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  2. Your Government

    1. Boards & Commissions
      1. Administrative Hearings Bureau
      2. Affordable Housing Development Board
      3. Board of Review
      4. Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
      5. Building Code Board of Examiners & Appeals
      6. Community Police Oversight Commission
      7. Downtown Development Authority
      8. Ella W. Sharp Park Board
      9. Environmental Commission
      10. Historic District Commission
        1. Application to the Historic District Commission
        2. Historic District Resources
        3. Michigan Historic Preservation Network
        4. Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
        5. US Dept. of Interior Standards for Rehabilitation
      11. Human Relations Commission
        1. File a Complaint
        2. Get Involved
      12. MLK Corridor Improvement Authority
      13. Parks and Recreation Commission
      14. Pension & Retirement Boards
      15. Planning Commission
        1. Documents & Resources
        2. Planning Commission Responsibilities
        3. Public Hearing Notices
      16. Public Arts Commission
      17. Racial Equity Commission
      18. Zoning Board of Appeals
      19. Youth Council
      20. Board/Commission Application
      21. Meeting Calendar
    2. Mayor, City Council & City Manager
      1. City Manager
        1. 2019-20 Adopted City Budget
      2. Mayor of the City of Jackson
      3. Ward 1
      4. Ward 2
      5. Ward 3
      6. Ward 4
      7. Ward 5
      8. Ward 6
      9. City Council Meeting Information
      10. City Council Meeting Videos
      11. City Communications
        1. City News
        2. City Newsletters
        3. Meeting and Event Calendar
        4. Annual Reports
        5. Social Media Policy
        6. Photos of Jackson
      12. Agenda Center
      13. Agenda Archives
      14. Jackson Master Plan
    3. Departments
      1. Assessing
        1. Assessing Property Data
        2. Important Dates
          1. Back to Assessor Main
        3. Information
          1. Back to Assessor Main
        4. Forms
          1. Change of Address Form
          2. Transfers of Ownership
          3. Property Tax Exemption
          4. Business Personal Property
          5. Principal Residential Exemptions (Homesteads)
          6. Poverty Exemption Application Form
          7. Disabled Veterans Information & Application
          8. Personal Property & Small Taxpayer Exemption Forms
          9. Splits and Combinations
          10. Back to Assessor Main
        5. Appeals with the Board of Review
      2. Building Department
      3. City Attorney
        1. Municipal Code
        2. Freedom of Information Act Requests
        3. Filing an Insurance Claim
      4. City Clerk
        1. Election Division
          1. City Ward Maps & Boundaries
        2. General Division
          1. Parking
          2. Special Event Policies
        3. Municipal Code
      5. City Manager's Office
        1. Agenda Archives
          1. 2013
          2. 2012
          3. 2011
          4. 2011
          5. 2010
          6. 2009
          7. 2008
      6. Community Development
        1. Administrative Hearings Bureau
        2. Child Care Business
          1. Ordinance for Child Care
        3. Fees
          1. Inspection Fees
          2. Blight Enforcement Fees
          3. Permit Fees
        4. Fences
        5. Forms, Applications & Permits
        6. Grant Administration
          1. CDBG & HOME Forms
          2. Davis-Bacon Act & Labor Laws
          3. Grant Applications
          4. Grant Reports
          5. Housing Rehabilitation Loans
        7. Municipal Regulations
        8. Housing Rehabilitation Loans
          1. Emergency Hazard Loan/Major Component Loan
        9. Inspections
          1. Building Code Board of Examiners & Appeals
          2. Inspection Fees
          3. Non-Owner Occupied Housing Inspections
          4. Non-Owner Occupied Residential Property Registry
          5. Property Registration
          6. Selling Property
          7. Responsible Local Agent
          8. Tenant Complaints
          9. Transfer of Ownership
        10. Medical and Adult Use Marijuana Licensing
        11. Planning & Zoning
        12. Plan Review & Permits
        13. Property Search
        14. Residential Property Registrations
          1. Foreclosed, Vacant & Abandoned Property Registry
          2. Non-Owner Occupied Residential Property Registry
        15. Zoning
          1. Property Search
          2. Zoning Map
          3. Zoning Ordinances
          4. Zoning Procedures
      7. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
      8. Downtown Development Authority
      9. Election Division
      10. Engineering Division
        1. Current Construction Projects
        2. Engineering FAQs
        3. Forms & Documents
          1. Banner Policy
          2. Block Parties
          3. Oversized Vehicle Permit
          4. Right-of-Way Permits
        4. Parking Management
          1. Municipal Parking Interactive Map
          2. Parking Management
          3. Pay & Park
          4. Parking Tickets
          5. Permits & Rates
          6. Requesting Parking Regulation Changes
        5. Site Plan Review
        6. Traffic & Streets
          1. Roundabout
          2. Street Lights
          3. Traffic Signals
          4. Vehicle Detection Loops
        7. Walkable Communities
        8. Storm Water Management
      11. Finance
        1. Finance Home
        2. Budgets & Annual Financial Reports
          1. Budgets
