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Board approves drain resolution, budget fixes and equipment purchases in roll-call votes
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Gratiot County Board of Commissioners approved a series of resolutions, budget amendments and procurement contracts including a full-faith-and-credit resolution for an intercounty drain, a prepayment of a drain assessment, a veterans budget increase, sheriff’s camera and drone purchases, and airport contracts.
Gratiot County commissioners approved a series of resolutions, budget adjustments and contracts during a regular meeting, acting by motion and roll call on all items.
The board voted unanimously to adopt a full-faith-and-credit resolution and to allow prepayment of assessments for the Bittinger (intercounty) drain, approved a one-year renewal for the Friend of the Court contract with MGT Impact Solutions, increased the veterans affairs budget by $8,850, authorized sheriff’s office purchases of in-car and body cameras and cloud services, and approved an unmanned drone purchase for the sheriff’s office. Airport-related approvals included a $35,000 seasonal snow‑removal agreement, a $10,775 mowing agreement (reducible by $1,300 if the airport buys replacement mowers), an updated airport manager contract at $32,400 annually (retroactive to the start of the fiscal year), and one-year farm-lease agreements for airport property.
Why it matters: The actions allocate county funds, update operational contracts and approve capital purchases that affect public safety operations, airport…
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