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Bay County commissioners approve resolutions, appointments and tax-exemption applications
Summary
At its Oct. 21 meeting the Bay County Board of Commissioners approved multiple resolutions designating awareness months, received several administrative applications and appointed civic representatives. The board also approved a cybersecurity-training renewal and heard a facilities update from the county executive.
The Bay County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 21 approved a package of routine resolutions, received applications for tax and rehabilitation exemptions, and confirmed appointments to county boards.
Actions approved by the board included resolutions designating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Michigan Library Appreciation Month, adoption of the 2025 equalization apportionment report, renewal and expansion of the county's cybersecurity training platform agreement, and approval of an independent contractor agreement. The board also received and acted on applications for an Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption certificate and an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Exemption certificate.
Appointments and nominations: the board received names for an at-large opening on the Bay County Department of Health and Human Services Board that had been added to the agenda. The record shows Brian Benchley received seven votes and was appointed to the at-large three-year term; an application from Kenzie Colton had been added to the agenda and the board recorded receipt of the names but the transcript does not specify a final appointment for Colton. Glenn Rowley was appointed as the township representative to the Bay County Land Bank Authority for a three-year term; the record notes he was the sole applicant.
On applications and tax incentives, the board moved to receive the Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption certification application for AcroCast, LLC, located at First Street in Bay City, and to receive an obsolete property rehabilitation exemption application for Red Hawk Opportunities, LLC. Both were approved by voice vote with no discussion recorded.
The board approved renewal and expansion of the countywide cybersecurity training platform, identified in the record as the KnowBe4 training platform. A commissioner noted the training can be challenging, and staff said trainings are scheduled quarterly; the item passed by voice vote.
County Executive report: the county executive reported progress on the new Bay County health department construction, saying drywall is going up and offices are taking shape, and noted the county's liability coverage costs through MMRMA will rise by 2.86% this year.
All motions on the published agenda items were approved by voice vote with no recorded negative votes during the meeting.
