The Cass County Board of Commissioners voted to accept budget amendments and moved several agenda items to the board's upcoming regular meeting during a brief session.

The board approved the budget amendments “as presented by our finance director,” after a motion and a second. The motion passed on a voice vote with members responding “aye.”

In the same meeting the board also voted to move the fiscal year 2026 community corrections application, PA 152 (health insurance) compliance, an amendment to the county FOIA policy, and the appointment of Doug Westrick to the Community Correction Advisory Board to the next regular meeting. Each of those items was advanced by motion and a second, and moved forward on unanimous voice votes.

Why it matters: accepting budget amendments alters the county's official spending plan for the period covered by those amendments; moving items to the regular meeting schedules fuller review and any required formal action. The motions as recorded did not include detailed budget figures or conditions; the amendments were described only as those “presented by our finance director.”

Details: the transcript record shows the motions were made and supported and that board members responded in the affirmative; the meeting did not include line-item discussion or dollar amounts for the budget amendments on the record. The community corrections application and the appointment of Doug Westrick were not finalized at this meeting; they were placed on the regular meeting agenda for further consideration. The PA 152 compliance item was described in the meeting as the county's health insurance compliance under that statute; no additional compliance details were given. The FOIA policy amendment was moved to the regular meeting for fuller review.

What the board did not decide: no formal vote adopting the community corrections contract or appointing Westrick occurred at this meeting; those outcomes remain pending future action and formal roll-call votes.

Next steps: the items moved to the regular meeting will return for fuller consideration and, if required, formal votes and possible roll-call tallies.