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Berrien County approves consent calendar; committees report road, sheriff and health updates
Summary
The board approved minutes and the consent calendar. Committee reports highlighted road department fund balances and asset valuations, jail medical statistics, six waivers for sheriff and road departments, and an appointment to materials management planning.
Berrien County commissioners approved last week's minutes and the meeting's consent calendar and heard committee reports on roads, the sheriff's office, finance and public health.
Minutes from the prior meeting were approved after a motion by Commissioner Tyler and a second from Werfel. The consent calendar was moved by Commissioner Pitchford and supported by Commissioner Vollorath; the clerk called the roll and the clerk recorded the consent calendar as approved.
Committee reports and items carried on the consent calendar included:
- Road department: Director Mark Carlinger and staff reported end-of-year fund balances and asset valuations. The report noted an ending fund balance of about $4.3 million for County Road and $4.7 million for Primary Roads. The road system in Berrien County was described as roughly 1,500 miles and county road assets (including bridges, signs and lights) were cited at about $120 million in total value. Local roads spending noted was about $15 million; primary road spending about $19.2 million.
- Sheriff's office: A report noted 523 people were seen by jail medical staff in the prior month, roughly 30,000 meals served last month, distribution of 49 naloxone vending kits and over 1,600 calls for service for the month. New deputies and support services staff were also introduced in the report.
- Finance: Committee members said they reviewed bid results for South County Health Department renovations, approved six contract waivers (three from the sheriff's office for safety and training equipment, two from the road department including a plow-parts vendor-specific purchase, and one for a cost-allocation plan with Maximus Services Inc.), and approved an appointment.
- Appointment: Finance and committee reports indicated Adam Brent was appointed to fill a vacancy on the materials management planning committee; the committee said material-management duties will absorb the prior solid-waste committee responsibilities going forward.
- Public health and services: PHS committee reported a revised vacancy report from HR and an update from Health Department staff about activity at the department; the committee approved an advanced step hire request and other routine personnel items.
Other items noted to the board included an upcoming Brownfield Redevelopment Authority meeting at 12:30 with a first potential Brownfield housing development to be discussed, a broadband update meeting and a transfer-and-succession planning workshop for legacy farms scheduled for Aug. 1.
No additional formal board actions on new ordinances or resolutions were recorded at this meeting beyond the consent calendar and the items on it.
