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Alpena County adopts 2026 budget; board trims 911 director pay pending training
Summary
The Alpena County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2026 budget and approved treasurer resolutions and fund transfers. The board also voted to withhold $5,000 from the 911 director’s salary until dispatcher certification is completed.
Alpena County commissioners voted unanimously on Nov. 25 to adopt the county’s 2026 budget and approve a slate of treasurer resolutions and reserve recommendations needed to operate county funds.
The board approved the budget after County Administrator Jesse Osmer presented the plan; Commissioners Brenda Foumier and Dan Ludlow moved and seconded the adoption, which passed by roll call vote. The board also authorized routine resolutions covering component funds, the general fund, special reserve, debt service, capital projects, enterprise funds and internal funds to align accounts with the new budget.
The meeting included several budget adjustments approved by roll call: transfers for the Office of the Public Conservator ($233 and $400 moved between line items), a Juvenile Division adjustment, and a recommendation (noted for administrative action) authorizing the treasurer to transfer $150,000 to the sheriff’s office under the Family Division’s Enhanced Funding Agreement.
Commissioners approved payment of $162,878.69 in bills presented at the meeting. Administrator Osmer also reported that an earlier board action authorizing a $10,000 payment to the sheriff’s office on or after Jan. 1, 2026, must be retracted because the amount was already included in the adopted 2026 budget; the board voted unanimously to retract that portion of the prior action.
In a separate personnel-related budget move, the board voted 6–2 to remove $5,000 from the 911 director’s salary until the director completes dispatcher certification training; the $5,000 will be restored once training is complete. Commissioners LaHaie, Bray, Peterson, Foumier, Britton and Konarzewski voted in favor; Commissioners Ludlow and Kozlowski voted against the salary reduction.
Why it matters: adopting the budget and related resolutions sets county spending and reserves for 2026 and ties specific personnel pay to training benchmarks for the 911 office, signaling the board’s emphasis on certification and fiscal accounting.
The board approved the budget and related resolutions and adjourned at 1:49 p.m.
