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Lapeer County commissioners approve contracts, vehicle purchase and ARPA authority; set parks-plan hearing
Summary
At its Jan. 22 meeting the Board approved multiple contracts and budget actions including an $88,887 workers' compensation renewal, a vehicle purchase for the Sheriff's Office, and delegated ARPA authority to committees; it also set a March 12 public hearing on a draft 5-year parks plan.
The Lapeer County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 22 approved a series of contracts, purchases and administrative actions, including an extension of excess workers compensation coverage, a vehicle purchase for the Sheriff's Office, and delegation of authority for American Rescue Plan Act projects to Committees of the Whole.
The Board authorized the one-month extension (Jan. 1—Jan. 31, 2026) and the FY2026 renewal of Excess Workers Compensation Services with Midwest Employers Casualty for a combined $88,887, to be paid from line item 101-242-713.000 and shared between the County and MCF (motion 19-2026). Buildings & Grounds was authorized to remove two voting members from the Properties Committee (JT Anderson and County Administrator/Controller Moses Sanzo) (motion 20-2026).
Commissioners established a public hearing for March 12, 2026 to accept comment on the draft 5-Year Multi-Municipal Parks Plan required for submission to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and authorized Buildings & Grounds to publish the notice and post the draft plan online and in printed viewing locations (motion 21-2026).
To keep ARPA projects moving in line with federal guidance, the Board gave Committees of the Whole authority to act on ARPA matters through Dec. 31, 2026 (motion 22-2026).
Facilities and service contracts approved included an annual comprehensive inspection and maintenance for the Complex chiller with Johnson Controls at $7,102 (motion 23-2026) and continuation of Canteen Services for the jail with specified per-meal increases billed to the jail fund (motion 24-2026).
The Board approved purchase of a 2026 Dodge Durango GT and emergency equipment with a total project cost not to exceed $54,503.10, to be paid partially from supplemental insurance loss recovery ($17,000) and the balance from the vehicle line (motion 25-2026). The Board also authorized payment of $55,080 to ProComm for local radio support (motion 26-2026) and up to $7,235 for a cybersecurity assessment with Convergence Networks for Central Dispatch (motion 27-2026).
Financial items included acceptance of the FY2025 unaudited year-end and the first-quarter 2026 report from Interim CFO Jacky Bennett (motion 29-2026) and a transfer of $149,256.67 as the first installment toward a $447,770 annual allocation to Community Mental Health (motion 30-2026). The Board additionally referred a Bond Counsel-recommended "Notice of Intent Resolution" related to the Community Mental Health Facility Bond Project to the Feb. 12 Committee of the Whole for action (motion 31-2026).
Several administrative motions were entered into the record and housekeeping approvals were completed; the Board also appointed Scott Martin to the Veteran Service Committee for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2026 by unanimous ballot (motion 33-2026). The meeting adjourned at 12:18 p.m. (motion 34-2026).
Actions recorded in the meeting minutes were presented as motions; where the minutes recorded "Motion carried," no roll-call tally was provided in the transcript for that motion.
