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Gratiot County adopts 2025–26 budget after amendments; board authorizes one additional road-patrol FTE
Summary
After a public hearing, the Gratiot County Board of Commissioners approved the 2025–26 budget with amendments including one additional road-patrol FTE, a correction to a resolution numbering error and use of assigned fund balance for a pension contribution.
Gratiot County commissioners adopted the county—s 2025—26 budget at their Sept. 16 meeting, approving a set of amendments and authorizing the staffing and spending levels included in the resolution.
County Administrator Ryan opened the public hearing with an overview of the budget and the resolution before the board, saying the budget "is basically a status quo budget" and noting it proposes using $1,000,000 of assigned fund balance for a MERS pension contribution while projecting the unassigned fund balance will increase by about $295,000.
The board voted on two related resolutions. First, commissioners approved budget amendments (Resolution 25-341) by roll call. Later they approved the 2025—26 county budget as amended (Resolution 25-342) after a motion to correct a numbering error in the body of the resolution and to increase authorized road-patrol full-time equivalents (FTEs) in the sheriff—s general patrol from the figure shown in the draft to 14 FTEs.
Why it matters: The adopted budget sets millage rates and appropriations for the county's general and special funds,…
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