HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JOHN FITZGERALD
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 15, 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 Speaker Tate removing Representative Harris from the
committee and adding Representative BeGole to the committee.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Paiz, Paquette,
Bezotte, BeGole, Prestin.
Absent: Reps. Breen, Zorn.
Excused: Reps. Breen, Zorn.
Representative Rogers moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 1, 2023. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid before the committee a presentation by Jessica Thomas, Bureau Director;
David Buick, Administrator; and Larry Steckelberg, Administrator; Bureau of Local
Government and School Services, Michigan Department of Treasury. Questions and
discussion followed.
Representative Rogers moved to excuse Representatives Breen and Zorn from the meeting.
There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Fitzgerald adjourned the
meeting at 12:57 PM.
Representative John Fitzgerald, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov