Votes at a glance: Clare County board approves multiple appropriations and agreements, July meeting

The Clare County Board of Commissioners on July 10 approved multiple items by roll call. The items ranged from budget appropriations and routine committee minutes to vendor subscriptions and a small capital maintenance payment for the county airport runway. Several items were discussed briefly on the floor before votes; none of the recorded actions resulted in failure or tabling at the meeting.

Key votes recorded at the meeting:

- Childcare fund appropriation (FY2023): Board approved an additional appropriation of $50,000 for the childcare fund (used for community-based programming, juvenile justice placements and related statutorily mandated services). The clerk stated the childcare fund is currently reimbursed by the state at 50% and that reimbursement is expected to rise to 75% in fiscal year 2024. The item passed on roll call.

- Airport runway crack-seal: Board approved $6,500 from the general fund to finish crack sealing on the county airport paved runway after public comments from pilots and hangar owners asking for the work.

- TextMyGov subscription: Board approved a two-year subscription to TextMyGov with costs of $12,000 in the first year and $9,000 in the second year, to be paid from the Clerk’s technology (automation) and CPL funds.

- Senior Community Service Employment Program worksite agreement (Region 7): Board approved the worksite agreement for Region 7 Area Agency senior services and a related annual implementation plan for Fiscal Year 2024; the board also concurred with a letter of support.

- Statutory finance committee minutes and claims: Board approved statutory finance committee minutes for 07/10/2023 in the amount of $146,692.63 and 06/26/2023 in the amount of $87,701.72 and later approved county monthly expenditures for June 2023 totaling $2,540,059.37 (general fund expenditures $991,352.19 was noted).

- Treasurer’s office fee schedule: Board approved adjustments to mobile home and related treasurer fees as presented.

- MERS employer delegate appointment: Board appointed Marlene Hausler as the employer delegate and David Houghlin as the alternate employer delegate to represent Clare County at the annual Michigan Municipal Employees Retirement System meeting in Detroit, Sept. 28–29, 2023.

- Other routine matters: The board approved multiple routine motions and minutes and heard reports on public health clinic groundbreaking (a Federally Qualified Health Center), inmate healthcare contract non-renewal (Wellpath notice issued), property-fraud alert promotion in the register of deeds office, mosquito spraying costs, and recovery/court veterans treatment program staffing and achievements.

All items passed on roll call as recorded in the meeting minutes and were recorded as "motion carried" where indicated.