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IT audit. Eric, the county’s technology services director, said the State of Michigan contracted Dew Point to perform a comprehensive IT audit for Eaton County. Eric described a 225-item checklist and praised the county IT staff’s documentation. \"They said that this was one of the better audits that they went through,\" he said. The audit remains open; Eric said the county expects a final report in the second quarter of 2025 and will present highlights to the board.

AT&T billing spike and mitigations. The county received a late AT&T notice that rates for legacy analog lines could jump from roughly $33 per line to $1,879 per line. Eric said the county’s 21 affected lines would have led to a roughly $40,000 monthly bill if left unchanged. After meetings with AT&T and internal review, the technology team identified three lines no longer needed and is migrating others to cellular or IP-based phone solutions. Eric said the changes \"will be a budget neutral solution\" once migrations complete in the next 45 days.

Broadband and BEAD letters of support. Eric said 123.net, Comcast and Surf Internet submitted letters requesting county letters of support for federal BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment) round-one applications. He said approximately 4,800 residential, business and government addresses in Eaton County qualify under BEAD (addresses that do not meet a roughly 25 Mbps download threshold). Each provider asked for a county letter of support and contact lists of local officials; Eric said supporting multiple providers may increase application scores because each may target different hexagonal service areas within the county. He confirmed BEAD requires \"fiber to the home.\"

Aerial imagery flight. Eric also reported the multi-county aerial imagery flight (Clinton, Ingham and Eaton) has mobilized Kucera as the vendor; teams met this week and agreed field conditions were acceptable. The county is waiting for good flying weather; the vendor had mobilized aircraft and planned to begin a small subsection of flights.

Speakers

- Eric (Technology services director), Eaton County (government)

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Johnson said the House has passed a package that \"guaranteed schools K through 12 funding\" and increased per-pupil funding \"to over $10,000,\" and that the proposal also addresses corrections, the Michigan State Police, mental-health services, school safety programs and veterans services. \"We're in the early stages of the budget discussion,\" Johnson said, and the House was waiting for the Senate to concur.

Why it matters: Eaton County commissioners pressed Johnson for clarity about how much the county might receive and how quickly. Local revenue-sharing increases would ease county budget pressure in a year when commissioners said they expect to consider cuts if a county public-safety millage vote fails. Johnson said the House roads plan includes an increase in revenue sharing and she is \"fighting for an increase,\" but final details hinge on the Senate and the governor.

House proposal and surplus. Johnson said the state’s January revenue estimates showed income- and sales-tax receipts up, and she noted a reported $1.1 billion surplus earlier this year. \"Income tax revenue and the sales tax revenue is projected to increase. Therefore, we should have more money to work with,\" she said. She also confirmed a House proposal to lower the income-tax rate from 4.25% to 4.05%.

Local questions and state limits. Commissioners asked whether the current revenue-sharing level is protected. \"By safe you mean it's not, won't be reduced?\" one commissioner asked; Johnson replied the current level \"is safe\" and that most legislators support at least keeping revenue-sharing whole while she and others push for increases. Commissioners also asked whether surplus commitments already made at the state level limit available funds; Johnson said she could not speak to specific prior commitments but reiterated projected tax revenue increases.

On municipal insolvency and state intervention. Commissioners asked about the process if a Michigan county faces insolvency. Johnson summarized the state procedure: a financial review team would assess the situation and, if a financial emergency were declared, the governor could trigger corrective actions and options for restructuring. \"The City of Detroit went through it,\" Johnson said when asked for examples.

What’s next. Johnson urged local officials to identify essential services and prepare budgets accordingly. \"If we can fulfill essential services — safety, courts, your roads, your infrastructure — everything else is on the table to consider a cut or revision,\" she said. She also encouraged commissioners to lobby the House and Senate on behalf of Michigan counties.