          2. Annual Financial Reports
        3. Adopted 2023-24 Fiscal Year City Budget
        4. City, Village and Township Revenue Sharing
        5. Accounts Receivable
        6. Pension Disclosures
      12. Fire Department
        1. Fire Suppression
          1. Division Activities
          2. Knox Boxes
        2. Fire Prevention & Inspections
          1. Cooking Fires
          2. Building Plan Review & Permits
          3. Fireworks
          4. Outdoor Burning
        3. Public Education
        4. Facility Specific Planning
        5. Statistics
        6. Annual Reports
        7. Information Request
          1. Request a Fire Report
        8. Knox Boxes
      13. Income Tax Division
      14. Mayor's Office
      15. Parks, Recreation, Cemeteries & Trails
        1. City Parks and Trails Interactive Map
        2. City Parks & Trails Listing
        3. Ella Sharp Park
          1. Golf Course
          2. Miniature Golf
          3. Facilities and Rentals
          4. Disc Golf
          5. Ella Sharp Park Board of Trustees
        4. Nixon Water Park
        5. Nixon Skate Park
        6. Cemeteries
          1. Mount Evergreen Cemetery
          2. Woodland Cemetery
        7. Community Centers
          1. Boos Center
          2. Martin Luther King Jr. Center
        8. Recreation Programs
          1. Adult Programs
            1. Soccer
            2. Adult Softball
              1. Softball Schedules
              2. Scores
          2. Brochures & Forms
          3. Active Living Program
          4. Youth Programs
        9. Adult Softball
        10. Special Events
        11. Parks and Recreation Commission
        12. People for the Parks and Trails
      16. Personnel & Labor Relations
        1. Application Packet (PDF)
        2. Employee Benefits
          1. IAFF
          2. MAPE
          3. Non Union
          4. POLC/NS
          5. POLC/S
          6. Retiree Benefits Enrollment Form (PDF)
          7. HR Connection
        3. Retiree Benefits
        4. Employee Contracts
        5. General Employees Retirement System Handbook (PDF)
        6. Job Opportunities
        7. My Social Security
        8. Welfare Benefits Plan
        9. HR Connection
        10. Personnel Policy (PDF)
        11. BambooHR Employee Portal
      17. Planning and Zoning
      18. Police Department
        1. Commanders
          1. Director Hitt
          2. Deputy Director Garcia
          3. Lieutenant Ganzhorn
        2. General Information
          1. Downloadable Forms
          2. Vacation Watch
          3. Public Service Videos
        3. Officer Positions - $10,000 Hiring Incentive
        4. Overtime Statistics
        5. Community Policing Philosophy
          1. PACT Areas
        6. Assisting the Police Department
          1. Citizens Police Academy
          2. Neighborhood Watch
          3. Crime Stoppers of Mid-Michigan
          4. OK2SAY
          5. Unsolved Homicides
          6. Traffic Stop
          7. Teen Citizen Police Academy
        7. Local Crime
          1. Crime Statistics
          2. County Crime Viewer
          3. Michigan Sex Offender Registry
        8. Annual Reports
        9. History of the Department
          1. Honored Retirees
        10. Officer Memorials
          1. Sergeant Frederick Booth
          2. Captain John Holzapfel
          3. Officer Leonard Carey
          4. Lieutenant William James Nixon
          5. Officer James Bonneau
        11. Officer Qualifications
        12. Reserve Unit
          1. Reserve History
        13. Most Wanted
        14. Securing Your Home
        15. Take Me Home
        16. Group Violence Intervention
      19. Public Works
        1. Sewer Information
        2. Sidewalks
        3. Snow Emergency Route
        4. Snow Plowing Maps
        5. Street Maintenance
        6. Weeds & Grass
        7. Storm Water Management
        8. Loose Leaf Collection Program
        9. Hydrant Flushing Program
        10. Public Education on Stormwater and Environment
        11. Reporting Potholes in Jackson
        12. Lead Service Line Replacements
      20. Purchasing
        1. Vendor Registration Information
        2. Available Bids
        3. Plan Rooms
        4. Bid Tabulations
        5. Intergovernmental Purchasing Group
        6. Purchasing Policies
        7. Purchasing Process
        8. Responsible Contractor Ordinance
      21. Treasurer's Office
        1. Income Tax Division
          1. 2023 Income Tax Forms
          2. 2022 Income Tax Forms
          3. 2021 Income Tax Forms
          4. 2020 Income Tax Forms
          5. 2019 Income Tax Forms
          6. 2018 Income Tax Forms
          7. 2017 Income Tax Forms
          8. 2016 Income Tax Forms
          9. 2015 Income Tax Forms
          10. 2014 Income Tax Forms
          11. 2013 Income Tax Forms
          12. 2012 Income Tax Forms
          13. 2011 Income Tax Forms
          14. 2010 Income Tax Forms
          15. 2009 Income Tax Forms
          16. 2008 Income Tax Forms
      22. Wastewater Treatment Plant
        1. Frequently Asked Questions
      23. Water Department
        1. Billing Division
          1. Billing Policies
          2. Current Billing
          3. Rate Resolution
          4. Reading Your Bill
          5. Tenant Deposit Information
        2. Facts About Water Use
        3. Leak Detection & Prevention
        4. Cross-Connection Control Program
          1. What is Backflow?
        5. Annual Water Quality Report
        6. Storm Water Management
      24. Staff Directory
      25. Staff E-Mail Log-In
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  3. Our Services

