Votes at a glance: Kalamazoo County Board actions Aug. 6, 2025

This summary lists formal votes recorded during the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners meetings on Aug. 6, 2025. Where the transcript recorded a roll call, votes are shown by member as provided in the record. If a vote did not list individual names in the transcript, only the motion outcome is recorded.

1) Consent agenda (multiple items) — Passed (roll call: unanimous of present commissioners). The board voted to approve the consent agenda, which bundled multiple routine items for a single vote.

2) Axon statement of work (records management) — Approved. Motion passed by roll call (8 yes). Action: authorize and sign Axon statement of work and vendor quote for Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office records management system. (See transcript roll call beginning 10,672s region.)

3) Black Creek Integrated Systems Corp. agreement (jail management system) — Approved. Motion passed by roll call (8 yes). Action: authorize and sign jail management system agreement.

4) ARPA reallocation for recruitment/hiring bonuses (Sheriff’s Office) — Approved. Motion passed by roll call (8 yes). Action: reallocate ARPA funding to support hiring bonuses and recruitment incentives for the Sheriff’s Office; administration to review consolidation of accounts and long‑term options.

5) Acceptance of supplemental grant funds from Michigan Department of Corrections — Approved. Motion passed (roll call recorded as majority yes).

6) Acceptance of declination of ARPA award to Young Kings and Queens (originally awarded Feb. 2022) — Approved. Motion carried by roll call (recorded as unanimous yes by commissioners present). Action: county accepts the organization’s declination and will reappropriate funds back to county control; staff to calculate any eligible reimbursement for costs the organization incurred.

7) Rescission of housing millage award to Young Kings and Queens ($173,000) — Approved. Motion carried by roll call (majority yes). Action: funds returned to housing millage fund for future allocations.

8) Rescission of remaining balance of a weather‑related disaster relief award to Texas Charter Township ($27,267.68) — Approved. Motion carried by roll call.

9) Motion to add items to regular agenda — The board adopted multiple motions to add items to the regular meeting agenda (roll calls recorded; motion carried in each instance by recorded yes votes).

10) Finding A Way Home program (City of Kalamazoo contract/support) — Approved. Motion passed by roll call (7 yes recorded). Action: authorize $15,000 in ARPA housing‑support service funds to support the Finding A Way Home program to purchase bus tickets and provide warm handoffs; program operators confirmed procedures to call and confirm support prior to travel.

11) Proclamation honoring Gwendolyn Lanier — Adopted (roll call: unanimous yes among those present). Motion carried.

How votes were recorded in the transcript: The transcript records roll call votes by calling each commissioner’s name and their “yes” vote in sequence. Where roll‑call text is explicit in the transcript the board clerks recorded each commissioner voting “yes.” Where the transcript did not list a full roll call for an item, the outcome is shown as recorded in the meeting.

Next steps: For rescinded or declined awards, staff were directed to return with options for reallocation consistent with ARPA rules, to report any reimbursable expenses incurred by the grantee, and to present final grant agreements or procurement agreements in future regular meetings.