Commissions and Committees

2026

VOE Committee Application

Meets first Wednesday of the month, 6:00pm, 401 First Street
Chair: Jim Baldwin (term ending December 2027)
Vice Chair: Council Trustee: Ryan Fiebing (term ending December 2028)
Secretary: Michael Murphy (term ending December 2028)
Member: Dan Carter (term ending December 2029)
Member: Jill Fogg (term ending December 2027)
 
Meets 7 p.m., second Thursday of the month from May to November, at various parks
Chair: Dan Carter (Term ending November 2028) 
Vice Chair: Grace (Banktson) Williams (Term ending November 2026)
Secretary: Arlene Sweeting (Term ending November 2028)
Bill Soper (Term ending November 2027) 
Council President: Jennifer Wilkins (Term ending November 2027)
 
Elberta Historic District Study Committee
Chair: Arlene Sweeting
Dave Beaton
Kay Bond
Melissa Sortman
Andrew Micham
Rick O’Connor 
 
BUDGET, GRANT, FINANCE, AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
Meets first week of the month at TBD
Chair: Jennifer Wilkins
Council Trustee: Ryan Fiebing 
Treasurer: Melanie Cederholm
Clerk: Rachel Perkins
DPW: Chris Cervantes 
Brett McGregor
 
PERSONNEL & POLICY COMMITTEE
Meets 1st Thursday of the month at 1:30pm 
Chair: Barb Wirtz
Pro Tempore: Ken Holmes 
Village President: Jennifer Wilkins
Clerk: Rachel Perkins
Treasurer: Melanie Cederholm
DPW: Chris Cervantes
Utility Billing Clerk: Jon Ottinger
Code Enforcement: Jim Baldwin
 
Development Committee
(Meet as needed) 
Chair, Lisa Canada
Village President: Jennifer Wilkins
Council Trustee: Ryan Fiebing
SLBA: Joseph Rivet
SLBA: Jim Tischler
GTRLC: Jennifer Jay
GTRLC: Chris Sullivan 
Artemis: Derek Coppess
Artemis: Brooke Ruble
 
 
CODE REVIEW COMMITTEE
Meetings TBD
Chair: Code Enforcement Officer Jim Baldwin
Village President: Jennifer Wilkins
Council Trustee: Bill O’Dwyer
DPW: Chris Cervantes
Clerk: Rachel Perkins
Zoning Administrator: Josh Mills (as needed)
 
WATER AND SEWER COMMITTEE
Meetings as needed
Chair: Jennifer Wilkins (until DPW is fully trained)
Pro Tempore: Ken Holmes
DPW: Christopher Cervantes
Utility Billing Clerk: Jon Ottinger
Village Engineer: Ken Mlcek
 
BLUA BOARD
Elberta Members
Village President: Jennifer Wilkins
Pro Tempore: Ken Holmes
 
BETSIE VALLEY TRAIL MANAGEMENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE
Steve Radionoff
 
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
Jim Baldwin
 
Life Saving Station Manager
Kristi Mills
 
M22 Byways Committee
*Vacancy
 
PRO TEMPORE
Ken Holmes
Presides at meetings when president is absent or recused
 
STREET ADMINISTRATOR
Chris Cervantes
 
WATER OPERATOR
Chris Pritchard
 
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
Josh Mills