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Board approves minutes, consent calendar, payment resolution and a bid waiver
Summary
During the meeting the Berrien County Board approved minutes, the consent calendar by roll call, a resolution to pay bills and a waiver to bypass competitive bidding for a courthouse‑to‑jail communications cable.
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners approved routine business items including minutes, the consent calendar, a resolution to pay bills and a waiver to bypass the competitive bidding process for a communications cable linking the courthouse and the jail.
Minutes: The board approved the minutes by voice vote during an early agenda item. There was no roll‑call tally recorded in the transcript beyond the chair’s confirmation that the motion carried.
Consent calendar: Commissioners approved the consent calendar by roll call after public comment; the clerk called the roll and commissioners responded in the affirmative. The transcript records the vote as carried with commissioners present and voting “yes.”
Payment resolution: Committee reports noted that one resolution taken earlier in the meeting authorized payment of bills; the finance committee reporter said that resolution had been handled that day.
Bid waiver: The finance committee reported one waiver that bypassed the standard bid process for a communications cable between the courthouse and the jail; the committee recorded that the waiver was signed to permit the work.
Ending: The items approved were routine administrative actions; no further debate or amendments were recorded on the floor in the transcript.
