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Resolution 2025-09-124: Acceptance of a reimbursement grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Transportation Highway Safety Division to purchase pediatric restraint devices for Emergency Medical Services. Commissioner Deaton moved the resolution; Commissioner Gross seconded. After a clerical correction to the resolution number, the roll call vote was unanimous of those present: 8 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.

Resolution 2025-09-125: Authorization to double-fill the EMS operations/project manager position for up to 30 days to allow overlap between incumbents. Commissioner Deaton moved the resolution; Commissioner Nakagiri seconded. The board adopted the measure by roll call: 8 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.

Resolution 2025-09-126: A housekeeping budget amendment to record previously approved agreements for opioid settlement funding. Commissioner Fiani moved the resolution; Commissioner Domas seconded. The board approved the amendment by roll call: 8 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.

Accounts payable: The board approved claims dated Sept. 8, 2025 and payables from Aug. 15 through Aug. 28, 2025 on a combined motion (Commissioner Gross moved; Commissioner Deaton supported) by voice vote; chair recorded the vote as 8 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.

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Jennifer, a county human resources representative, told the board the consultant recommended carving out prescription benefits to RxBenefits while keeping the OptumRx formulary, a change expected to save about $1,000,000. Jennifer said switching the stop-loss carrier to Symetra and increasing the specific deductible from $250,000 to $300,000 would save roughly $190,000 a year. The consultant also recommended raising the emergency-room copayment from $100 to $150 to encourage use of urgent care; staff estimated ER copay changes would save about $14,000 annually.

The resolution also continues the county's long-standing decision to opt out of the statutory caps under Public Act 152 while benchmarking against those caps. Jennifer said the county is self-insured and that opting out is counsel-advised; she told commissioners that in the past year the county exceeded the PA 152 hard cap by $89,000 (about 1.1%), but because the county has opted out there was no legal violation.

Commissioner Sample moved the resolution; Commissioner Deaton seconded. Commissioner Nakagiri asked whether analysis supported raising the stop-loss deductible; Jennifer said consultant analysis and a bid review showed the county typically has one or two claims above the deductible in a year and that four claims would be the breakeven point for the higher deductible. The board approved the resolution by voice vote (passed; 8 yes, 0 no, 1 absent).

Jennifer said the resolution affects fewer than 600 employees and retirees but covers more than 1,000 covered lives when dependents are included. Staff said the recommended changes are expected to bring the county below PA 152 benchmark caps in the next plan year.

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Director Kellogg, who presented the measure, said the main delay is the mailing of titles from the leasing company and that streamlining could reduce the current nearly 37-day process to \"less than 2 weeks.\" He told commissioners the county would still receive a determination from the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority (MMRMA) and would initiate the bill of sale quickly, and that MMRMA's salvage auction is run by a preselected group of bidders.

The change is intended to speed vehicle turnover to salvage buyers and reduce administrative lag. Commissioner Deaton moved the resolution, Commissioner Gross seconded, and the measure was approved by voice vote (passed; 8 yes, 0 no, 1 absent).

Several commissioners voiced caution during discussion. Commissioner Fiani said she favored retaining review by a lower committee and allowing the full board to inspect paperwork, saying she was \"not convinced that the current 37 day model ... is so egregiously long.\" Commissioner Nakagiri suggested adopting the authority on a trial basis with an annual review during the budget process.

Commissioner Domas asked about the scale of the problem; Director Kellogg said the county averages about three county vehicles a year declared total losses over the past five years and that MMRMA's broader loss comparisons did not identify directly comparable counties. Kellogg said most total-loss claims stem from sheriff's office pursuits or incidents where deputies are struck while stopped.

Kellogg noted that MMRMA's salvage bids are typically valid for 10 days and said the county could move more quickly \"if I didn't have to come back every time.\" The board approved the resolution with the direction to include the change in the annual budget review, as several commissioners requested.

The resolution directs staff to implement the revised process; the transcript records discussion, the vote and multiple requests that the change be revisited during future budget work.

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