Royal Oak roundup: Veterans committee shifts flag funds to banner; City Commission budget vote pending minutes
Veterans Events Committee rescinds $2,000 for flags, approves Main Street banner
The only meeting with official minutes published in the past two weeks was the Veterans Events Committee on June 23. The committee voted to rescind $2,000 previously appropriated for new American flags and maintenance materials for the Field of Honor. It then approved up to $2,000 for a Veterans Day banner to hang across Main Street. Both motions were adopted; no recorded vote tallies appear in the minutes.
City Commission set major items for June 22; minutes not yet published
The Royal Oak City Commission scheduled a public hearing and vote on the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, along with several other significant items, for its June 22 meeting. Minutes have not yet been published, so outcomes are not confirmed.
Agenda items included:
- Adoption of the FY 2026-2027 budget (public hearing)
- Rezoning of 2800 West 14 Mile Road to a Planned Unit Development (second reading)
- Brownfield plan at 414 East Hudson Avenue (public hearing)
- Demolition contract for the Clock Tower
- Seventh amendment to the General Motors Dream Cruise License Agreement
- First reading of public right-of-way ordinance amendments
- Consent agenda items including fee schedule adoption, budget amendments, and contracts for services
A City Commission closed session was also noticed for June 22, but no substantive agenda items were provided.
Library Board to review part-time pay scale
The Library Board met June 23 to discuss proposed adjustments to FY 2026-27 part-time staff pay scales and wages, following a closed session under the Open Meetings Act Section 8(a) for a personnel evaluation. The board also reviewed May 2026 financial reports and the director's monthly report. Minutes are not yet published.
Environmental Advisory Board, Historical Commission held regular meetings
The Environmental Advisory Board met June 24 to elect a Vice Chair and discuss a Royal Oak Civic Foundation grant opportunity, with updates on library education events and Oakland County Earth Day comments.
The Historical Commission met the same day to discuss Orson Starr House events including Civil War Day 2026 and Ghost Tours 2026, capital improvement projects, a side porch project, a new sign, and potential amendments to the Historic Preservation Ordinance.
Neither meeting has published minutes.
Other meetings with no substantive agendas
The Charter Review Committee (June 23), Rehab Board of Appeals (June 23), and Civil Service Board (June 26) held meetings with only procedural boilerplate and no specific items listed. The Human Rights Commission met June 30 to review focus group updates and receive recaps of recent Pride and Juneteenth events; minutes are not yet published.
Coming up
- **July 9 — Zoning Board of Appeals:** Public hearings on two variance requests — waste receptacle relocation at 29350 Woodward Ave (Case 26-05-10) and a 293 sq ft covered porch at 412 Midland Blvd (Case 26-07-11).
- **July 13 — City Commission:** No substantive items listed on the agenda.
- **July 14 — Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and Planning Commission:** Both agendas list no substantive items.
- **July 15 — Retirement Board:** Procedural agenda only.
- **July 16 — Historic District Study Committee:** Procedural agenda only.
- **July 20 — Commission for the Arts:** No substantive items listed.
Several upcoming DDA and Human Rights Commission meetings on July 6 and 7 also carry procedural-only agendas.
Earlier weeks
- week of 2026-06-29 — Veterans Committee Rescinds Flag Funds for Banner as City Budget Decision Awaits
Generated from official meeting agendas and minutes — every underlying document is linked from the city page. Read the primary source before you rely on a detail.