City of Perry

City Representatives

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City of Perry Officials, Departments, Commissions and Boards

City Council

Effective January 1, 2019, Perry City Council will meet at 7 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month in Council Chambers unless otherwise posted.

Official

Address

Phone No.

Email

Term Expires

Mayor,

Sue Hammond

639 N. Main St.

P.O Box 887

(517) 202-5507

OR City Hall

(517) 625-6155

shammond@perry.mi.us

Dec. 2024

Mayor Protem,

Larry Lambert

408 N. Outlook Ct.

(517) 281-9833

llambert@perry.mi.us

Dec. 2024

Council Member,

Mike Connell

602 Clearwater

(517) 331-1342

mconnell@perry.mi.us

Dec. 2026

Council Member,

Bob Porter

330 N. Madison St.

P.O. Box 605

(248) 893-5539

bporter@perry.mi.us

Dec. 2024

Council Member,

Vacant




Dec. 2026

Council Member,

Misti Leitelt

430 Lamb St.

(517) 625-6155


Dec. 2024

Council Member,

Jacob Puffer

154 Washington

(989) 627-2331

jpuffer@perry.mi.us

Dec. 2024

Departments

City Hall is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday thru Friday

Staff

Phone No.

Email

Clerk,

Shirley Smith

(517) 625-6155 ext. 224

clerk@perry.mi.us

Office Assistant

Lindsey Kioski

(517) 625-6155 ext. 226

frontdesk@perry.mi.us

Treasurer,

Meggen Galbreath

(517) 625-6155 ext. 225

treasurer@perry.mi.us

DPW Superintendent,

Kevin Tyler

(517) 625-4500

dpw@perry.mi.us

DPW Deputy Superintendent,

John Souder

(517) 625-4500

dpw@perry.mi.us

Police Chief,

Kyle Bawks

(517) 625-3535 ext. 238

policechief@perry.mi.us

Assessor,

Ilene Stead

(517) 625-6155 ext. 234

assessor@perry.mi.us

Building Inspector,

Rob Kehoe

(810) 516-1191

bldoff3889@aol.com

Zoning Administrator,

Leland Scott

(517) 625-7826

lscott@tds.net

Ordinance Enforcement,

Ron Korzecke

(517) 819-1626

rkorzecke@perry.mi.us

Standing Committees

(First name listed is the Committee Chair)

Committee

Member

Ordinance Committee

Larry Lambert, VACANCY, Mike Connell

Parks Committee

VACANCY, Bob Porter, Jacob Puffer,

George Dunn (Public Member) & City Treasurer

Technology & Communications Committee

Larry Lambert, VACANCY

Personnel & Labor Negotiations Committee

Mike Connell, VACANCY, Jacob Puffer

Lottery Committee

Mayor, Treasurer, & Chief of Police

Planning Commission

Zoning Ordinance No. 73 * Ordinance No. 180 Amended 08-03-1982
7-Members * 3-Year Terms * $15 Per Meeting (CP 02-01-2005)
Meets at 7 p.m. first Monday of each month in Council Chambers, unless otherwise posted.

Commissioner

Term Expires

Genevieve Cottrell - Chair

January 2027

Mike Reader

January 2025

Forest Whitson

January 2025

Larry Lambert

January 2026

Bob Ottke

January 2025

Gerrad Leitelt

January 2027

Dave Cleeves

January 2026

Election Commission

Charter Sec. 3.11 – Salary Set by Council CP 3.11
$10 per hour

Commissioner

Name

City Clerk (Chairperson)

Shirley Smith

City Assessor

Ilene Stead

City Attorney

Justin English

Board of Review

Charter Sec. 6.16 and State Law 211.29-211.30
3-Members * 3-Year Term Expires January 31
Meets the Tuesday immediately following the first Monday in March to examine the Assessment Roll and meets with the public the second Monday in March beginning at 9 a.m. for a 6-Hour session and the following day with at least one night session.

Representative

Term Expires

Chris McDevitt

January 2025

Jennifer Porter

January 2026

Jane DeLau

January 2027

Building Authority

 Established to Create a New City Hall, Police Department and Community Center – (CP 05-16-1995)

Representative

Term Expires

Meggen Galbreath

May 2026

Leland Scott

May 2025

Jennifer Porter

May 2024

I-69 International Trade Corridor

2-Year Terms

Representative

Term Expires

Vacant

(Representative)

January 2025

Meggen Galbreath

(Alternate)

January 2025

Pension Committee

Created to Oversee Employee’s Pension Plan (CP 09-17-99)
Comprised of (Amended 10-01-20 to read):
1) Mayor; 2) Ordinance Committee Chair; 3) One Additional Council Member;
4) a Business person within the City of Perry; and 5) a City Employee.


Representative

Term Expires

Mayor

Sue Hammond


Ordinance Committee Chair

Larry Lambert


Additional Council Member

Vacant


Local Business Person

Vacant

October 2023

City Employee

John Souder


Local Officers Compensation Commission

Created to review elected officials compensation
Commission meets in odd years.

Representative

Term Expires

Billy Robeck

October 2028

Melissa Whitson

October 2026

Chris McDevitt

October 2027

James Huguelet

October 2025

Mary Plowman

October 2024

Shiawassee Area Transportation Agency

(CP 10-05-99) *** 3-Year Terms

Representative

Term Expires

Robert Kittle

October 2024

Sharon Wood

October 2025

Shiawassee Community District Library

(The City of Perry joined the Community District Library Jan. 1, 2008)

Representative

Term Expires

Maria Cuthbert

December 2024

Shiawassee Council on Aging

Representative

Term Expires

James Shaw

January 2025

Southwest Shiawassee Emergency Services Alliance
(SSESA) - (Perry Area Fire Rescue)

City Representatives to Board of Directors * 4-Year Term
Paid $15 per Meeting (CP 02-01-05)

Representative

Term Expires

Tim DeLau

August 2025

Greg Wekwert (Alternate)

August 2026

Bob Porter

August 2025

Zoning Board of Appeals

7-Members * 3-Year Term Expires First Tuesday of July * Paid $15 per Meeting
Meets at Call of the Chairman

Representative

Term Expires

Bob Porter

July 2027

Deanna Shaw

July 2024

Bob Ottke

July 2025

Melissa Whitson (Alternate)

July 2025

Victor Darling (Alternate)

July 2025