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Votes at a glance: Hillsdale County Board approves multiple resolutions on Oct. 14, 2025
Summary
The board approved several resolutions including $101,125 to the Human Services Network, a retired K‑9 transfer policy, updated equalization fee schedules, and the county’s move into the West Michigan Health Insurance Pool; one budget amendment passed 3–2.
Hillsdale County commissioners adopted several resolutions and budget items during their Oct. 14, 2025 meeting.
Key actions and outcomes
- Resolution 25-136: Authorized payment of $101,125 to the Human Services Network of Hillsdale County for annual dues for fiscal 2025–26. The motion passed on roll call, 5–0.
- Resolution 25-137: Adopted a new policy to transfer ownership of retired K-9s from the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office to handlers upon retirement (for $1 consideration) and to waive the county dog-license fee for those retired K-9s when handlers reside in the county. Discussion cited statutory licensing requirements and case-law rationale for the $1 consideration. Roll call: passed 5–0.
- Resolution 25-138: Adopted the 2025 apportionment (millage) forms for tax levies and directed supervisors to spread the levies on local rolls in accordance with Michigan Compiled Laws 211.36 and 211.37. Commissioners noted that if a township millage (Wright Township) is approved by voters next week the apportionment form would need amendment before year-end. Roll call: passed 5–0.
- Resolution 25-139 and Resolution 25-140: Updated the county equalization and land-information price lists (effective Jan. 1, 2026), including a small increase in the property record-card fee (from $2.50 to $3) and raising certain parcel-based fees (for example, the tax-bill packing charge from $0.50 to $0.75). Staff estimated the parcel-fee changes would increase county revenue by roughly $9,000 annually; both resolutions passed 5–0.
- Resolution 25-141 to 25-142: Additional updates to fee schedules and compliance actions were adopted, including adopting the 80/20 option under 2011 Public Act 152 for 2026 benefit cost sharing; roll-call votes passed these items.
- Resolution 25-143: A budget amendment authorizing payment of a 2025 invoice to the Economic Development Partnership of Hillsdale County was passed (recorded vote: 3–2). The clerk’s record included the earlier dissent note and the roll call.
- Resolution 25-144: The board approved joining the West Michigan Health Insurance Pool effective Jan. 1, 2026 (roll-call vote: 5–0). Staff will hold employee open-enrollment meetings and return with trustee appointments and ancillary-product logistics.
The board also received departmental reports and brief public comments and adjourned after reminders for upcoming community events. Where roll-call votes were recorded, the clerk’s roll-call transcript was read into the record as part of each resolution’s adoption.
