City of River Rouge

City Council

City of River Rouge

Top Leader

William L. Campbell

Mayor

Phone: (313) 842-4200

Mission

The River Rouge City Council consists of seven members including the Mayor and the Mayor Pro tempore. The River Rouge Mayor and City Council are the elected representative body responsible for municipal policy making and administration. The duties of City Council includes the following: Adopting and/or amending City ordinances (laws) Determining City policies and standards Determining how much money will be spent and for what purposes Determining the amount of City taxes to be levied Approving contracts and agreements Representing the City locally, statewide and on the federal level Council Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday every month at 7:30 pm. Meeting agendas and minutes for the Council Meetings can be found with the link below.

City Council Forms & Outside Resources

Schedule of Regular Council Meetings – 2026

All regular meetings of the City Council will be held on the first and third Tuesday of each month, except the first meeting of August and November commencing at 7:30 p.m. or as soon as thereafter as the Council has completed the Committee of the Whole meeting.

Such regular meetings shall be held in the Council Chambers (Municipal Court Room) of the River Rouge Civic Center, 10600 W. Jefferson, River Rouge, Michigan 48218.

The City Council meets as a Committee of the Whole at 7:00 p.m. prior to the regular City Council meetings. Closed sessions may be held at any meeting when deemed necessary.

Such regular meetings shall be open to the public, and persons present shall be afforded an opportunity to address the Council.

Pursuant to Act 267 “Open Meetings Act” PA 1976, you are hereby notified that the City Council will be meeting at the times and dates as follows:

  • January 6 and 20, 2026
  • February 3 and 17, 2026
  • March 3 and 17, 2026
  • April 7 and 21, 2026
  • May 5 and 19, 2026
  • June 2 and 16, 2026
  • July 7 and 21, 2026
  • August 5 and 18, 2026
  • September 1 and 15, 2026
  • October 6 and 20, 2026
  • November 4 and 17, 2026
  • December 1 and 15, 2026

Any change to the foregoing schedule of regular meetings will be posted within three days after the meeting at which such change is adopted. The date, time and place of rescheduled regular meetings of the City Council will be posted at least 18 hours prior to such meetings.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations will be provided upon advance notice.

Patricia H. Johnson
City Clerk, City of River Rouge
Phone: 313-842-5604