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Benzie County approves bills, jail commissary fund, IT and radio upgrades, and planning measures
Summary
The Benzie County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved payment of $434,613.95 in bills and adopted several budget and service actions, including a Karhu Cyber agreement not to exceed $136,000, a radio encryption upgrade up to $165,000, adoption of a jail commissary fund and a $13,000 transfer for training and equipment, and planning updates including the Master Plan addendum and Materials Management bylaws.
At its Feb. 11 regular session, the Benzie County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve routine expenditures, new contracts and planning updates affecting county operations and public safety.
The board approved payment of bills totaling $434,613.95 for the Jan. 30–Feb. 6, 2025 period. Commissioners then adopted Resolution 2025-009 to establish a Jail Commissary Fund and approved a budget amendment to use $13,000 from that fund for training and equipment for Corrections and Road Patrol deputies, authorizing transfer to the 425 Equipment Replacement Fund.
On technology and communications, the board approved a services agreement with Karhu Cyber not to exceed $136,000 for system administration, network management and related support, subject to counsel’s review and with the chair authorized to sign. The board also approved a State-required radio encryption upgrade project not to exceed $165,000, with funding from the Central Dispatch Fund, General Fund and Equipment Replacement Fund and a budget amendment from General Fund balance.
Planning and environmental items included a unanimous reaffirmation of county support for the Point Betsie Shoreline Protection System Project as the board backed an amended application to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy. The board adopted the 2024 Master Plan addendum update and approved an amendment to the Materials Management Planning Committee bylaws to allow up to 13 members.
All recorded votes on these items were unanimous among the five commissioners present (Art Jeannot, Markey, Nye, Sauer and Trigg); Commissioners Roelofs and Warsecke were listed as excused. The meeting minutes list motions, movers and seconders for each action but do not record any dissenting votes.
Below is a summary of key votes taken at the Feb. 11 meeting and their outcomes.
