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Berrien County commissioners approve minutes, review procurement "blankets," schedule photo day and move into closed session on pending litigation
Summary
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners approved minutes, heard that a 2024–2025 blanket-purchase comparison would require manual matching, set a photo session for next Thursday and voted to enter a closed session to discuss pending litigation.
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners approved minutes, received an update on countywide blanket-purchase records, scheduled a photo session for next Thursday and voted to enter a closed session to discuss pending litigation.
Annette, a county staff member, presented a printed report of the 2024 blanket purchases and told commissioners that a year-to-year comparison against 2025 records would not be available as a single printed report. "What we were able to print is what the 2024 blankets were," she said, adding that producing a 2024-to-2025 comparison would require manually matching vendor entries between the two spreadsheets.
The staff presentation also included logistics for an upcoming photo session. Annette said the session will begin at 8:30 a.m., and that photographer Amy Witkowski will take group shots and optional new headshots. "Amy Witkowski is doing the pictures, and she says everybody should have a new headshot because you should keep that up to date," Annette said.
On routine business, Commissioner Vollrath moved to approve minutes from a prior meeting; Commissioner Harrison seconded the motion. The board voted to approve the minutes; those present signaled "aye" and the clerk announced the minutes were approved. The board recorded 10 members present and 2 absent at roll call earlier in the meeting.
Later in the session, corporate counsel distributed papers and requested a closed session "to talk about pending litigation for that purpose," a motion that received a second. The clerk conducted a roll call vote; the meeting record shows the board proceeded into closed session. The chair then stated, "We are in closed session."
There were no public comments recorded before the closed-session motion.
The closed session was described on the record only as being for discussion of pending litigation; no further details were disclosed publicly during the open portion of the meeting.
