HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JOHN FITZGERALD
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
12:00 PM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance was called to order by
Chair Fitzgerald.
The Clerk read a letter from House Speaker Tate appointing members of the House Local
Government and Municipal Finance committee.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz, Zorn,
Paquette, Bezotte, Harris, Prestin.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Paquette joined the committee remotely.
Representative Byrnes moved to adopt Wednesday at 12 noon in room 519 of the House
Office Building as the appointed meeting schedule for the full committee. The motion
prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz, Zorn,
Bezotte, Harris, Prestin.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair stated that the committee will follow Chapter IV, stated in the House standing
Rules, that were adopted on the House Floor.
The Chair laid before the committee a presentation by John LaMacchia, Jennifer Rigterink
and Herasanna Richards from the Michigan Municipal League. Questions and discussion
followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Fitzgerald adjourned the
meeting at 12:46 PM.
Representative John Fitzgerald, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov