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Votes at a glance: St. Clair County Board actions April 17, 2025
Summary
The Board approved a series of administrative items—disbursements, grant agreements, MOUs and contracts—during its April 17 meeting. This roundup lists motions, amounts and outcomes recorded on the meeting transcript.
The St. Clair County Board of Commissioners handled multiple consent and business items on April 17. Below are the motions, dollar amounts when specified, and outcomes as recorded in the meeting.
Votes at a glance (select items recorded on the transcript) - March 2025 county disbursements, $31,216,955.48 — Motion to approve; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-12: Approve 2025 St. Clair County Equalization Report — Motion to adopt; voice vote. Outcome: approved.
- Memorandum of Understanding: Blue Water Day reporting program for Recovery Court using opioid settlement funds, $19,155 (term 01/01/2025–12/31/2025) — Motion to approve; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.
- Memorandum of Understanding: St. Clair County Mental Health Authority for Recovery Court grant using opioid settlement funds, $20,000 (term 01/01/2025–12/31/2025) — Motion to approve; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 25-11: Amend 911 plan to adopt text-to-911 and PFN in St. Clair County — Motion to adopt; voice vote. Outcome: approved.
- Extension: Flare skid rental from Perennial Energy LLC for landfill, May 5, 2025–May 4, 2026, amount $85,800 — Motion to approve; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.
- Agreement: Friends of the Saint Clair River — stewardship services for parks and recreation, April 1, 2025–March 31, 2026, $10,000 — Motion to approve; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.
- Material Management Planning Committee bylaws (adoption) — Motion to approve; voice vote. Outcome: approved.
- 2025 survey and remonumentation grant agreement, $85,140 — Motion to approve; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.
- Parks & Recreation Commission appointment (member at-large, remainder of term expiring 12/31/2027) — Ballot cast; majority vote selected Linda Taylor. Outcome: Linda Taylor appointed.
- Contract: Mead & Hunt for threatened and endangered bat survey and agency coordination at the airport — Motion to approve; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous yes. Outcome: approved (amount not specified in the public record at the meeting).
- Lease assignment and consent of owner for Hangar No. 10 at the airport from Ronald Sample to Robert Thoms — Motion to approve; voice vote. Outcome: approved.
- Appointment: Susan Rowe to Materials Management Planning Committee (materials recovery facility operator representative), remainder of term expiring 11/21/2029 — Motion to appoint; voice vote. Outcome: approved.
- Addendum B with Valvoline, Inc. for fleet maintenance (05/01/2025–04/30/2026), amount not to exceed $36,000 — Motion to approve; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.
- Withdrawal from I-69 Next Michigan Development Corporation — Motion to withdraw; roll-call vote carried with several yes and some no votes recorded (some commissioners said they did not support withdrawal). Outcome: withdrawn per majority vote.
- Grant agreement with Health Management Associates, Inc., $25,000 (04/01/2025–10/25/2026) for medications for opioid use disorder in the intervention center — Motion to approve; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous yes. Outcome: approved.
- Eagle Administrative Consent Order for the Smiths Creek landfill — Motion to approve; roll-call vote recorded 6 yes, 1 no (Commissioner Robert Felix voted no). Outcome: approved. (See separate article for discussion and background.)
Other items - Numerous standard agenda items (nomination slates, minutes approval, proclamations and the administrator's report) were approved without extended debate.
How the board recorded votes The transcript records roll-call votes for many items; where a roll call was called, the clerk recited each commissioner's recorded yes/no. Several voice-approved consent items were carried without recorded roll-call tallies in the text.
Ending The actions above reflect the motions and outcomes as captured in the April 17 meeting transcript. Where the transcript did not quote a dollar amount or mover/second for a motion, the item is noted as "not specified." For full documentation, consult the official minutes and posted agenda materials retained by the county clerk.
