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Votes at a glance: Bay County Board of Commissioners, June 17, 2025
Summary
The board approved a slate of routine resolutions, accepted appointments and carried several grant- and procurement-related measures. One resolution was withdrawn; multiple grant awards and contracts were approved by voice vote.
The Bay County Board of Commissioners voted on multiple resolutions and appointments at its June 17 meeting. Most measures were adopted by voice vote; one resolution was withdrawn and a library-board appointment was approved by a recorded tally.
Key outcomes
- Resolution 2025-113: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Donald J. Carlisle (Delta College president emeritus). The board approved the resolution by voice vote; the clerk read the resolution into the record. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-114: (listed on the agenda) Motion to withdraw the resolution was made and carried. Outcome: withdrawn.
- Resolution 2025-115: Agreement with Oliver Packaging and Equipment Company (2025). Motion made and approved by voice. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-116: SCSEP agreement (2024–2026). Motion made and approved by voice. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-117: NEMCSA Head Start agreement (2025). Motion made and approved by voice. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-118: Bid award for RFP 2025-01 for jail inmate phone and video visitation services to Smart Communications. Motion made and approved by voice. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-119: Payables. Motion made and approved by voice. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-120: Full faith and credit for Sheboygan Creek Intercounty Drain (drainage project). The drain commissioner explained that the project was petitioned in 2020, bids came in at approximately $2.7 million, and local assessments and timelines vary by county; the board approved the resolution by voice vote. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-121: Case manager position hired at second step (personnel). Motion made and approved by voice. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-122: HITS handler instruction and training seminar travel request (sheriff). Motion made and approved by voice. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-123: Fiscal year 2026 Operation Stone Garden grant (sheriff). Motion made and approved by voice. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-124: Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), fiscal year 2026 (sheriff). Motion made and approved by voice. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-125: 2026 SRP GRAMA (sheriff). Motion made and approved by voice. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-126: Euphoria payment agreement — credit-card processing changes for recreation/facilities (golf course). Commissioners discussed expected savings from a new processor and removal of certain monthly fees; motion made and approved by voice. Outcome: approved.
- Resolution 2025-127: Reports of the county executive (May 2025). Motion made and approved by voice. Outcome: approved.
Appointment: Bay County Library Board of Trustees
- The board appointed Sherry Bledsoe to a five-year term on the Bay County Library Board of Trustees. Commissioners cast six votes for Bledsoe in the appointment roll call; the motion to appoint was then moved, seconded and carried. A commissioner disclosed a family relationship with another applicant, Mary Connolly, noting that the disclosure was made for transparency and that the county attorney advised no financial conflict existed as described at the meeting.
Procedure notes
- Most motions were adopted by voice vote; the record does not contain roll-call tallies for those measures beyond the appointment vote for the library board. Where the packet contained technical materials (for example, a sewer map), staff or project engineers were identified as the sources for detailed plans.
The board adjourned after completing the listed business.
