Village Manager

The Village Manager is the Village’s chief administrative officer. Under the council-manager form of local government, the Village Council appoints a professionally trained and experienced Village Manager to properly administer all of the affairs of the Village, as described in Sections 2-91 through 2-105 of the Village of Elk Rapids Code of Ordinances.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Overall administration of the Village of Elk Rapids.

  • Community, labor, and intergovernmental relations.

  • Enforcing ordinances adopted by the Village Council.

  • Organizational development.

  • Recommending an annual budget and implementing the final budget.

  • Assist Council with creating and fulfilling Strategic Goals for the Village.

ABOUT:

John Matthews is the Village Manager of Elk Rapids.

Email: jmatthews@elkrapids.org

Office: 231-264-9274

Freedom of Information Act

The Michigan Freedom of Information Act entitles all persons, except those incarcerated in state or local correctional facilities, to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those who represent them as public officials and public employees. Public records include writings (which include e-mail) prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by a public body or its divisions and employees in the performance of an official function, from the time they are created. There are certain public records that are exempt from disclosure, and these are defined in the Act. Further, the Act requires that public bodies designate a FOIA coordinator to receive and take action on FOIA requests.

The Village Clerk is the FOIA Coordinator for the Village of Elk Rapids. For more information on making a FOIA request click the button below.