Houghton County Board of Commissioners
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners is the policy-making body of the County. The Board consists of five members who are elected by the residents of Houghton County from their respective districts. Each term lasts two years.
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners meet monthly on the second Tuesday following the first Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m. starting in 2023.
Meetings are held on the 5th floor of the Houghton County Courthouse, 401 East Houghton Avenue, Houghton, MI 49931.
Members
Tom Tikkanen
Chairman
tom.tikkanen@houghtoncounty.net
906-369-0022
District 1: Calumet Township, Hancock Township, Quincy Township
Roy Britz
Commissioner
roy.britz@houghtoncounty.net
906.281.1031
District 5: Chassell Township, Duncan Township, Elm River Township, Laird Township, Portage Township, Stanton Township
Joel Keranen
Commissioner
joel.keranen@houghtoncounty.net
906.370.4600
District 2: Franklin, Osceola, Schoolcraft and Torch Lake Townships
Glenn Anderson
Commissioner
glenn.anderson@houghtoncounty.net
906-487-5323
District 3: Adams Township, Hancock City, Part of City of Houghton
Gretchen Janssen
Commissioner
gretchen.janssen@houghtoncounty.net
906-370-4738
District 4: City of Houghton
Board of Commissioners Meeting Dates & Minutes
The Regular Meetings of the Board of Commissioners for the County of Houghton will be held in the Conference Room on the fifth floor of the Houghton County Courthouse on the 2nd Tuesday following the 1st Monday of each month. All meetings will commence at 4:00 P.M.
In the event of change of dates for meetings, or any special Meeting, the change or other meeting date will be posted and if necessary, advertised.
Jennifer Kelly
Houghton County Clerk
2025
Regular Meeting |
December 9, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
November 12, 2025 (Wed) |
Voted to move to Wednesday November 12th in lieu of courthouse holiday closure (Veterans Day) |
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Regular Meeting |
October 14, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
September 9, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 12, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 8, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 10, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 13, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 8, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 11, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
February 11, 2025 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
January 14, 2025 (Tue) |
2024
Regular Meeting |
December 10, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
November 12, 2024 (Tue) |
MONTHLY MEETING TIME CHANGED TO 3:00 PM FOR THIS MEETING |
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Special Meeting |
October 16, 2024 (Wed) |
County Administrator Interviews |
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Regular Meeting |
October 15, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
September 10, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 13, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 9, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 18, 2024 (Tue) |
MONTHLY MEETING CHANGED FROM 6/11 TO 6/18. |
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Regular Meeting |
May 15, 2024 (Wed) |
MEETING RESCHEDULED FROM 5/14/24. |
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Special Meeting |
April 24, 2024 (Wed) |
TAX ALLOCATION BOARD RESOLUTION & BALLOT LANGUAGE FOR 8/6/24 ELECTION. |
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Regular Meeting |
April 11, 2024 (Thu) |
4/9 meeting has been Rescheduled to 4/11. |
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Regular Meeting |
March 12, 2024 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
February 13, 2024 (Tue) |
Organizational Meeting |
January 17, 2024 (Wed) |
2023
Regular Meeting |
December 12, 2023 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
November 22, 2023 (Wed) |
Emergency Watershed Protection Program Agreement |
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Regular Meeting |
November 14, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
October 10, 2023 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
September 21, 2023 (Thu) |
12:00pm Special Meeting Time |
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Regular Meeting |
September 12, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 15, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 18, 2023 (Tue) |
Rescheduled to July 18th |
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Regular Meeting |
June 13, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 9, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 11, 2023 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
April 3, 2023 (Mon) |
3:00pm SPECIAL MEETING TIME |
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Regular Meeting |
March 14, 2023 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
March 2, 2023 (Thu) |
11am MEETING TIME |
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Regular Meeting |
February 14, 2023 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
January 17, 2023 (Tue) |
4:00 MEETING TIME |
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2022
Regular Meeting |
December 13, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
November 15, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
October 11, 2022 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
September 29, 2022 (Thu) |
Special Meeting will begin @930am |
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Special Meeting |
September 16, 2022 (Fri) |
Special Meeting to begin at 1:00pm; maximum occupancy for the BOC 5th Floor must be adhered to. Please use the zoom link to participate with the meeting whenever possible. |
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Regular Meeting |
September 13, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 9, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 12, 2022 (Tue) |
Work Session |
June 28, 2022 (Tue) |
Work Session Scheduled to begin @ 1pm |
