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St. Clair County commissioners approve $29.7 million in February disbursements and pass multiple contracts and resolutions
Summary
At its March meeting the St. Clair County Board of Commissioners approved $29,724,961.72 in county disbursements and voted to adopt several contracts, grant applications and resolutions, including a library digital-content contract, park improvement agreements and indigent defense pay-rate changes.
The St. Clair County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to approve February county disbursements totaling $29,724,961.72 and adopted a package of contracts, grants and resolutions covering library services, park improvements, public defender pay and other county business.
The unanimous roll-call approval of the February disbursements came after the board considered a consent agenda and separate motions for several procurement and grant items. Administrator/Controller Carrie Hepting presented and the board approved the St. Clair County Library System maintenance agreement for copiers; a $77,500 increase to a library digital-media line item; a contract with OverDrive Inc. for digital-content access (term and not-to-exceed amount recorded in the meeting packet); and several park and courthouse contracts and amendments.
Why it matters: the actions set vendor arrangements and allocate county funds for services used across county departments, and the board also moved to accept grant applications that, if awarded, will expand county programs.
Major items approved included: - Approval of February 2025 county disbursements, $29,724,961.72 (roll-call vote, carried). - St. Clair County Library System copier maintenance agreement (approved). - Increase of $77,500 for a library digital-media line item (approved). - OverDrive Inc. contract for digital content, not-to-exceed $1,136,840 (approved). - Contract with Genoa Contracting LLC for the Parks Operations Building at Columbus County Park, $294,500 (approved). - Resolution 25-06 approving Phase 1 North Channel County Park improvements with Premier Group Associates, $1,007,447.55 (adopted). - Amendment B to the Asphalt Trucks, Inc. contract for landfill materials, increasing the not-to-exceed amount to $520,427.85 (approved). - A change order for City Elevator of $27,985 to complete refurbishment of the gray elevator at the courthouse (approved). - Maintenance agreement with Thermalnetics for boiler service at the Intervention Center, $12,137 for April 1, 2025–March 30, 2026 (approved).
Other actions and approvals included the county’s membership payment to the I-69 Corridor/Next Michigan Development Corporation ($6,500), a $30,000 subrecipient agreement with Yale Schools to hire an architect for the Yale Adolescent Health Center renovation, and a motion crediting Gary Weiss with 20 years of service for benefit and pension calculations. The board also adopted a revision to paid time off policy 3-36 and updated authorized county signatures.
The board adopted Resolution 25-05 revising the indigent defense counsel rate of pay for the Public Defender’s Office and authorized the county to submit a Michigan Indigent Defense Council grant application (the application amount was recorded in the meeting packet). The board likewise approved a grant application for medications for opioid use disorder at the county jail in the amount of $25,000 (all roll-call votes, carried).
Several union collective bargaining agreements were ratified during the meeting, including the County’s agreements with the funded employees’ union (TPOAM), District Court Employees (AFSCME 1518), and the St. Clair County Bailiffs Association (TPOAM).
What’s next: several agenda items were administrative contract approvals and are effective subject to the vendors’ contract terms. The board discussed raising the question of whether to review county membership in regional economic-development interlocal agreements (I-69/Next Michigan) at a future committee meeting.
Votes at a glance - February 2025 County Disbursements — Motion to approve $29,724,961.72 — outcome: approved (roll call unanimous). - Library copier maintenance agreement — outcome: approved. - Library digital-media increase $77,500 — outcome: approved. - OverDrive Inc. contract — amount not to exceed $1,136,840 — outcome: approved. - Genoa Contracting LLC — Parks Operations Building — $294,500 — outcome: approved. - Premier Group Associates — Phase 1 North Channel County Park Improvements — $1,007,447.55 — outcome: approved. - Asphalt Trucks, Inc. Amendment B — increase to $520,427.85 — outcome: approved. - City Elevator change order — $27,985 — outcome: approved. - Thermalnetics boiler maintenance — $12,137 — outcome: approved. - I-69 Corridor membership fee — $6,500 — outcome: approved. - Yale Schools architect agreement — $30,000 — outcome: approved. - Grant applications: Michigan Indigent Defense Council (amount as written in packet) and opioid-medication grant $25,000 — outcomes: approved (motions carried). - Resolution 25-05 (indigent defense counsel pay) — adopted. - Collective bargaining ratifications (TPOAM, AFSCME 1518, Bailiffs Association) — adopted.
The meeting adjourned after the board received and filed its packets and completed routine business.
