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Votes at a glance: Kalamazoo County Oct. 7 actions — appointments, budget timing and other board motions
Summary
The Board of Commissioners advanced several routine and budget-related items on Oct. 7: it scheduled the county budget for final action Oct. 21, set a levy resolution, approved appointments to the Board of Canvassers and appointed three members to the Aeronautics Advisory Board.
Summary of recorded board actions and formal items from the Oct. 7 Committee of the Whole and statutory meeting:
- Budget process and levy resolutions: The board approved procedural resolutions to move the 2026 budget adoption, the apportionment report and the ad valorem tax apportionment to the Oct. 21, 2025 meeting for final action. A resolution to levy property taxes was also approved for processing. (Motions advanced by vice chair Taylor and others; full budget adoption scheduled for Oct. 21.)
- Aeronautics Advisory Board appointments: Following interviews, the board appointed three candidates to fill three vacancies on the Kalamazoo County Aeronautics Board of Trustees: Nicole Miller, Doug Johnson and Greg Hamillie. The appointees will join incumbents and stakeholders overseeing the airport advisory work.
- Board of Canvassers reappointments: The board reappointed two incumbents to the Kalamazoo County Board of Canvassers: Daniel Lundgren (Republican) and Vince LaViere (Democrat). The appointments were confirmed by roll-call vote.
- Procurement and capital project direction: By consensus, commissioners asked administration to prepare contract documents and negotiate with Miller Davis as the preferred construction manager-at-risk for the downtown parking structure. A formal award will be returned to the board for a later vote.
- Consent and routine approvals: The board approved the consent agenda, which included accounts-payable claims presented for review, payroll disbursements, a Brownfield annual report and other standard items.
Votes and roll calls recorded in-session were by roll call for the consent agenda and for stated appointments and resolutions. Specific roll-call tallies were recorded in the minutes for several consent and annual‑meeting items; where a roll-call tally is not provided below, the board took action by voice vote or consensus as noted in meeting minutes.
