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Alpena County panel votes to expand Road Commission from three to five members

Alpena County Finance Ways & Means Committee · July 8, 2025

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Summary

The Finance Ways & Means Committee approved expanding the Alpena County Road Commission from three to five members, a change Administrator Jesse Osmer said will take effect Jan. 1, 2026, after required filings. The motion passed 7-1 with Commissioner William LaHaie opposed.

The Alpena County Finance Ways & Means Committee voted July 8 to expand the County Road Commission from three members to five, with the change slated to take effect Jan. 1, 2026, pending minor filing and documentation steps.

County Administrator Jesse Osmer told the committee the statutory process for expansion had been followed and that the board could now vote to enact the change. Commissioner Brenda Foumier moved the motion, which Commissioner Todd Britton supported. The motion passed 7-1; Commissioner William LaHaie cast the sole dissenting vote.

Osmer said administrative follow-up such as filing will likely be required after the vote but did not specify a timetable for those filings. The committee did not debate appointments to the expanded commission during the meeting.

The vote was recorded as an action item on the committee agenda and will be reflected in formal county records before the expansion is effective on Jan. 1, 2026.