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Marquette commission approves planning-commission appointment and several travel reimbursements
Summary
At its Oct. 14 meeting, the Marquette City Commission appointed Nicholas Vermaat to the planning commission, approved multiple travel reimbursements tied to the Michigan Municipal League convention and excused the mayor from the meeting.
The Marquette City Commission on Oct. 14 voted to appoint Nicholas Vermaat to the Marquette Planning Commission and approved a series of travel reimbursements tied to the Michigan Municipal League convention.
The commission voted to excuse Mayor Jessica Hanley from the meeting for personal reasons; the motion, moved by Commissioner Jeremy Ottaway and seconded by Commissioner Carrie Gottlieb, passed unanimously (recorded as 5-0). Commissioner Davis moved approval of the evening's agenda; Commissioner Michael Larson seconded and the agenda was approved.
Commissioner Gottlieb moved to appoint Nicholas Vermaat to the planning commission, with a term stated in the motion as ending "02/15/2020"; Commissioner Davis seconded. The motion passed 5-0. The commission did not discuss alternate candidates during the recorded discussion.
The body approved several travel reimbursements related to attendance at the Michigan Municipal League convention in Grand Rapids in September 2025 after the city clerk presented background on each claim and amounts. The clerk identified the following recommended reimbursements and fiscal effects: Mayor Jessica Hanley, $144; Mayor Pro Tem Paul Schlegel, $98 (total $242); Commissioner Carrie Gottlieb, $698.80; Commissioner Michael Larson, $337.40; Commissioner Cody Mayer, $698.89; and Commissioner Jeremy Ottaway, $642.98. Motions to approve each reimbursement were made by commissioners during the consent and separate items on the agenda and were approved by the commission; several items recorded one abstention in the roll call for that specific claim.
The commission also approved the consent agenda without recorded opposition.
No ordinances or budget appropriations were introduced or adopted during these votes; the recorded actions were appointment, agenda approval, consent approval and travel reimbursements for expenses already incurred.
The meeting included routine announcements about advisory-board vacancies but no formal action on those items.
Less critical items and routine approvals concluded the meeting; the commission adjourned at 6:21 p.m.
