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City Council members are elected officials who are also residents of the City of Coopersville. The Council is comprised of six members and one mayor. Appointed officers (City Manager, City Clerk, and City Treasurer) also attend Council metings but are non-voting members.
Council meets once a month, on the second Monday, at 7:00 p.m. Council meetings take place at City Hall, 289 Danforth Street, Coopersville, Mich., 49404. All Council meetings are open to the public and you are encouraged to attend. To read the minutes of the city council meetings, click here. To find out about other boards and commissions for the City, click here. Mayor Kenneth Bush
Term: Through November 2025 Council member Renee Gavin Mayor Pro Tempore Term: Through November 2027 Council member Daniel Bowman Term: Through November 2027 Council member Shane Gerard Term: Through November 2025 Council member Peter Weise Term: Through November 2025 Council member Tim Degues Term: Through November 2027 Council member Jillian Poelma Term: Through November 2025 If you have an interest in running for City Council, please visit the City Clerk's Election page and scroll down to the "Information for Candidates" section. |
The City of Coopersville is a Council-Manager form of government. Under the council–manager form of government for municipalities, the elected governing body (commonly called a city council or city commission) is responsible for the legislative function of the municipality such as establishing policy, passing local ordinances, voting appropriations, and developing an overall vision. County and other types of local government follow the same pattern, with a different title for the governing body members that matches the title of the body.
The legislative body, which is voted into office by public elections, appoints a professional manager to oversee the administrative operations, implement its policies, and advise it. The position of “mayor” present in this type of legislative body is a largely ceremonial title, and may be selected by the council from among its members or elected as an at-large council member with no executive functions. The city manager position in this form of municipal government is similar to that of corporate chief executive officer (CEO), providing professional management to the board of directors. Council–manager government is much like a publicly traded corporation. In a corporation, the board of directors appoints a CEO, makes major decisions and wields representative power on behalf of shareholders. In council–manager government, the elected council appoints a city manager, makes major decisions, and wields representative power on behalf of the citizens. The city manager is, in turn, responsible for hiring a city staff to carry out implementation of city ordinances. To find out more information about the duties of the City Manager, please visit the City Manager page |
