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Oceana County approves $277,800-a-year equalization contract and several administrative measures
Summary
At its June 12 meeting, the Oceana County Board of Commissioners approved a three-year, $277,800-per-year equalization contract with V & V Assessing, a Title IV-D services agreement with MGT Impact Solutions, a memorial bench placement and the release of the day's claims payments.
The Oceana County Board of Commissioners on June 12 voted unanimously to approve several administrative contracts and release payments for the county’s June 12 claims docket.
The board approved a three-year equalization services contract with V & V Assessing for $277,800 per year and authorized Chairperson Robert Walker to sign the agreement after a motion from Commissioner Craig Hardy and a second from Commissioner Paul Erickson. County Administrator Tracy Byard had presented the contract to the board for consideration after receiving a single responsive bid; commissioners said the price compared favorably with previous in-house staffing costs.
The board also approved a services agreement with MGT Impact Solutions to prepare Title IV-D Cooperative Reimbursement Program claims for the Friend of the Court and the Prosecuting Attorney. That motion, moved by Commissioner Tim Beggs and supported by Commissioner Joel McCormick, authorizes the chair to sign the master-services agreement that will be used to prepare the county’s CRP application to the Michigan Department of Human Services Office of Child Support.
Commissioners approved placement of a memorial bench donated by the family of the late Mitch Johnson, a long-serving county court reporter, and asked the Building Committee and the county administrator to pick a location on the courthouse grounds.
The board adopted Motion #2025-72 to pay accounts payable and release funds for June 12, 2025. The regular-meeting minutes list a ‘GRAND TOTAL $815,560.21’ for the distributed fund-level summary and record a unanimous roll-call vote.
Two items were deferred: a proposed Jury Board appointment to fill a vacancy was moved but recorded as “no action taken until next meeting,” and an item on voluntary AFLAC benefits was left for further consideration at the next meeting after committee-level concerns about vendor administration were raised. Financial & HR Coordinator Jessica LaPointe told the Finance & Administration Committee that employees who purchase AFLAC policies hold those policies directly and that recent billing and communication problems had motivated a review of carrier options.
Next steps: the Building Committee and administrator will coordinate bench placement; the administrator was asked to notify employees who currently have AFLAC coverage if resolution is not reached; and the Jury Board appointment will be reintroduced after county legal counsel reviews potential conflicts of interest.
