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Committee moves appointments, contracts and agenda items to full board; EAP contract approved
Summary
The Government Oversight Committee voted on Dec. 4 to adopt the meeting agenda and approved referral of several executive appointments to the full Macomb County Board; it also approved an employee assistance program contract and referred a set of budget and labor items to committee for further review.
The Macomb County Government Oversight Committee on Dec. 4 approved a series of procedural items, appointed or referred multiple executive appointments to the full Board, approved an employee assistance program contract, and referred a package of sheriff labor and budget items to committee for further review.
Key outcomes at a glance
- Adopt agenda: Motion to adopt the agenda passed 11‑0.
- Friend of the Court Advisory Committee appointments: The committee moved the executive appointments of Susan Fisher and Terrence Bradsford (three‑year terms to Dec. 31, 2027) to the full board. The committee vote recorded was 11‑0 on referral.
- Macomb County Zoological Authority appointments: Executive appointment referrals for James Sawyer, Lauren Broatch, Marilyn Lane, Andrew McKinnon, and Stacy Sicaro (three‑year terms to Dec. 31, 2027) were moved to the full board; committee vote 11‑0.
- Building Authority Commission appointments: The committee moved seven appointments (two‑year terms to Dec. 31, 2026) — Arnold Hashnick, John Johnson, Treasurer Larry Roca, Peter Thomas, Rodney Toburg, Ronald Tremblay, and Derek Walensky — to the full board; committee vote 11‑0.
- Employee Assistance Program contract with Uline: The committee approved the county’s employee assistance program contract with Uline and related retiree services. County staff summarized contract funding of approximately $68,000 for active employee EAP services and $38,000 for retiree program services (My Senior Coach), a combined package referenced at about $106,000. The motion passed 11‑0.
- Proclamation: A proclamation designating December 2024 as Osteopathic Medicine Month was referred to the full board; committee vote 11‑0.
- Adjournment and closed session: The committee voted to enter closed session to discuss a confidential memo dated Nov. 13, 2024, and then adjourned.
Details and notes: Most referral motions were moved with named sponsors (for example, adoption of the agenda was moved by Commissioner Romano and supported by Commissioner Wallace). Several items were announced as "refer to full board" and recorded as unanimous committee votes. The committee also recorded the motion to refer the sheriff labor and budget items to the Records and Public Safety Committee on Dec. 11 after extended discussion (see separate article).
Ending: All routine referrals and the employee assistance program contract were approved or referred by unanimous votes at the Dec. 4 committee meeting.
