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Committee votes: permissive approvals for reports, transportation contracts, equipment and software; all motions passed unanimously or by roll call
Summary
During the committee session commissioners voted to receive multiple department reports and to forward several contracts and purchases to the full board with recommendations; all recorded motions passed unanimously at the committee level or via roll call.
The committee moved and approved (or forwarded to the full board with recommendation of approval) a series of routine reports, contracts and purchases. All recorded motions passed at the committee level.
Key actions recorded in committee (motions, movers/second where recorded, and outcomes):
- Receive Friend of the Court semiannual report. Moved by Duckham, supported by Behr. Vote: unanimous to receive.
- Receive Use Center semiannual report. Moved by Duckham, supported by Baer. Vote: unanimous to receive.
- Receive Emergency Management quarterly report. Moved by Behr, supported by Williams. Vote: unanimous to receive.
- Receive Jackson County Airport semiannual report. Moved by Duckham, supported by Baer. Vote: unanimous to receive.
- Forward Sheriff opioid‑use‑disorder grant (state opioid settlement, $25,000) to the full board with recommendation of approval. Moved by Duckham, supported by Behr; roll call recorded — commissioners Williams, Bair, Walls, Ducham and Chair Kennedy voted yes; motion passed.
- Forward MDOT contract INDOT 25-5391 (safety project / signs) to full board with recommendation of approval. Moved by Duckham, supported by Baer. Vote: passes unanimously at committee.
- Forward contract 25-5419 (Airport Road) to full board with recommendation of approval; local matches and township participation were noted. Motion recorded and passed unanimously at committee.
- Forward private utility agreement for Bridal Hills Road (septic/drain field replacement across adjacent property) to full board; motion passed unanimously at committee.
- Adopt updated asset management plan (Public Act 325 of 2018 requirement) and forward to full board with recommendation of approval; motion passed unanimously at committee.
- Increase 2025 asphalt emulsion budget request from $600,000 to $1.5 million to reflect additional township participation and expanded chip seal/skip paving work; forwarded to full board with recommendation of approval (motion passed unanimously at committee).
- Forward purchase of two John Deere motor graders (model discussion and vendor selection noted) to full board; motion passed unanimously at committee.
- Forward three-year Fleecio software contract renewal (equipment maintenance/inspection reporting) to full board with negotiated annual increases; motion passed unanimously at committee.
- Receive monthly road/transportation report and forward other routine matters (claims, minutes) to full board; motions passed unanimously at committee.
Each of the committee-level motions was recorded in the meeting transcript with mover/second where available and the committee chair called for voice or roll‑call votes. Most decisions were recorded as unanimous committee approvals; the opioid grant motion included a roll-call vote and passed as recorded.
