City Commission Policies

Overview

The City Commission enacts policies to:

• Establish procedures
• Clarify policies
• Voice commitments
• Establish program or investment objectives
• Establish criteria

Executive Office

• 100-01 City-Commission-Policy-Manual
• 100-02 Use of Public Funds by Elected Officials for Travel and Other Expenses
• 100-03 Programming of Grand Rapids Information Network (G.R.I.N.)
• 100-04 Fair and Equitable City Service Delivery
• 100-05 Confidentiality Agreements
• 100-06 Conflicts of Interest and Ethical Standards of Conduct Policy for Elected and Appointed Officials
• 100-07 Open City Policy

Attorney's Office

• 200-01 Open Meetings Act
• 200-03 Claims Authority and Procedure
• 200-04 Litigation Authority and Procedure
• 200-05 Bingo Licenses
• 200-06 Third Party Use of Logo

City Clerk's Office

• 300-01 Approval of Class C Liquor Licenses
• 300-02 Upgrading Alcoholic Beverage Licenses
• 300-03 Liquor Control Commission
• 300-04 Review of Class C Liquor Licenses
• 300-05 Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar Program
• 300-06 Citizen Boards and Commissions
• 300-07 Selling on Downtown Sidewalks Repealed under Proceeding #80060
• 300-08 Requirements for Approval of Liquor License Requests in City Development Districts 

Treasurer's Office

• 400-01 Investment Program and Policy
• 400-02 Charging Off Uncollectible Accounts

Administrative Services

• 600-01 Use of Welfare Labor
• 600-02 Safety Policy
• 600-03 Condolences Upon Death of an Employee
• 600-04 Education Reimbursement
• 600-05 Payment of Relocation Expenses
• 600-06 City Employee Home Ownership Incentives
• 600-07 Access to City Buildings for Individuals with Disabilities
• 600-09 Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Contracts
• 600-10 Contract Compliance
• 600-11 Workforce Diversity
• 600-12 Equal Business Opportunity-Construction 
• 600-13 Assignment of 24-Hour Vehicle Use to Elected and Appointed Officials, and Employees of the City
• 600-14 Enhanced Access to Public Records
• 600-15 Equal Business Opportunity-Goods and Services
• 600-16 Sustainability Policy for City Buildings
• 600-17 Equal Services Regardless of Immigration Status and/or National Origin

Fiscal Services

• 700-01 Capital Improvement Program
• 700-02 Grant Applications
• 700-03 Special Assessment Billing
• 700-04 Special Assessment for Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Developers
• 700-05 Expenditure Reduction Incentive Program
• 700-06 General Financial Guidelines
• 700-07 Homestead Poverty Exemptions
• 700-08 Renaissance Zone: Determination of Substantially Delinquent Tax Status
• 700-09 Delegation of Purchasing Authority
• 700-10 User Fee Policy

Public Safety

• 800-02 Grand Rapids Police Dept. Civilian Appeal Board

Planning and Development

• 900-01 Contribution for Public Purpose Activities
• 900-02 Billboards on City Property
• 900-03 Special Assessment in CD Target Areas
• 900-04 Low Income Housing Needs
• 900-06 Real Estate Fees
• 900-07 Industrial Development
• 900-08 UDAG Application Fees
• 900-09 Apps. For Industrial Facilities Exemption Cert, -P.A. 198
• 900-10 Neighborhood Business Improvement Program
• 900-12 Business District Identification Signs
• 900-13 Housing Rehabilitation Program
• 900-16 Relocation Assistance
• 900-17 Housing Rehabilitation Appeals Board
• 900-18 Exterior Repair Loans
• 900-19 Rental Rehabilitation Program
• 900-22 Disposal of City Owned Residential Property
• 900-25 Sale of Land in Campau II
• 900-26 Housing Policy
• 900-27 Good Faith Deposits on Bid Proposals
• 900-29 Heritage Commons Neighborhood Area Housing Policy
• 900-30 Urban Development Fund
• 900-31 Delinquency Control Committee
• 900-33 Parking Incentive Plan 
• 900-34 Gap Financing Program
• 900-35 Homebuyer Assistance Fund 
• 900-36 Business Relocation to a Renaissance Zone
• 900-37 Parking Services in Neighborhood Business Areas
• 900-38 Applications for Personal Property Tax Relief under Act 328 of the Public Act of 1998
• 900-39 Acquistion of Real Property Not Associated with Right-of-Ways, Easements, or Encroachments
• 900-40 Expansion of Existing Renaissance Zone Areas and Creation of New Zones
• 900-41 Disposal of City of Grand Rapids Owned Non-Residential Property
• 900-42 Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption Applications
• 900-43 Review Procedures for Notices of Intent and Applications to Establish Groundwater Restricted Zones
• 900-44 Acquisition and Transfer of Tax Foreclosed Properties Acquired in Accordance with P.A. 123 of 199
• 900-45 Neighborhood Enterprise Zones (NEZ)
• 900-46 Subdivision Processing and Public Hearings
• 900-47 Approval of Various Exemption Certificates for Qualifying Companies Located Within an Existing Renaissance Zone
• 900-48 Extension of Time Period of Existing Renaissance Zone Parcels
• 900-49 Corridor Improvement Authority
• 900-50 Property Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Housing Organizations
• 900-51 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Recovery Zone
• 900-52 Temporary Use of City-Owned Property
• 900-53 Commercial Rehabilitation Exemption Certificates for Qualified Retail Food Establishments
• 900-54 Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (PACE)
• 900-55 Voluntary Equitable Development Agreements (VEDA)

Public Works

• 1000-01 Street Vacations
• 1000-02 Encroachment Approvals
• 1000-03 Construction, Reconstruction, and Repair of Sidewalks and Other Public Improvements
• 1000-05 Temporary Use of Streets for Special Events
• 1000-06 Use of Right-of-Way for Construction
• 1000-07 Special Assessment of Major Street Construction
• 1000-08 Street Lighting for New Development
• 1000-09 Extension of Water and Sewer Facilities
• 1000-10 Street Lights for Residential Areas
• 1000-11 Repair of Borderline Streets
• 1000-12 Partial Improvement for Gravel Streets
• 1000-13 Paving and Other Improvements for Gravel Streets
• 1000-14 Special Assessment for Public Improvements
• 1000-15 Temporary Service Agreements (Water/Sewer)
• 1000-16 Long Sewer and Water Connections
• 1000-17 Prequalifaction of Bidders and Sub-Contractors
• 1000-18 Monroe Center Areaways and Sidewalks
• 1000-20 Renaming City Streets
• 1000-21 Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of Combustible Waste and Solid Waste Ordinance Provisions
• 1000-22 Backwater Valve/Sump Pump/Footing Drain Program
• 1000-23 Request for Multiple Residential Driveways

Community Enrichment

• 1100-02 Use of City-County Plaza
• 1100-03 Claims for Damages to City-owned Trees
• 1100-05  Special Events
• 1100-06 Art, Memorials, and Related Gifts
• 1100-07 Establishment of a Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
• 1100-08 Parks and Recreation Department Fees and Charges
• 1100-09 Adopt-A-Park, Partnership and Sponsorship Programs in Parks and Recreation
• 1100-10 Use of, and Alterations to, Monument and Veterans Memorial Parks