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Court - Landlord/Tenant

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Court - Small Claims

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  3. Complete List of District Court Forms

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Court - Traffic

  1. Complete List of District Court Forms

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Culture & Arts

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  1. 2025 Land Value MAP

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  3. 2024 for 2025 Residential LAND ANALYSIS

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  6. 2025 Residential ECF Study

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DPS Find

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DPS Recycle

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  2. Cardboard

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Economic Development

  1. Article: Royal Oak Reboots Itself

  2. Building Department (ordinance enforcement, permits, inspections)

  3. Detroit's Top 5 Suburbs for Young Professionals

  4. Downtown Parking

  5. Downtown Task Force Report (PDF)

  6. Engineering Department

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  10. Pure Michigan Talent Connect

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  14. Top 10 Most Exciting Small Cities in America

Election 2021

  1. Royal Oak Police Department 2020 Annual Report

  2. Downtown Park Task Force Meetings, Minutes & Videos

  3. Approval of Proposed Charter and Ballot Language Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Service Public Safety Millage Renewal

  4. Approval of Charter Review Committee Ballot Proposals Language

  5. Amendments to the Millage Renewals Ballot Language

  6. Authorization of Outreach Initiative Public Safety Millage Renewal

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  8. 2021-2022 Adopted Budget

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Environmental Advisory Board

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Farmers Market

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Farmers Market Rent

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Finance

  1. 2019 - 2020 Adopted Budget (PDF)

  2. Adopted Budget FY 2023-24 Forecast Assumption

  3. FY 2023-24 General Fund Summary

  4. Debt Summary 2023

  5. Legal Debt Margin Calculation 2023

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Helpful Links

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History

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Job Openings

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Library

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Planning Commission - 2016 Videos

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  2. Planning Commission Meeting Video 2 - 6/14/2016

  3. Planning Commission Meeting 05/10/2016

  4. Planning Commission Meeting 04/12/2016

  5. Planning Commission Meeting 03/15/2016

  6. Planning Commission Meeting 02/09/2016

  7. Planning Commission Meeting 01/12/2016

Police Department Videos

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  2. Royal Oaks Police Video

Police Important Information

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Quick Links - DPS

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Quick Links - Farmers Market

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Quick Links - Library

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Recreation

  1. Insight Magazine | Winter 2026

  2. Insight Magazine | Fall 2025

  3. Insight Magazine | Summer 2025

  4. Insight Magazine | Spring 2025

  5. Insight Magazine | Winter 2025

  6. Insight Magazine | Fall 2024

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  8. Insight Magazine | Spring 2024

  9. Insight Magazine | Winter 2024

  10. Insight Magazine | Fall 2023

  11. Insight Magazine | Summer 2023

  12. Insight Magazine | Spring 2023

  13. Insight Magazine | Winter 2023

  14. Insight Magazine | Fall 2022

  15. Insight Magazine | Summer 2022

  16. Insight Magazine | Spring 2022

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ROCF

  1. OC 115: Royal Oak launches civic foundation to address hunger and other needs

  2. Crain's Detroit: Royal Oak City Commission creates foundation to support community programs

Royal Oak 100

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Royal Oak in the News

  1. NeighborhoodScout’s Safest Cities in America - 2016

  2. These Are The 10 Best Places To Live In Michigan

  3. 10 Happiest Small Places in America

  4. What you need to know about Royal Oak, MI

  5. 10 Best Detroit Suburbs For Young Professionals

Senior \ Community Center

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  10. Road Commission for Oakland County

Survey Results

  1. 2020 City of Royal Oak Summary Report (PDF)

  2. 2020 Royal Oak MI Cross Tabulations for City (Microsoft Excel Worksheet)

  3. 2020 Royal Oak MI Comments (Microsoft Excel Worksheet)

  4. 2020 Royal Oak Questionnaire (PDF)

Sustainability

  1. View most recent Agendas and Minutes.

  2. Work Group Participation Guide Packet

  3. Final Slide Deck for Community Forum Meeting

Traffic Committee

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Transit Task Force

  1. Best/Worst Transit Developments

Tree Planting Program

  1. Green Gavel scoring system rates Michigan’s Supreme Court’s environmental impacts

  2. Could miniature forests help air-condition cities?

  3. Bringing Back Trees To 'Forest City's' Redlined Areas Helps Residents And The Climate

  4. Can Planting Trees Make a City More Equitable?

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WROK

  1. Feeding Birds Not Rats

  2. Pot-Hole repair in Royal Oak

  3. A Snow Emergency in Royal Oak

  4. Royal Oak 100

Zoning Board of Appeals - Video

  1. April 9, 2015 - Video 1

  2. April 9, 2015 - Video 2

  3. April 9, 2015 - Video 3

  4. May 14, 2015 - Video 1

  5. May 14, 2015 - Video 2

  6. June 12, 2014 - Video 1

  7. June 12, 2014 - Video 2

  8. December 11, 2014 - Video 1

  9. December 11, 2014 - Video 2

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