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Votes at a glance: Monroe County commissioners approve grants, claims and planning items
Summary
At its May 7 meeting, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved a series of claims, grant applications and planning items, including two large check registers, multiple grant applications and master-plan recommendations; roll calls recorded commissioners voting in favor of each motion presented.
Monroe County commissioners on May 7 approved a set of routine and programmatic items including accounts payable, two check registers, several grant application requests, and a county planning recommendation.
Key approvals - A resolution recognizing the Monroe County Opportunity Program for 60 years of service was moved by Commissioner Swartout, supported by Commissioner Huffman and approved by roll call. - Payment of the accounts payable current claims report in the amount of $949,835.62 was moved by Commissioner Huffman, supported by Commissioner Lamour and approved by roll call. - Treasurer Jesse Stanford presented the county’s cash and investment report for the quarter ending March 31, 2025; commissioners accepted the report following staff remarks that the county held a diversified portfolio across 13 banks, Michigan CLASS and U.S. Treasuries and that there were no federal funds rate cuts in Q1 2025. - Consent agenda check register dated April 25, 2025, totaling $48,082,928.52, was approved; a separate check register dated May 2, 2025, for $555,218.33 was also approved. - Detective Lieutenant James Jarrett Mantis received board approval to apply for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant for FY 2025–2026 in the amount of $101,978 (no local match required). - Community Corrections Coordinator Holly Flint received approval to submit an application for the FY 2026 community corrections grant in the amount of $365,850.83; staff told the board the county contribution would be determined by award and is expected to be approximately $137,986 and that the county match was included in the 2025 budget. - Jason Berry, Community Planning and Engagement Director, received confirmation to proceed with the County Veterans Service Fund grant application to the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency for $67,857 (no local match required), and board approval to proceed as sole applicant and fund the local match for the SEMCOG planning assistance grant (covered in a separate article). - Planning staff’s recommendation on proposed updates to the Luna Pier master plan was approved after a clarification that the item pertains only to Luna Pier.
Other business - Mary Ganzos, indigent defense, told commissioners the outside auditors had begun summary and conclusions and should finish within weeks; commissioners asked staff to follow up on the county’s previously filed request to proceed with a defender’s office.
All motions that went to roll call in the meeting were recorded as carrying with commissioners recorded as voting "yes."
