A council comprised of all elected officials of the County, City and Township that meets three times a year. Working from aprepared agenda, facilitators lead the participants in a constructive discussion of agenda topics. The primary purpose of the committe is to promate intergovernmental dialogue and cooperations. There are sub- committes: Roads, Air Water Quality, Comminications, Recycling, Public Safety and Recreations. The sub-committees report their issues and the status or progress made. There is a guest speaker invited to each meeting to present and discuss topis such as the landfill, radio bandwidth changes and veteran's administration.
A. Partners: Alpena County, City of Alpena, Alpena Township, Sanborn Township, Ossineke Township, Green Township, Wellington Township, Long Rapids Township, Maple Ridge Township and Wilson Township.
B. Benefits: Increased cooperative efforts, understanding and recognition among partners.
C. Cost Savings: No quantifiable cost savings.
D. Years Existing: 13