Preview: Huntington Woods City Commission Meeting

The Huntington Woods City Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at .

The meeting will focus on financial matters but will kick off with an update on the by liaison .

The agenda, provided by Huntington Woods Clerk Joy Solanskey, also includes the following matters:

• A public comment period on how to use $9,591 in Community Development Block Grant funding for 2012.
• Changing the time and location of the Dec. 13 City Commission meeting, based on the presentation of 2010-11 financial statements by city auditors, to 5:30 p.m. at the , with the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m.
• Authorizing the sale of $3.05 million in street improvement bonds, as approved by voters in November 2009.
• Authorizing City Manager Alex Allie and Finance Director Tony Lehmann to appropriate fund balance prior to the 2010-11 city audit's completion in accordance with new provisions of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB No. 45).
• Authorizing Huntington Woods to participate in the Recylcebank program for two years at no cost. The New York City-based organization lets participants earn points by recycling that can be used for rewards from local or national retailers or to support environmental education in local schools.
• Authorizing an opt-out resolution to the Michigan Department of Treasury for city employee health care coverage for 2012.
• Authorizing a special assessment to be levied against the property at 13153 W. 11 Mile Rd. in the amount of $19,274.91 for the cleanup of underground storage tanks.
• Authorizing a city employee to purchase service credit in the Municipal Employees Retirement System.

The meeting is open to the public, and there will be opportunities for citizen comments.

Stay tuned to Berkley Patch for more information from the meeting.