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Clerk and personnel actions: Commissioners approved moving Laura Delmatter, an administrative aide in the county clerk’s office, to the two-year step on the AFSCME administrative aide pay scale at $20.37 per hour effective immediately. The clerk discussed Delmatter’s prior election-related experience and told the board Delmatter had been performing lien-entry duties in addition to standard tasks. The motion was made by Chairman Peterson, supported and approved by voice vote.

Canteen Services Amendment: The board accepted Amendment 4 to the Food Services Agreement with Canteen Services, which raises the per-meal charge from $1.81 to $1.88 to reflect a consumer price index adjustment. The sheriff had advised the board the jail population had been lower than projected and that the change should not cause budget overages. The motion to accept Amendment 4 was moved, supported and approved by voice vote.

Wage scales and personnel policy: Commissioners approved updated 2025 wage scales as presented, following earlier changes discussed at a prior meeting.

Creation of PA 302 justice training fund: The board authorized the controller to create Fund 230 — PA 302 Justice Training Fund — and transfer $15,194.96 from the general fund on the books as of Jan. 1, 2025. Staff explained the change is to treat grant-specific revenue as a special revenue fund rather than rolling it into general fund balance; the board moved and approved the transfer.

Warrant reports and consent items: Commissioners approved three warrant reports totaling $1,258,109.70 (report 1: $199,925.16; report 2: $767,084.27; report 3: $291,400.27) and placed consent agenda items 8 through 11 on file. Procedural motions to approve the meeting agenda and to approve minutes from the Jan. 27, 2025 meeting were also adopted.

No recorded roll-call tallies beyond voice approvals were requested for these items at the meeting. Where specific dollar amounts or procedural details were discussed on the record they are reported here as stated; if the meeting recorded no further detail, that fact is noted.

Votes at a glance:
- Move agenda as presented — approved (voice vote).
- Approve minutes of Jan. 27, 2025 — approved (voice vote).
- Award jail painting supplement to Great Lakes Painting — approved (separate article).
- Move Laura Delmatter to AFSCME two-year step at $20.37/hr — approved (voice vote).
- Accept Amendment 4 with Canteen Services (meal rate $1.81 → $1.88) — approved (voice vote).
- Approve updated 2025 wage scales — approved (voice vote).
- Convey Cannonsville Road lease Option 2 to Ms. Franklin/Tower Alliance LLC — approved (separate article).
- Create Fund 230 – PA 302 Justice Training Fund and transfer $15,194.96 — approved (voice vote).
- Approve three warrant reports totaling $1,258,109.70 — approved (voice vote).
- Place consent agenda items 8–11 on file — approved (voice vote).

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Under the approved option, annual payments would begin in 2031 at $9,600 with a 2% annual increase. Both option 1 and option 2 include a $10,000 one-time signing payment and grant a 25-year extension and a right of first refusal that applies to aggregators; option 1 would have started payments immediately at $5,400 a year with a 1.5% annual increase.

Controller/finance staff told commissioners the county had received no or minimal payments on the location for many years and that option 2 yields more long-term revenue. The board discussed cash-flow considerations and whether immediate payments were necessary; one commissioner said the county did not need the immediate cash and preferred the larger long-term return.

Commissioner Peterson moved to authorize the controller to convey the board's agreement to option 2 to Ms. Franklin and to have her attorney draft the formal agreement. The motion was supported and approved on a voice vote.

Board members asked for clarity about how the right of first refusal would operate for other aggregators; staff said they would seek legal clarification from the parties when drafting the agreement. No dollar figures beyond the base payments, the signing payment amount and the 25-year term were amended during the motion.

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County maintenance director Doug Gateson told commissioners the initial bid for painting four larger pods had come in at about $13,000 and that a follow-up price to cover the rest of the facility was $27,516, which would bring the grand total for all jail painting work to roughly $41,157. He said the contractor had resolved early paint and curing problems and crews were currently finishing the fourth pod under the original contract.

Gateson said the county had budgeted $50,000 for the project last summer, leaving funds available to cover the additional work. Commissioner Johnson moved to award the contract to Great Lakes Painting; the motion was supported and approved on a voice vote.

Commissioners asked only clarifying questions about scope and timing. Gateson said the contractor expected to finish the current pod the following day and that planning to continue would allow the contractor to order larger paint quantities, which could improve efficiency for the remaining work.

The board recorded no amendments to the motion. The contract award was approved by voice vote with no recorded dissents.

Montcalm County will proceed with the additional painting under the awarded contract; the maintenance department will manage execution and scheduling.

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