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City business: opioid-settlement funds, animal-control topics and ordinance checks discussed at Mount Clemens work session
Summary
Commissioners discussed a modest opioid-settlement balance and options for allocating it, asked for a presentation by the Mount Clemens Coalition for Youth and Families, and requested future work-session consideration of backyard-chicken regulations and cat-licensing enforcement.
After the rate presentation, commissioners covered several city-business items during the same work session.
Opioid-settlement funds: A commissioner asked how Mount Clemens is using local opioid-settlement payments (about $20,000 currently). Commissioners discussed keeping funds in Mount Clemens, the possibility of competitive awards to local nonprofits, and learning from Clinton Township’s approach; staff (Shipman, speaker 4) said the payment schedule would be pulled and provided at a later date and suggested inviting the Mount Clemens Coalition for Youth and Families to present its needs.
Animal-control and local ordinances: Commissioners proposed future work-session discussion about allowing backyard chickens and asked for fact-gathering on enforcement, public-health risks and comparable ordinances (Detroit and nearby cities were mentioned). A separate discussion raised cat licensing and whether enforcement or alternatives should be considered; staff noted dog licensing exists and offered to research options.
Other ordinance checks: A commissioner asked for an update on kratom and crypto-ATM ordinance implementation; staff reported sign-age and application work underway (Kathy working on the kratom application) and a review of other communities’ approaches.
Outcome: The commission requested presentations and additional information (coalition presentation, animal-control research and ordinance implementation updates) to be scheduled at future work sessions; no formal allocations or ordinance changes were adopted during the meeting. The meeting adjourned by voice vote following a motion at the end of the session.