Speakers

- Gina Johnson, State representative, Michigan House of Representatives (government)
- Commissioner Holmes, Eaton County commissioner (government)
- Commissioner Murphy, Eaton County commissioner (government)

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Melissa said the preliminary personnel and fringe-cost update does not include any across-the-board cost-of-living increase and covers detailed calculations for salary steps, health insurance and retirement. She said the county’s total personnel and fringe forecast rose in part because of routine step increases and updated benefit costs, and that retirement actuarial changes also affected projections.

\"If we can fulfill essential services — safety, courts, your roads, your infrastructure — everything else is on the table to consider a cut or revision,\" the administrator told the board. Commissioners asked staff to produce a scenario that would show the impact of the millage failing, including what would happen if county-funded road patrol and the prosecuting attorney’s office were removed from the county budget. Administration said removing road-patrol costs would eliminate several million dollars from the county budget but would also shift responsibilities and contractual choices to municipalities currently under contract (Delta Township was called out as a large contract area).

Delta Township contract and local impacts. Commissioners and staff discussed the July–September 2025 contract timeline and told residents that contracted areas would need to determine alternative police arrangements if the county eliminates road patrol. Commissioners confirmed that any township or city could choose to fund its own coverage or contract elsewhere, and they acknowledged the county’s pension and legacy costs would remain. \"If the millage doesn't pass, there would likely be changes to the Eaton County–Delta contract,\" a county communication piece posted to local outlets stated.

Vacancies, recruitment and grants. Human resources reported a 12.3% countywide vacancy rate with roughly 51 open positions. Commissioners discussed recruitment pipelines, MCOL (academy) grant caps for training deputy candidates, and the county’s practice of seeking federal and state grant funding for infrastructure and security projects. Melissa said staff could bring back a detailed cut list and modeled budgets at the March 28 meeting or at an April meeting to help the board determine acceptable reductions.

Public comment and MERS concerns. In limited public comment, a resident urged commissioners to raise the issue with state legislators because actuarial and retirement changes (Michigan Employees’ Retirement System) have played a role in the county budget pressure; resident Andy Shaver asked the county to engage all three state representatives on MERS-related issues.

What’s next. Administration offered to prepare a scenario-based budget showing specific program and personnel eliminations if the millage fails. \"I can have that by the 28th,\" Melissa told commissioners. Board members requested that staff present a cut plan for review before final budget decisions.

Speakers

- Melissa, finance director (government)
- Ben, county administration/controller (government)
- Various commissioners (Holmes, Haskell, Mudry, Whitaker, Barber, Mott)
- Andy Shaver, public commenter (citizen)

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","Eaton County finance staff presented early 2025 personnel cost projections and warned commissioners that failure of a proposed public-safety millage would require program cuts, potentially including road patrol and some prosecuting-attorney functions; staff offered to produce a detailed cut plan for the board to review.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6635541,"County clerk to accept federal reimbursement for election security purchases",111,6409000,6520000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2631905-195860cf2cc6c286dcc97d51381dc5e4&start=6409&end=6520","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2631905-195860cf2cc6c286dcc97d51381dc5e4/thumbnail_6409000.jpg","/articles/6635541/Eaton-County/Michigan/County-clerk-to-accept-federal-reimbursement-for-election-security-purchases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6635541-7fb20772a562ebd1776bdbd1b391895a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176783&Signature=FXme5lEnh9Q4Ry95gQqol6VrDvj8JZBHuSxxTlGdbFfZYhUEUe8OuJdvC0RVhc6MIRljhJR76B4i-cIib8bWVtN-yO-eF7lCMMa7UmkT8zfmW3EQw4svBcmuzDxLrPzAmzw7s6n~beaavpsZldACOdUuOyGq3-z-3Cu0pDCv19aY0gBU2IgyhZs7HI47p~kJ4QHtLQ9NDKFzEENMd95nc5RgbMkTf59g7m3HMJac163bYJoJ5D~8AYvXBZK3Hg3YmDY8-dS3BdrvaWG-2eK331EmCh08q6L99bZq8oGXSEnCf3IgwnMomfKtw0-SEQZ1qkrg2OpzO5~wTcqNCyOATQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Eaton County Clerk Diana informed commissioners the state offered a federal HAVA (Help America Vote Act) election-security reimbursement for eligible purchases. The county had bought ballot security bags and laptops for electronic poll books and was eligible for reimbursement under a state-run grant that used remaining HAVA funds.

