Pursuant to the provisions of Executive Order No. 2020-129 issued by Governor Gretchen Whitmer on June 18, 2020, notice is hereby given that the Charlotte City Council will hold a special meeting on July 13, 2020 beginning at 6:00 p.m. and a regular meeting on July 13, 2020 beginning at 7:00 p.m. as an electronic pubic meeting.
The reasons for holding an electronic public meeting are to limit the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) and to remain in compliance with Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-110, which limits the size of indoor public gatherings to no more than 10 persons.
The electronic public meetings will be held as video/telephone conferences, although some or all Council members are expected to meet in person in the City Hall Council Chambers. The public may participate in the electronic public meeting as follows:
Please click the link below to join the meeting from your computer:
Meeting Link
Password: 476734
To join by telephone, dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
+1 312 626 6799 or
+1 646 558 8656 or
+1 301 715 8592 or
+1 346 248 7799 or
+1 669 900 9128 or
+1 253 215 8782
Webinar ID: 840 8739 1454
Password: 476734
The public will be able to listen to all discussion by Council members and will be permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes during the public comment sections of the agenda.
Members of the public, whether or not they are joining the electronic public meeting, may submit written comments and questions regarding any matter, including items of business that will come before the City Council. Written comments and questions may be submitted at any time. Those submitted prior to 12:00 noon on Friday, July 10, 2020 will be copied and included in the agenda packet for the meeting. Those submitted subsequent to 12:00 noon on Friday, July 10, 2020 but prior to the citizen comments portion of the agenda will be read aloud during the public comment portion of the agenda. Only the first 5 minutes of written comments will be read aloud but the full text of written comments will be provided to City Council members subsequent to the meeting.
To be considered for inclusion in the agenda packet or to be read aloud during the meeting, public comments and questions must include the name and home address of the person submitting them and must not include language that would be considered vulgar or be interpreted as hate speech or fighting words. The comments and questions should also indicate the date of the electronic public meeting for which they are being submitted.
Written comments and questions should be submitted to webmaster@charlottemi.org.
Persons with disabilities who require assistance in order to participate in the electronic public meeting should contact the City at the earliest opportunity by emailing gterpstra@charlottemi.org or by calling 517-543-8843.
