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Votes at a glance: Alpena County Board actions on grants, tax rates, cards and budget adjustments
Summary
The board approved a range of routine and substantive items on May 13, 2025, including submission of a veterans‑service grant application, adoption of 2025 tax rates, new credit card policies and several budget adjustments; one personnel item (emergency manager hiring) was paused for further study.
At its May 13, 2025 meeting the Alpena County Board of Commissioners took a series of formal actions on grants, fiscal housekeeping, and policy changes. Below are the motions the board approved, with key details and outcomes.
Veterans service grant application — approved The county’s veterans office requested approval to submit the FY 2026 County Veteran Service Fund grant application; the board approved submission. The grant requires no local match, and the county intends to use award dollars for outreach and marketing (radio, newspaper advertisements and promotional items).
2025 tax rate resolution — adopted The board adopted the county tax rate request for 2025, imposed as summer and winter levies pursuant to the General Property Tax Act and Public Act 357 of 2004. The adopted county operating rate is 4.7599 mills and the extra voted rate is 4.7339 mills. Specific voted levies listed in the resolution include library, ambulance services, county jail, older persons and…
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