Clerk Diana said the county sought $2,248.24 in reimbursement and that the grant requires no local match. The Ways and Means Committee voted in favor of accepting the reimbursement; the motion passed on a voice vote with commissioners recorded as \"aye.\"

Speakers

- Diana, Eaton County clerk (government)

Authorities

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","The county clerk told the committee the state offered reimbursement under a leftover HAVA election-security grant; commissioners approved accepting $2,248.24 to cover ballot security bags and electronic poll-book laptops purchased before Feb. 28.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6635545,"Eaton County moves to expand Lincoln Brick park and authorize seasonal parks hires",2738,3852000,6590000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2631905-195860cf2cc6c286dcc97d51381dc5e4&start=3852&end=6590","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2631905-195860cf2cc6c286dcc97d51381dc5e4/thumbnail_3852000.jpg","/articles/6635545/Eaton-County/Michigan/Eaton-County-moves-to-expand-Lincoln-Brick-park-and-authorize-seasonal-parks-hires","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6635545-db5d46e8f59dbf2ccc3628b7052f9b6e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176783&Signature=PSo1eGBzLoxJy2HkhM8b8Urufnu-H09CTMAWnQ5OVLP3TbShQT5IL7WudkkcncE3EUK81pAmnZzPQ6pW~wfPqi79ih2jSqWpBEQ2rCiPrJVjyrc50G-fYYdwxDcMiNkCyRtaIwa7hWs9tW9dCkwdkMgKnVKnnTgDT5OZyBKAQxWtwKq1rbzGvZpV9K2Vs-G3Rl5prKmCLJ3aNiAnYQWQZy~-QuGkLxhN1w~E~Rnvqb-v5vXafOI7CpR21fUqbz0PDiq3wJ08egKia-87wf1TS9bvXMUWXFLKWsRydi0me2LPLCNpVIOtN5fW4aPIoSPOr3bXGofXiY8-YNzGw0Tuaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Eaton County commissioners authorized two near-term parks actions: sending proposed parks job descriptions to a consultant for pay evaluation and approving application for a Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Trust Fund acquisition grant to expand Lincoln Brick park.

Job descriptions and staffing. Commissioners approved a motion allowing the controller’s office to submit new parks job descriptions to Municipal Consulting for compensation evaluation (about $600 per description). The positions are seasonal roles paid from the parks millage to expand summer programming capacity and maintenance teams, including a seasonal camp manager and a maintenance seasonal position. Parks staff said the camp manager would allow the department to increase summer-camp capacity (camp tuition is $150 per child per week) and the maintenance role would support multiple work teams across parks slated for improvements. Administration said the positions would be funded by the parks millage, not the general fund.

Lincoln Brick expansion and DNR grant. Commissioners also approved a resolution to apply for a DNR trust fund acquisition grant for roughly 49.9 acres adjacent to Lincoln Brick park. Claudine, representing the administration/controller’s office, said the purchase price in the application is an estimate ($284,000) based on recent comparable sales and assessor data; a required appraisal will refine the final number. The DNR requires a 25% local match; at the $284,000 estimate, the state would provide about $213,000 and the county’s share would be approximately $71,000. The property is currently farmland; the owner has signed a letter of intent and the county plans to complete the appraisal and submit the formal application.

Why it matters. The expansion would connect land the county already owns at Lincoln Brick and advance park master-plan goals, including expanded programming and improved access. Commissioners asked about farmland use, township location (property lies in Oneida Township, not the City of Grand Ledge) and possible future utility coordination; staff said the county had discussed the parcel with adjacent municipalities and DNR grant rules allow limited future municipal uses if appropriate.

Speakers

- Alex, parks staff (government)
- Claudine, controller/administration (government)
- Commissioner Haskell, Eaton County commissioner (government)

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