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Votes at a glance: Clare County commissioners approve multiple routine actions, opt out of PA 152 for employee insurance
Summary
The Clare County Board of Commissioners approved a package of routine items including adjustments to tax levies and billing dates, vendor contracts and expenditures, budget adjustments, participation in a short‑term investment pool, and voted to opt out of Public Act 152 and maintain current county employee health plan cost sharing for the coming
At its meeting, the Clare County Board of Commissioners recorded roll-call votes on several routine items and budget matters. Key outcomes: commissioners approved adjustments to winter tax billing and levy rates for specific assessments, authorized a county investment declaration to join a local government pooled investment account, approved monthly expenditures and multiple budget amendments, and voted to opt out of Public Act 152 (the statute that would impose the state hard cap on employer health‑insurance cost sharing) and to maintain the county's current employee cost‑sharing arrangement for the coming plan year.
Below is a concise list of formal actions and recorded outcomes taken during the meeting. Where the transcript provided a motion text and a roll‑call sequence, the entry notes the outcome and any available details. If exact mover/second or individual tallies were not recorded clearly in the transcript excerpt, those fields are marked "not specified" and the outcome is reported as recorded in the meeting minutes.
Votes at a glance
- Decrease 2025 winter tax assessment rate for spongy moth: Motion to reduce the assessed rate from 0.9861 to 0.60 (motion text as read on the record). Outcome: approved (roll call recorded "Yes"). Mover: not specified. Second: not specified. Notes: roll call recorded affirmative votes by commissioners present.
- Approve L-4029 billing/trades to be ready for the 2025 winter tax bills: Motion to approve preparation and billing dates (motion text as read). Outcome: approved (roll call recorded "Yes"). Mover/Second: not specified.
- Approve statutory basis payments and minutes (amounts listed in packet): Motion to approve specified statutory payments and minutes from prior meetings (amounts listed on record). Outcome: approved (roll call recorded "Yes"). Mover/Second: not specified.
- Approve July 2025 expenditures (total $2,993,492.80; general fund $1,437,014.63): Outcome: approved (roll call recorded "Yes"). Mover/Second: not specified.
- Approve budget adjustments: Approved three budget adjustments (identifiers and amounts read on record: e.g., #25-173 $126,000; #25-184 $57,200; #25-186 $91,468.12). Outcome: approved (roll call recorded "Yes").
- Adopt resolution 25-16 to enter into a declaration of trust for investing county funds in the Michigan Liquid Asset Pool (GovMI / GovMoney/MILAF) municipal subaccount: Outcome: approved (roll call recorded "Yes"). Notes: commissioners asked about classes and fees; treasurer and staff to confirm current expense ratios.
- Adopt resolution to opt out of Public Act 152 and maintain current county employee insurance cost sharing (status quo): Motion to opt out and maintain current county contribution structure (as recommended). Outcome: approved (roll call recorded "Yes"). Notes: staff said action needed before open enrollment; commissioners indicated desire to revisit options in future budget cycles.
Several other routine motions (minutes approval, statutory payments and standard procedural approvals) were also approved by roll call during the meeting. No controversial or unexpected defeats were recorded in the transcript excerpt.
Ending: The meeting closed after a public comment period and an adjournment motion.
