HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL FINANCE
REP. JOHN FITZGERALD
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 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.
At 12:01 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 12:04 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Fitzgerald, Byrnes, Shannon, Breen, Rogers, Hill, Hoskins, Zorn,
Paquette, Bezotte, Prestin.
Absent: Reps. Paiz, Harris.
Excused: Reps. Paiz, Harris.
Representative Byrnes moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 8, 2023. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid before the committee a presentation by Amy O'Leary, representing the
Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, and Dave Bee, representing the West Michigan
Regional Planning Commission. Questions and discussion followed.
Representative Breen moved to excuse Representative Paiz from the meeting. There being no
objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative Bezotte moved to excuse Representative Harris 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 12:37 PM.
Representative John Fitzgerald, Chair
Molly Wingrove
Committee Clerk
mwingrove@house.mi.gov