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  • Lansingtwpmi

    Nov 26, 2024

    ·Lansing, MI
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    The Charter Township of Lansing adopted a 2025 Master Plan document that outlines community development goals and recommendations. The plan was developed through a comprehensive process including review of existing plans, public input from community members, and SWOT analysis, with input from township leadership, planning commission, and staff. The document includes sections on the planning process, community profile with demographic and housing data, and public facilities assessment.

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  • Amended January 22, 2013 BY-LAWS OF

    Jan 22, 2013

    ·Coatesville, PA
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    The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Coatesville's amended by-laws, effective January 22, 2013, establish the Authority's legal framework and powers under Pennsylvania's Urban Redevelopment Law. The Authority, created by city ordinance in 1999 and formally chartered in 2000, is granted broad public powers including the ability to designate redevelopment areas, develop rehabilitation and conservation plans, coordinate with government entities, and assemble property for redevelopment projects. The document outlines the Authority's comprehensive role in facilitating urban redevelopment activities within Coatesville to address property conditions, enforce building codes, and implement neighborhood improvement programs.

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  • 1 CITY OF TUCSON BOARD, COMMITTEE, AND COMMISSION MEMBER HANDBOOK

    Tucson, AZ
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    This handbook, published by the City of Tucson's City Clerk's Office, serves as a guide for members of the city's boards, committees, and commissions (BCCs). It provides an overview of Tucson's municipal government structure, including the City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, and various city departments, along with sections on BCC membership basics, structure, and function. The document outlines important municipal documents such as the City Charter, Tucson Code, Unified Development Code, and Plan Tucson.

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  • PERTINENT FACTS ABOUT THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN GENERAL

    Allentown, PA
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    The City of Allentown, Pennsylvania's third-largest city with 125,845 residents according to the 2020 U.S. Census, operates under a Home Rule Charter adopted by voters on April 23, 1996, which took effect January 1997. City government consists of an elected Mayor serving a four-year term as chief executive, a seven-member part-time City Council elected at large for staggered four-year terms, and a City Controller with a four-year term; the Council holds regular public meetings at least twice monthly. The city maintains 2,000 acres of parkland and is home to the 10,000-seat PPL Arena, home of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms hockey team. Major employers in the region include ADP, Air Products and Chemicals, PPL, and Mack Trucks, with additional industries encompassing healthcare services, apparel, and fabricated metal products. Allentown is strategically positioned within 300 miles of major eastern seaboard metropolitan areas and served by Interstate 78, U.S. Routes 22, 222, and 309, plus regional rail freight services from Norfolk Southern Railway and R.J. Corman Railroad Group.

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  • West Chester, Pennsylvania | Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

    West Chester, PA
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    West Chester, Pennsylvania, a Quaker-settled county seat chartered in 1799, experienced significant architectural and cultural development in the 19th century under architects William Strickland and Thomas U. Walter, earning it the designation "The Athens of Pennsylvania." The borough's historic district, established in the 1980s and expanded in 2005 to cover nearly 80 percent of the borough, has become a model for preservation and heritage tourism, leading to its recognition as a National Trust for Historic Preservation Dozen Distinctive Destination in 2006 and Preserve America Community designation in 2006. Community preservation efforts include annual Town Tours and Village Walks programs and participation in Pennsylvania's Elm Street Project, which focuses on revitalizing historically significant neighborhoods like the East End, West Chester's largest African American community.

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  • Administrative Code

    Mahanoy City, PA
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    The Borough of Mahanoy City adopted this Administrative Code in September 2021 to operationalize its Home Rule Charter and address past inconsistencies in governmental administrative policies, as identified by the Government Study Commission. Developed collaboratively by Baker Tilly and Borough officials and employees, the Code establishes the organization, administrative structure, and operational procedures of Borough government, including Borough Council meeting procedures, departmental structure and responsibilities, financial policies and budgeting procedures, and human resource administration. The Code explicitly does not supersede provisions in existing Collective Bargaining Agreements for the Police Department or Teamsters Local Union No. 429, or Civil Service requirements, with those agreements governing in cases of conflict.

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  • Commission Meetings & Archive – Prosper Portland

    Portland, OR
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    Prosper Portland's Board of Commissioners holds regular meetings generally on the third Wednesday of each month, with meetings open to public attendance and testimony. The Board is authorized by the City Charter to adopt policies through resolutions at public meetings, with agendas and reports posted in advance on the agency's website. Recent meetings in 2026 have addressed matters including tax increment finance district progress reports, modifications to small business loan programs, a commercial property loan of up to $10.8 million, and approval of the Cully Action Plan, with all meetings recorded and available via live stream on YouTube and rebroadcast on Comcast Cable.

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  • april-23-2019-township-board-meeting- ...

    Lansing, MI
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    The Charter Township of Meridian held a regular board meeting on April 23, 2019 at 6:00 pm at Township Hall (5151 Marsh Road, Okemos, MI 48864). The agenda included a consent agenda with items such as approval of minutes from the April 9, 2019 meeting, bills, and a Resolution Establishing Authorized Signatories for MERS; hearings on the Kansas Road Sewer SAD #52 Reapportionment; action items including final adoption of Time Limitations for Vending and a Fireworks Ordinance; and board discussion items covering zoning amendments, mixed-use development proposals, street improvement programs, and fire code adoption. Communications submitted to the board included a statement from Stephen Boyd opposing a Woda-Cooper Companies rezoning request for property behind the Whole Foods store at 2750 E. Grand River Ave, which would change zoning from "One and Two Family Residential" to "Multiple Family—14 dwellings per acre" to permit a 53-unit townhome development for low to moderate income renters.

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  • Michigan's overlapping property tax limitations and the ...

    Lansing, MI
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    This November 2021 issue of Township Focus, the official publication of the Michigan Townships Association, features an analysis of Michigan's overlapping property tax limitations and their unsustainable impact on local governments and taxpayers, noting that Michigan has some of the strictest property tax limits in the country. The publication also covers Canton Charter Township's national recognition for election innovations developed during the pandemic and reports on the Michigan Townships Association's return to in-person learning at the UP North Summit, which drew over 100 township officials and legislators in September.

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  • Public Records Policy - City of Knoxville

    Knoxville, TN
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    The City of Knoxville's public records policy establishes procedures for requesting access to municipal records, with different submission processes depending on the record type: property records requests go to the Development Services Department, while requests for E-911, Fire, Police, and other specified records follow the Guide to Public Records Requests, and all other requests use the standard Public Records Request Form sent to Communications@KnoxvilleTN.gov with a photo ID copy. The policy, grounded in the City Charter and Tennessee state law, requires city employees to provide timely access to public records while maintaining their integrity and organizational efficiency, with complaints directed to the Deputy Director of Communications at (865) 215-3480. The city adopts the Tennessee Comptroller's schedule of reasonable charges for copying and production, with the policy subject to review every two years.

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