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Votes at a glance — Montcalm County Board of Commissioners, May 27, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions and outcomes recorded during the May 27 Montcalm County Board of Commissioners meeting.
The Montcalm County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions during its May 27 meeting. Vote tallies are recorded as provided in the meeting record.
- Approve agenda as amended — Motion to approve the agenda as amended was moved by Commissioner Johnston and supported; voice vote recorded as "Aye" and motion carried.
- Approve minutes (05/12/2025) — Motion to approve minutes moved by Commissioner Johnston and supported; voice vote recorded as "Aye" and motion carried.
- Brownfield redevelopment plan (9640 North Greenville Road, Village of Lakeview) — Motion moved by Commissioner Alexander to approve the local Brownfield plan; voice vote recorded as "Aye" and motion carried. The local approval authorizes tax-increment capture for eligible redevelopment costs; state review by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) is still required.
- Pandemic Readiness Building — Motion moved by Commissioner Peterson to allow Montcalm County Animal Control to use the Pandemic Readiness Building for grant-backed spay/neuter clinics and to allow appropriate signatures on the agreement; motion passed by voice vote. Agreement includes a $200 daily travel fee to be paid from the animal-control donation line.
- Committee on McCarthy Park event — Motion moved by Commissioner Alexander to appoint a committee (Commissioner Peterson, Commissioner Maher and the county controller) to meet with event organizers before the next meeting and document options; roll-call vote: Alexander yes; Johnston yes; Maher yes; Painter yes; Peterson yes; Carr no. Motion carried.
- Place ordinance to repeal Montcalm County Parks Ordinance on file — Motion to place the proposed ordinance on file was moved and supported; voice vote recorded as "Aye" and motion carried (no immediate repeal enacted).
- Warrant reports — Motion to approve three warrant reports (05152025: $599,054.02; 05222025: $317,550.71; 05272025: $358,091.62) totaling $1,274,696.35 was moved, supported and passed by voice vote.
- Consent agenda items 5 through 13 — Motion to place items 5 through 13 on file was moved, supported and passed by voice vote.
- Drain commissioner aggregate purchase authorization — Motion moved by Commissioner Alexander to authorize the Drain Commissioner to spend up to $50,000 to acquire and store crushed limestone aggregate for county projects; motion passed by voice vote.
These items reflect the motions and outcomes as recorded in the meeting transcript. Where the record lists only a voice "aye" the transcript did not provide a roll-call tally of individual votes except where noted above.
