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FireKeepers Local Revenue Sharing Board elects 2023 officers, approves $40,000 admin agreement and hires auditor
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Summary
The FireKeepers Local Revenue Sharing Board elected 2023 officers, designated bank signatories, approved a $40,000 amended administrative services agreement for Calhoun County, engaged Gabridge & Co. for the 2022 audit at up to $4,900, set distribution timelines and noted an unaudited year-end fund balance of $235,886.
The FireKeepers Local Revenue Sharing Board reorganized for 2023 and approved routine administrative and financial actions at its March 10 meeting in Marshall.
Derek King, identified in the minutes as the 2022 FLRSB chairperson, called the meeting to order at 10:02 a.m. The board then approved the agenda and consent items, including the June 15, 2022 minutes and correspondence, by voice vote.
The board elected officers for 2023. Greg Moore, a board member representing Athens Township, moved to elect Jamie Stuck as chair; Rebecca Fleury, representing the City of Battle Creek, seconded the motion and the election carried. The board also elected Greg Moore as vice chair (motion by Derek King, second by Derek Perry), Derek King as treasurer (motion by Derek Perry, second by Rebecca Fleury) and Rebecca Fleury as secretary (motion by Derek Perry, second by Derek King). After the elections, Chair Jamie Stuck facilitated the remainder of the meeting.
Kelli Scott, Calhoun County Administrator/Controller, recommended the board formally designate bank signatories, noting the bank's annual requirement for such designations. The board appointed all 2023 officers as authorized signatories by motion.
Scott also reviewed the board's 2023 meeting schedule and a detailed timeline for distribution of FireKeepers Local Revenue Sharing funds. The timeline includes a Feb. 14, 2023 net-win payment receipt; a March 1 check ceremony at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Event Center; a Tier 2 application deadline of April 21 and hearings April 28; preliminary budget and disbursement work in June; and potential Tier 4 discretionary grant deadlines in July.
On the administrative services agreement that governs county administration of board duties, Scott said the agreement was drafted by county counsel in 2010. Chair Jamie Stuck suggested increasing the county's compensation to account for inflation and higher operating costs. The board amended the 2023 Administrative Services Agreement with Calhoun County to set an amended compensation amount of $40,000; the motion carried on a roll call vote recorded as unanimous.
Scott recommended continuing to engage Gabridge & Co. as the FLRSB auditor for the 2022 audit, citing a proposed fee increase consistent with industry trends. The board authorized engagement of Gabridge & Co. for an amount not to exceed $4,900 and noted the audit must be submitted to the state by June 30.
In open discussion, Scott reported that county accounts began earning interest in 2022 and the unaudited year-end fund balance at Dec. 31, 2022, was $235,886. She also said Tier III calculations will change slightly because of 2022 millage fraction reductions and an increase in Emmett Township's extra voted road improvement millage rate. The board deferred a decision on whether to run a Tier IV discretionary grant process until a future meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 10:36 a.m. The board's next meeting was set for Friday, April 28, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in Administrative Conference Room 3-700 at the Calhoun County Building in Marshall.