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Board adopts multiple resolutions on grants, policies and equalization; creates zoo/museum subcommittee
Summary
At its April 24 meeting the Kent County Board of Commissioners approved a package of resolutions including grants for water affordability and park improvements, policy updates to grants/contracts and CIP, the county's equalization report, and creation of a zoo/museum millage review subcommittee.
The Kent County Board of Commissioners on April 24 adopted a series of resolutions approving grants, policy updates and the county equalization report and created a millage review subcommittee for the zoo and museum millage.
Most measures were approved by voice vote. The board also approved its consent agenda by roll call, 20 ayes and 0 nays.
Key actions approved (motions and outcomes): - Consent agenda: adopted by roll call (20 ayes, 0 nays). - Resolution 21: Nurse-Family Partnership program personnel request (adopted by voice vote). Moved by Commissioner Oliver King; supported by Commissioner Pacla. - Resolution 22: Michigan Department of Natural Resources Urban and Forestry Inflation Reduction grant (adopted by voice vote). Moved by Commissioner Oliver King; supported by Commissioner Morales. Staff noted this is a reimbursement grant and reimbursements have resumed after a temporary pause. - Resolution 23: KCCA water affordability grant (adopted by voice vote). Moved by Commissioner Oliver King; supported by Commissioner LeGrand. - Resolution 24: Grand River Greenway (Downtown Grand Rapids Inc) grant for Johnson Park improvements (adopted by voice vote). Moved by Commissioner Oliver King; supported by Commissioner Bujak. (See separate article for discussion on project scope and connections.) - Resolution 25: Older Americans Act outreach and assistance (adopted by voice vote). Moved by Commissioner McLeod. - Resolution 26: Consumers Energy assessment at 2228 Butterworth Street SW (adopted by voice vote). Moved by Commissioner McLeod. - Resolution 27: Updates to grants, contracts and donations policy (adopted by voice vote). Moved by Commissioner Coleman; supported by Commissioner Pacla. Staff said the changes primarily align policy language with the county's three-committee system and include minor clarifications. - Resolution 28: Updates to the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) policy (adopted by voice vote). Moved by Commissioner Coleman; supported by Commissioner Pacla. Discussion noted the $25,000 CIP threshold has not been changed in many years and may warrant future review. - Resolution 29: Updates to the annual budget policy (adopted by voice vote). Moved by Commissioner Coleman; supported by Commissioner Pacla. Commissioners discussed removal of a provision that auditors said conflicted with state law (no post–fiscal-year budget amendments allowed under state law). - Appointments to multiple boards and commissions (adopted; one noted abstention by Commissioner DeBoer due to a conflict disclosed to corporate counsel). - Motion to create a zoo/museum millage review subcommittee and appointments (motion carried by voice vote). The chair appointed members including Chair Green, Vice Chair Burrell, Finance Chair Teal, Minority Vice Chair McLeod and Commissioner Faber. - Resolution 31: 2025 equalization report (adopted by voice vote). Vice Chair Burrell and staff explained the timing requirement: the report must be approved before May 1 so taxing units may levy as authorized.
Actions were described as routine approvals or program acceptances; several items involved follow-up steps such as managing reimbursement timing for federal grants or pursuing additional grant funding to fill project gaps.