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Regular Meeting |
June 14, 2022 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
May 26, 2022 (Thu) |
3:00pm Meeting |
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Special Meeting |
May 16, 2022 (Mon) |
Unexpired Commissioners seat District#2 |
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Regular Meeting |
May 10, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 12, 2022 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 15, 2022 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
March 8, 2022 (Tue) |
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Department Heads are encouraged to attend - Meeting will take place at 1pm |
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Regular Meeting |
February 15, 2022 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
February 7, 2022 (Mon) |
Regular Meeting |
January 11, 2022 (Tue) |
2021
Regular Meeting |
December 14, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
November 16, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
October 12, 2021 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
October 5, 2021 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
September 29, 2021 (Wed) |
Regular Meeting |
September 14, 2021 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
August 16, 2021 (Mon) |
USDA Rural Development required meeting for Patrol Car Grant Funding |
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Regular Meeting |
August 10, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 13, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 15, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 11, 2021 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
March 18, 2021 (Thu) |
MEETING AT 1:30 & TOUR OF APOSTOLIC CHURCH ON SHARON AVENUE AT 1:00 PM-POTENTIAL JAIL SITE |
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Regular Meeting |
March 9, 2021 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
February 9, 2021 (Tue) |
3:00 PM Meeting |
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Special Meeting |
January 22, 2021 (Fri) |
3 PM |
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2020
Regular Meeting |
September 8, 2020 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
August 28, 2020 (Fri) |
Regular Meeting |
August 11, 2020 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
July 21, 2020 (Tue) |
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 12:00 P.M. The purpose of the special meeting will be to discuss a Resolution in Support of a Community Response to Covid 19, and anything else that may rightfully come before the board. |
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Regular Meeting |
July 14, 2020 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 9, 2020 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
June 9, 2020 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
June 2, 2020 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 12, 2020 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 14, 2020 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 11, 2020 (Wed) |
Regular Meeting |
February 11, 2020 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
January 14, 2020 (Tue) |
2019
Regular Meeting |
November 13, 2019 (Wed) |
Regular Meeting |
October 24, 2019 (Thu) |
DATE CHANGED FROM 10/15/19 TO 10/24/19 |
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Regular Meeting |
September 10, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 13, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 9, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 11, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 14, 2019 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
April 23, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 9, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 12, 2019 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
February 12, 2019 (Tue) |
2018
Special Meeting |
December 4, 2018 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 14, 2018 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 19, 2018 (Tue) |
2017
Special Meeting |
July 26, 2017 (Wed) |
Regular Meeting |
May 9, 2017 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 11, 2017 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 14, 2017 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
February 14, 2017 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
January 10, 2017 (Tue) |
2016
Regular Meeting |
December 15, 2016 (Thu) |
Regular Meeting |
November 8, 2016 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
October 19, 2016 (Wed) |
Regular Meeting |
October 4, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
September 13, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
August 9, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 12, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 14, 2016 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
May 27, 2016 (Fri) |
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Regular Meeting |
May 10, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 12, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
March 15, 2016 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
February 26, 2016 (Fri) |
Regular Meeting |
February 9, 2016 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
January 12, 2016 (Tue) |
2015
Regular Meeting |
December 15, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
November 6, 2015 (Fri) |
Regular Meeting |
October 6, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
September 15, 2015 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
September 10, 2015 (Thu) |
Regular Meeting |
August 11, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
July 14, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
June 9, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
May 12, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
April 14, 2015 (Tue) |
Special Meeting |
March 25, 2015 (Wed) |
Regular Meeting |
March 10, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
February 10, 2015 (Tue) |
Regular Meeting |
January 13, 2015 (Tue) |
2014
Regular Meeting |
December 9, 2014 (Tue) |
