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Votes at a glance: Public Safety Committee actions on Oct. 2, 2025
Summary
The Eaton County Public Safety Committee approved agenda additions and minutes, raised a notary fee for firearm purchase permits to $5, and approved a memorandum of understanding for a state grant with the Fire Training Committee; the committee tabled a mutual-aid agreement pending legal review.
The Eaton County Public Safety Committee took several procedural and policy actions at its Oct. 2 meeting. Key outcomes:
- Agenda additions: Commissioners moved and seconded to add agenda items 6(c) and 10(a); the motion carried.
- Approval of minutes: The committee moved to approve minutes of the Sept. 4, 2025 meeting; the motion carried.
- Mutual-aid and major-crimes task force agreements: The committee discussed updated mutual-aid and major-crimes task-force agreements but did not have final legal language in the packet. A motion to table the item until legal review is complete carried.
- Notary fee schedule amendment (firearm purchase permit): The committee approved raising the notary fee associated with firearms purchase permits from $2.50 to $5. The clerk’s staff reported that the $2.50 fee had been in place for roughly 20 years and that surrounding jurisdictions charge higher fees (Ingham County and the city of Grand Ledge were cited at $10; Barry County was cited at $5). A quick report run by staff indicated $2.50 fees brought in $20 last year (staff noted the number could reflect inconsistent coding). The motion to raise the fee to $5 passed by voice vote.
- Memorandum of understanding (state grant) with Eaton County Fire Training Committee: The committee approved forwarding a memorandum of understanding concerning a state grant and related administrative duties to the full board; the committee record shows the fire-training committee will hold its own vote on the MOU on Oct. 16.
Votes and motions recorded in the meeting were voice votes with “Aye” and “Motion carries” recorded in the transcript; the meeting did not include detailed roll-call tallies for these items.
