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Leslie Getz of Mayfield Township read a collection of hostile messages she said were sent by Commissioner Kevin Nisley and called those messages inappropriate for an elected official. Karen Bacheco urged commissioners to consider adopting an ethics ordinance and a social-media policy, citing social-media messages she said were misleading. Several speakers — including Peggy Brodsky, John DeAngelo, Geraldine Carson, Rhonda Lore and others — spoke about concerns over library books they consider inappropriate for children and urged that such titles be moved out of the children\u0000s area. Some speakers framed their positions around parental rights and age-appropriate access; others argued that restricting access amounts to book banning.

John DeAngelo, a library board member, said Mayfield Township produced a three-year seat agreement for a library appointment and that the township had voted to appoint Carol Brown to the seat; Peggy Brodsky and others said that appointment would stand. Multiple speakers on both sides asked the county commission to consider the qualifications of applicants when the county fills its four staggered seats on the Lapeer District Library board.

Commissioners who spoke during comments reiterated the county\u0000s limited role over district libraries: the district structure assigns certain seats to townships and four seats to the county commission, and the commission\u0000s formal appointment process follows an advertised application period. The county administrator and chair said the application window for multiple boards closes March 14 and the full board will make appointments at its March 27 meeting. Chair remarks emphasized that the county appoints members and then relies on the library board to make collection decisions.

Ending: Commissioners asked members of the public to apply for vacant seats if they want the commission to consider their preferred candidates and said the commission will follow the posted process and timeline for appointments.

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Carly Cridgeard, district 10 director for MSU Extension, told commissioners the county\u0000s additional 4-H program coordinator posting was taken off the market during the December holidays and reposted after the new year; the application window closes Feb. 4 and the search committee will meet the following Friday to review candidates.

Director Curley (Veteran Services) said the county changed the office name from \"Veterans Affairs\" to \"Veterans Services\" to reduce confusion with federal Veterans Affairs agencies and better reflect the office\u0000s role as a local facilitator of benefits. Curley said veteran visits increased from 1,000 in July to about 1,160 at the time of the meeting, a gain of 160 veterans since July. Curley also said notices have been sent to veteran service organizations about potential vacancies on the local veterans service board and that the administrative office is seeking applicants for posted vacancies to be filled in March.

The sheriff (unnamed in the transcript) reported the county jail underwent a multi-day Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) inspection; the inspector told the sheriff that Lapeer County performed at a high standard compared with other counties. The sheriff told the board the jail has 123 beds total and was holding about 87 inmates the day before the meeting; some inmates are housed out of county for revenue reasons in periods of low population. The sheriff credited jail administration and staff for the positive inspection outcome and said other counties that are struggling are being sent to Lapeer County to observe operations.

Kathy Fisher (public-health director) introduced Dr. Hammond, who has served as the county medical director since 2018 and also works with surrounding counties and regional EMS providers. Dr. Hammond described his role reviewing medical orders, advising public-health and EMS policy and assisting with communicable-disease matters when family physicians are not reachable.

Ending: Commissioners thanked the department leaders and noted vacancies and staffing transitions would be handled through the usual committee and administrator tracks.

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The board voted by voice on a set of motions moved from committee, with commissioners calling for separate handling if any item needed further discussion. Most motions were approved by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies in the meeting record.

The motions approved included contracting work on county properties, purchases for central dispatch and routine vendor invoices. The properties committee approved Roe Engineering to complete a topographical survey north of the main building in preparation for a new CMH building at a cost of $69,100 to be paid from CMH funds. Central dispatch was authorized to proceed with basement waterproofing repairs (cost not to exceed $2,000) and to replace its UPS batteries at a cost not to exceed $33,000. The board also authorized a five-year renewal of an Access Michigan service agreement for $65,390 billed via annual installments, and payment of a Procom annual invoice for local radio support of $55,080; those costs were allocated to dispatch-related line items and stated as not requiring additional county general-fund support.

On personnel and finance items, the board authorized the sheriff\u0000s department to hire a lateral corrections officer into position number 137 (pay grade 4 up to step 3) pursuant to the union letter of understanding; it also authorized the county administrator to post and advertise the upcoming vacancy for the Lapeer County health officer/director (position number 256, pay grade 28), including up to two weeks of overlap training pending state credential approval. The finance department was authorized to make a one-time payment of $2,000,000 to the Municipal Employees\u0000 Retirement System (MERS) fund for specified divisions based on actuarial liabilities and valuation assets as of Dec. 31, 2023 (the meeting record corrected a fiscal-year reference from 2025 to 2024).

The board accepted an engagement letter and agreement with Manor Castortion (transcript spelling) for interim accounting and consulting services for January through March 2025 and authorized the chair to sign; the board amended that motion to cap the expenditure at a not-to-exceed $10,000. Audit motions for the county and the road commission were also approved.

Votes were recorded as voice votes (\"Aye\") in the meeting for each motion; no roll-call tallies by name were recorded in the public transcript for these motions.

Ending: Commissioners said the package of motions kept routine county operations on schedule, and the chair moved to adjourn after a brief properties meeting and a scheduled personnel work session.

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Public comment focuses on Lapeer District Library book access and board appointments

Department updates: veterans services growth, jail inspection praise, public-health and MSU Extension staffing notes

Board approves dispatch contracts, property work, personnel hires and pension payment