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County commissioners approve health department renovation and authorize back-wage payments
Summary
At a March 10, 2025 Laveisi County Board of Commissioners meeting, members approved a resolution to renovate the county health department clinic and office space, approved routine accounts-payable items and authorized payment of back wages under MCL 45.421(1). A closed-session vote to seek a written legal opinion also occurred.
The Laveisi County Board of Commissioners on March 10, 2025, approved a resolution authorizing renovation of the county health department clinic and office space and authorized the payment of back wages under MCL 45.421(1), along with routine accounts-payable approvals.
The renovation resolution was added to the agenda and then approved after brief discussion about scheduling. "There is a time constraint with the contractor," the meeting chair said when commissioners asked why the item was placed on the revised agenda. Commissioner Fiani moved to approve the resolution; Commissioner Domas seconded. The clerk reported the voice vote as 6 in favor, 2 opposed and 1 absence.
The board approved two accounts-payable items (claims dated March 10, 2025, and payables dated Feb. 14–27, 2025) on a voice vote after Commissioner Gross moved and Commissioner Hauserman seconded; the clerk reported the vote as 8 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 absence.
Before adjournment the board held a closed session under the cited statutory authority for a written legal opinion. Commissioners voted by roll call to enter closed session; every commissioner present voted yes and one commissioner was recorded as absent. After returning from closed session, Commissioner Nakagiri moved to "authorize the payment of back wages pursuant to the requirements of MCL 45.421, paragraph 1, as calculated by county administration, recommendation of legal counsel and authorize the county administrator to process the payments." The motion, seconded by Commissioner Hauserman (recorded in the minutes as support by Helzerman), passed on a roll-call vote: Nakagiri, Drake, Panovich, Gross, Hauserman and Domas voted yes; Commissioners Fiani and Sample voted no; Commissioner Deaton was absent.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution authorizing renovation of the health department clinic and office space — Motion: Commissioner Fiani; Second: Commissioner Domas; Result: approved (voice vote reported as 6 yes, 2 no, 1 absent).
- Accounts-payable approvals (Claims dated 03/10/2025; Payables dated 02/14–02/27/2025) — Motion: Commissioner Gross; Second: Commissioner Hauserman; Result: approved (voice vote reported as 8 yes, 0 no, 1 absent).
- Closed session (written legal opinion cited under MCL 15.268(h)) — Motion to enter closed session: Commissioner Domas; Second: Commissioner Fiani; Result: approved by roll-call (all present voted yes; Commissioner Deaton absent).
- Authorization to pay back wages under MCL 45.421(1) — Motion: Commissioner Nakagiri; Second: Commissioner Hauserman (recorded as support by Helzerman); Result: approved by roll-call (6 yes — Nakagiri, Drake, Panovich, Gross, Hauserman, Domas; 2 no — Fiani, Sample; 1 absent — Deaton). The motion directed the county administrator to process payments as calculated by county administration and recommended by legal counsel.
The meeting opened with a roll call that showed nine seated commissioners with one absence and concluded with a motion to adjourn that passed by voice vote. No other substantive policy items or public comments were recorded in the portion of the transcript provided.
