Commissioners approve recycling support and several personnel items; jail nurse pay corrected

At its meeting the Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners approved multiple administrative items and a request to support a local recycling applicant while also approving personnel housekeeping moves.

Resolution 26-027: Support for Lake Pleasant Recycling The board adopted Resolution 26-027 (vote recorded as 5–0), authorizing the board chair to sign a letter of support for Lake Pleasant Recycling LLC’s application to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) for a solid-waste processing and transfer station. The material-management planning committee had recommended approval, and Jefferson Township — where the facility is located — had separately approved the company's plan. County staff noted the county is operating under a solid-waste plan adopted in 2002 and that EGLE requires a designated planning agency to write an updated plan; the Soil Conservation District was discussed as a potential partner for drafting the plan.

Personnel and payroll housekeeping The board approved Resolution 26-029 to create an Appraiser 3 position and move Anita Myers into that role effective Jan. 1, 2026; the change was characterized as payroll/housekeeping related to the earlier budget. The board also approved Resolution 26-030 to correct compensation for the jail nurse to grade 11, step 8, effective Jan. 1, 2026; the vote on that measure passed by recorded vote (3–2).

Other administrative notes Staff provided updates on drain project bids (Boyd Drain) and public-notice procedures for apportionment, upcoming CPR and mental-health-first-aid training offerings, and a grant allocation summary tied to the EGLE materials-management program (roughly $83,000 approved across the first three years with an ongoing base allocation noted). Board members cautioned about committing to ongoing expenses when three-year grant funding phases down and asked staff to return cost estimates before committing county funds.

Speakers and authorities quoted in the meeting included county staff who read resolution text and commissioners who participated in roll calls and discussion. The transcript records the votes and general discussion; it does not provide further documentation such as the full EGLE application or the detailed job-action paperwork beyond the resolutions presented.