Votes at a glance: Alpena County Board approves budget adjustments, 911 surcharge continuation and other routine items

The Alpena County Board of Commissioners on April 10 approved a series of routine motions and resolutions, including payment of county bills, a budget amendment to reimburse emergency operations center staff for storm work, continuation of a $3 monthly 911 surcharge for the July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026 year, and adoption of the county's 2025 equalization report.

The board voted on the following items during the public meeting.

Bills to pay (general bills and enterprise invoice): Motion to pay the bills, moved by Commissioner Lehi and seconded by Commissioner Ludlow; roll call recorded unanimous support and the motion carried.

Budget adjustment for emergency operations center staffing (storm response): Motion to approve a budget adjustment up to $2,060.74 to move payroll costs into the Emergency Management (EM) budget so the county can pursue reimbursement for two employees who worked in the EOC during a recent storm; motion carried on roll call (see vote record below).

Resolution continuing 911 surcharge: The board approved a resolution confirming collection of the voter-approved $3 monthly 911 surcharge for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026; motion moved by Commissioner Peterson and seconded by Commissioner Fournier; motion passed.

Proclamation: The board proclaimed National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week for April 13'019, 2025, and approved a related resolution recognizing dispatch telecommunicators' work; motion passed.

Adopt 2025 equalization report: The board adopted the county equalization report for 2025, which includes the county's recommended equalized and taxable values (see a separate article for full figures); motion passed.

Declaration updating agricultural society name: The board approved a declaration updating deed and county documents to reflect the newly organized Alpena County Agricultural Society; motion passed.

Notes: All motions above were taken during the open meeting and recorded by roll call. Several items were introduced by staff and then moved by commissioners with no extended debate.

Votes (selected motion records)

- Motion: Pay the bills (including enterprise invoices) - Mover: Commissioner Lehi - Second: Commissioner Ludlow - Vote record: Commissioner Lehi (yes), Commissioner Ludlow (yes), Commissioner Bridal (yes), Commissioner Fournier (yes), Commissioner Britton (yes), Commissioner Konaszewski (yes), Commissioner Kozlowski (yes), Commissioner LaHaye (yes), Commissioner Peterson (yes) - Tally: yes 9, no 0, abstain 0 - Outcome: approved

- Motion: Budget adjustment up to $2,060.74 to EM budget (reimbursement for two EOC staff) - Mover: Commissioner Kozlowski (motion offered on the floor) - Second: Commissioner LaHaye (support recorded) - Vote record: Commissioner Bray (yes), Commissioner Fournier (yes), Commissioner Britton (yes), Commissioner Konaszewski (yes), Commissioner Kozlowski (yes), Commissioner Lehi (yes), Commissioner Ludlow (yes), Commissioner Peterson (yes) - Tally: yes 8, no 0, abstain 0 - Outcome: approved

- Motion: Approve resolution continuing $3 911 surcharge (07/01/2025'06/30/2026) - Mover: Commissioner Peterson - Second: Commissioner Fournier - Vote record: Commissioners present signified "aye"; motion passed (unanimous roll call recorded) - Outcome: approved

- Motion: Proclaim National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (April 13'019, 2025) - Mover: Commissioner Leblanc - Second: Commissioner Bray - Vote record: Commissioners present signified "aye"; motion passed - Outcome: approved

- Motion: Adopt 2025 equalization report (certify equalized/taxable values and authorize signatures) - Mover: Commissioner Konaszewski - Second: Commissioner Britton - Vote record: Commissioners present signified "aye"; motion passed - Outcome: approved

Provenance (selected): the motions and roll calls summarized above appear in the meeting transcript during the bills-to-pay discussion ("Bills to pay"), the budget-adjustment discussion beginning with the emergency-management presentation, the 911 surcharge resolution reading and vote, the proclamation for telecommunicators week, and the equalization presentation and vote.

Ending: The board took no executive-session votes on these items. Several of the approvals were routine administrative actions designed to allow staff to complete reporting or to seek reimbursement; the board set no new policy outside the ordinary reporting and budget-amendment processes.