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Bay County Committee of the Whole approves agenda additions, proclamations, contracts and personnel actions
Summary
At its Feb. 11 Committee of the Whole meeting the board approved multiple agenda additions, proclamations and routine contracts including a generator award for central dispatch, pay‑scale changes, grant acceptances and several departmental contracts; motions were recorded by voice vote and carried.
The Bay County Committee of the Whole approved a set of agenda additions and voted on a series of routine items and contracts during its Feb. 11 meeting, recording each action by voice vote that the chair declared carried.
Key outcomes: the board approved additions to petitions and communications that included changes to starting pay on the PN‑10 pay scale and step increases for prosecuting‑attorney staff; it voted to proclaim February 2025 as American Heart Month; it approved multiple departmental contracts and purchases, and it received several departmental reports.
Votes at a glance (all motions carried unless noted): - Add agenda items N, O, E, Q and R (various resolutions and travel/contract items) — motion carried by voice vote. - Approve agenda as amended — motion carried. - Approve minutes from 01/07/2025 — motion carried. - Receive public input (no speakers after call for public input) — public input closed. - Receive Bay County 911 central dispatch presentation — motion carried (see separate article for details). - Proclaim February 2025 as American Heart Month in Bay County — approved. - Bay County Sheriff 2025 Marine Safety Grant Program — approved. - MSU Extension District 9 agreement of service (2025) — approved; MSU Extension staff said the program serves 10,000–20,000 residents annually and offers 200+ programs. - Replacement of mobile radios for Bay County Sheriff’s Office (cooperative purchase, ~40% discount noted) — approved. - Purchase and maintenance of Crew Force licenses — approved. - Department of Aging: Direct Care Workers premium pay increase for FY2025 — approved. - Health officer acceptance of funding for community health assessment activities from McLaren Bay Region — approved; staff said assessment work uses prior opioid needs assessment and new analytics tools. - Mosquito Control: Tire shredding contract with Environmental Rubber (Item 01/2025) — approved. - Mosquito Control: 2025 light trap data contracts — approved. - Mosquito Control: 2025 control material bids — approved. - Recreation and Facilities: 2025 swim partnership agreement with Essexville‑Garber Schools ($10,000) — approved. - Excess insurance for workers’ compensation (2025–2027) — approved. - Department on Aging: new part‑time home‑delivered meals driver (new route added) — approved; funding will be covered in the 2026 budget per staff comment. - Finance: receive analysis of General Fund equity 2024 — received by motion. - Information Systems: Dell support contract through August 2026 (budget adjustment discussed) — approved. - Payables (motion to pay bills) — approved. - Office of Assigned Counsel: November 2024 report — received. - PN‑10 starting pay rate change (agenda item N) — added and approved as an agenda addition. - Prosecutor step increase (assistant prosecuting attorney step 0/1 to 0/3) — added and approved. - Travel requests: NACCHO 2025 Public Health Conference and NACo 2025 Public Health Preparedness Summit — approved. - RFP bid award for 2024 Bay County Central Dispatch diesel generator replacement to Eskom Group — approved (added as agenda item R). - Adjourn — motion carried.
What it means: most items on the Feb. 11 agenda were routine departmental contracts, personnel steps and intergovernmental travel requests. Several procurements affecting public‑safety operations — including the dispatch diesel generator and mobile radio replacement — were approved and noted by staff as coordinated purchases intended to secure discounts.
