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Mount Clemens commission approves administrative hearing fees, hearing officer pay and labor amendment; joins additional opioid settlements
Summary
The commission adopted resolutions setting fees for the Administrative Hearings Bureau and $65/hour compensation for hearing officers, approved an amendment to the firefighters' collective bargaining agreement, and authorized participation in additional opioid litigation settlements. Roll-call votes were unanimous on recorded items.
At its April 3 meeting the Mount Clemens City Commission approved several administrative and legal actions intended to streamline enforcement and preserve future funding for opioid-related programs.
Resolutions setting fees and fines for the new Administrative Hearings Bureau and establishing compensation for administrative hearing officers at $65 per hour were adopted after brief staff presentations. Administration said fees were benchmarked against comparable communities; staff also described planned outreach to the public (website updates, a Clementine newsletter article, PSAs and community meetings) to explain the new blight-enforcement process.
The commission also approved an amendment to the collective bargaining agreement with Mount Clemens Firefighters Local 838 to include the fire inspector agreement in the existing contract; staff said the amendment consolidates documents and does not change substantive contract terms.
Separately, the commission authorized the city to participate in additional national opioid litigation settlements involving defendants listed in the meeting packet (documents referenced Janssen Pharmaceuticals/Johnson & Johnson and multiple distributors). Staff reminded commissioners that settlement proceeds are typically restricted for rehabilitation and abatement uses and that distributions often occur over multiple years. The commission voted to join the settlements and authorized the city manager to execute the necessary release and allocation agreements.
Other routine agenda items, including purchases, payment of invoices and the consent agenda, were approved by roll call. The commission adjourned after commissioner comments and community announcements.
