30 & TOUR OF APOSTOLIC CHURCH ON SHARON AVENUE AT 1:00 PM-POTENTIAL JAIL SITE

Organizational Meeting	January 12, 2021 (Tue)
ORGANIZATIONAL/MONTHLY MEETING

Special Meeting	July 21, 2020 (Tue)
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.

Regular Meeting	October 24, 2019 (Thu)
DATE CHANGED FROM 10/15/19 TO 10/24/19

Special Meeting	January 30, 2019 (Wed)
Meeting will take place at noon.