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Commission OKs $8,788 commitment to SEMCOG for materials-management outreach; amendment narrows wording
Summary
The board approved a commitment of $8,788 to SEMCOG to develop outreach and education materials for a regional materials-management planning effort, and amended the resolution language to make a final whereas clause a binding resolved clause before the vote.
The Livingston County Board of Commissioners approved a multi-county agreement on Aug. 25 to contract with the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) for public-education materials tied to a regional materials-management planning effort. The county’s share is $8,788, prorated among seven participating counties.
Rob Spalding, county staff lead on the plan, said the payment represents Livingston County’s portion of a broader SEMCOG scope to develop outreach assets — including social media, webinars and short videos — directed at local elected officials and townships as the counties prepare to seek local-unit approvals for the materials-management plan. SEMCOG’s Kelly Carl said SEMCOG’s communications team will work with county staff and the planning committee to refine the scope and produce one to two short videos plus supporting educational materials.
Commissioners probed the item’s scope and timing. Questions included: what deliverables the $8,788 would purchase; whether SEMCOG required payment before the county received state MMP grant reimbursement; and how long local units would have to consider the county plan. SEMCOG and county staff said the $8,788 is Livingston County’s committed share; SEMCOG would develop the materials within the county’s fiscal year so they would be available during the plan’s public-review period. Staff also said the county will seek state MMP grant reimbursement for eligible costs once the state’s work plan is approved.
Commissioner McGearty moved an amendment to convert the resolution’s final whereas clause into a binding “therefore be it resolved” clause to ensure the commitment’s conditions were explicitly part of the board action; commissioners approved the amendment by voice vote (8-0-1 absent) and then passed the amended resolution by roll call.
County staff and SEMCOG noted the broader materials-management planning process will include further steps: hiring a consultant to develop the plan, seeking local-unit approvals (the plan requires approval from at least 67 percent of the county’s cities, villages and townships), and applying for state grant funds to reimburse eligible planning expenditures. County staff said the timeline to solicit local-unit approvals would likely be at least a year away.
