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Algoma council waives readings to approve subdivision rule change and shift room-tax funds to Chamber
Summary
The council unanimously approved Ordinance 858 to let the zoning administrator approve certain certified survey maps, and adopted Ordinances 856 and 857 to redirect 70% of room tax revenue to the Chamber of Commerce and to repeal the existing tourism commission ordinance.
Algoma — The Algoma Common Council on Monday approved three ordinances that change how the city handles some land divisions and how it allocates tourism dollars.
Administrator Matt explained Ordinance 858 would amend Chapter 111 to let the zoning administrator sign off on certain certified survey maps (CSMs) when an owner controls both lots, eliminating a routine plan-commission review for those cases. Matt said the change removes redundancy for straightforward CSMs that present no setback or zoning conflicts. Council waived the second reading and approved the ordinance by unanimous roll call.
The council also approved Ordinance 856 to change Chapter 40 so 70% of tourism or room tax revenue would be distributed to the Chamber of Commerce (the city would keep 30%). The Chamber, under the new arrangement, would host the tourism and promotion committee and manage those funds. Ordinance 857 repealed the current tourism commission ordinance to implement the new Chamber-led structure. Both measures were approved after the first reading was waived and passed unanimously by roll call.
Councilmember discussion focused on administrative logistics and timing for forming the Chamber-hosted committee; a Chamber representative (Bradley, mentioned in the discussion) said the new group could meet as soon as November. The transcript shows the city will update contact information for existing commission members and work with the Chamber to establish the new committee.
All three ordinance votes were recorded as unanimous in the roll calls. The ordinances take effect according to the normal ordinance-adoption and publication timeline; staff will follow up with the Chamber on committee formation and with the zoning administrator on implementation of the CSM sign-off process.
The council did not provide specific budget figures for the tourism allocation change in the meeting; the Chamber will now hold the checkbook for tourism funds and manage committee activities under the adopted ordinances.