    1. Administrative Services
      1. Budget
      2. Code of Ordinances
      3. Personnel & Labor Relations
      4. Taxes
    2. Residential Services
      1. Assessment Property Search
      2. Property Registration
      3. Property Tax Bill
      4. Utility Billing
    3. Public Safety Services
      1. Fire Department
      2. Fire Prevention Inspection Program
      3. Neighborhood Watch
      4. Police Department
      5. Vacation Watch
    4. Public Works Services
      1. Hydrant Flushing Program
      2. Loose Leaf Collection Program
      3. Potholes
      4. Public Education on Stormwater and Environment
      5. Sewer
      6. Street Maintenance
      7. Wastewater
      8. Water
    5. American Rescue Plan Funds
    6. Community Development
      1. Permits & Applications
      2. Planning Commission
      3. Zoning
    7. Communications
      1. City Communications
      2. City News
      3. Meeting and Event Calendar
    8. Housing Rehabilitation Loans
      1. Emergency Hazard Loan/Major Component Loan
    9. Lead Service Line Replacements 
      1. What Residents Need to Know About Lead Line Replacements
      2. Upcoming Replacements
      3. Lead Safety Information
    10. Parking
      1. Parking Permits
      2. Pay Parking Ticket
    11. Paving Jackson
      1. Paving Progress
      2. Current Construction Projects
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  4. Doing Business

    1. Licenses, Permits & Records
      1. All Permits & Applications
      2. Block Parties
      3. Building Permits
      4. Fees
      5. Parking Permits
      6. Plan Review & Permits
      7. Property Registration
      8. Special Events
    2. Planning & Zoning
      1. Fees
      2. Planning and Zoning
      3. Zoning Map
      4. Zoning Ordinance & Amendments
    3. City-Owned Property Sales
    4. Working for the City
      1. Employment Opportunities
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  5. Our Community

    1. Recreation & Culture
      1. Black History
      2. Bright Walls Murals Map
      3. City Parks
      4. Community Centers
      5. Downtown Jackson
      6. Ella Sharp Museum
      7. Historic District Sites
      8. Jackson County Parks
      9. Recreation Programs
      10. Women's History
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  6. How Do I...

    1. Apply
      1. Buy a vacant lot
      2. Permits & Applications
      3. Block Party Permit
      4. Boards & Commission Application
      5. Change of Address Form
      6. Employment
      7. Parking Permit
      8. Oversized Vehicle Permit
      9. Plan Review & Permits
      10. Property Registration
      11. Right-of-Way Permit
      12. Vendor
      13. Special Event Application
    2. Contact
      1. Boards & Commissions
      2. City Attorney
      3. City Council
      4. City Manager
      5. Fire Department
      6. Police Department
      7. Staff
      8. Departments
    3. Find
      1. Assessment Property Search
      2. Cemeteries
      3. City Parks
      4. Community Centers
      5. Municipal Parking Lots
      6. City-owned property sales
    4. Learn About
      1. Banner Policy
      2. Citizens Police Academy
      3. Current Construction Projects
      4. Downtown Development Authority
      5. Housing Rehabilitation Loans
      6. Inspections
      7. Neighborhood Watch
      8. Purchasing Process
      9. Recreation Programs
      10. Tenant Complaints
      11. Walkable Communities
    5. Pay
      1. Parking Ticket
      2. City Bills Online
      3. Utility Bill
      4. Income Taxes
    6. Request or Report
      1. File a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request
      2. Parking Regulation Changes
      3. Report an Insurance Claim
      4. Vacation Watch
      5. Report a Concern
    7. View
      1. City News
      2. City Newsletters
      3. Annual City & Water Quality Reports
      4. Annual Financial Report
      5. Budget
      6. Code of Ordinances
      7. Crime Statistics
      8. Election Information
      9. Holiday Schedule
      10. Property Exemptions
      11. Snow Emergency Routes
      12. Special Event Policies
      13. Ward Maps & Boundaries
      14. Zoning Map
      15. Human Trafficking Poster
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    1. Billing Division
    2. Water Quality Report (PDF)
    3. New Owner Application
    4. Account Information Change Form
    5. Water/Sewer Rate Resolution
    6. Water Rate Tier Elimination Resolution
    7. Protect waterways: How to be storm drain savvy
    8. Hydrant Flushing Program
    9. Public Education on Stormwater and Environment
    10. Wellhead Protection Program
    11. Lead Service Line Replacements
    12. Water Service Area Map
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    1. Application Packet
    2. Employee Benefits
    3. Employee Contracts
    4. General Employees Retirement System Handbook
    5. Personnel Policy
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