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Kalamazoo County commissioners approve consent agenda, minutes and proclamation; public comment on housing and Amplifund portal
Summary
At the June 3 meeting commissioners approved an Elder Abuse Awareness Month proclamation, multiple sets of minutes and the consent agenda by roll call; public comment highlighted an open Amplifund portal and local housing projects.
The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners on June 3 approved routine business items and heard presentations and public comment.
Votes at a glance - Elder Abuse Awareness Month proclamation (Item 2025583): approved by voice vote after a motion moved by Commissioner Morales and supported by Vice Chair Pro Tem Hepler; motion carried. - Approval of draft minutes (05/20/2025 Committee of the Whole and regular meeting; 05/21/2025 Intergovernmental Roundtable Ad Hoc Committee; 05/29/2025 Youth Sports Facility Ad Hoc Committee): motions made and votes taken; the intergovernmental-roundtable minutes were approved as amended. - Consent agenda: approved by roll call vote; clerk recorded eight yes votes (8-0).
During the meeting County Finance Director Ryan Post reviewed accounts-payable and payroll disbursements and said the packet included an accounts-payable claims list totaling $7,369,144, of which the board had been asked to approve $6,144,225.54; payroll disbursements for May were listed at $4,217,051.13.
Public comment: Mary Balkema of the city of Kalamazoo told commissioners the county’s Amplifund portal opened June 2 and will close July 3 with categories for multifamily projects, supportive services and creative projects. She thanked commissioners for earlier deliberations on an opioid-settlement allocation and cited ongoing projects including a 72-unit senior housing site on Burdick Street and a 42-unit single-family neighborhood in Portage.
The board also received an information presentation on groundwater contamination from Leah Erlinson, Kalamazoo County groundwater specialist, and an annual report from the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County.
Ending: Several commissioners praised staff and presenters and encouraged continued coordination on housing, road safety and storm response. The opioid-settlement allocation request for $2,000,000 was referred to an upcoming agenda for formal approval following counsel review.
