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Oscoda County commissioners reappoint leadership, set 2025 schedule and adopt procedural changes
Summary
At their Jan. 14 meeting the Oscoda County Board of Commissioners appointed Charles E. Varner Jr. as chair, Tom McCauley as vice chair, set regular 2025 meeting dates, adopted procedural rules and updated administrative designations; motions passed by unanimous roll call votes.
The Oscoda County Board of Commissioners opened its Jan. 14 regular meeting with an annual organizational session that appointed Charles E. Varner Jr. as board chair and Tom McCauley as vice chair for 2025–2026.
The board voted unanimously on motions to open nominations, close nominations and approve the appointments. Commissioner McCauley nominated Varner for chair; the nomination carried on a roll-call vote with Commissioners Bondar, Handrich, McCauley, Varner and Breaugh voting yes.
The board also approved holding regular meetings at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Government Center, adopted the county’s 2025 holiday schedule as designated by the Michigan Supreme Court, and designated Huntington National Bank as the county depository and the Oscoda County Herald as the newspaper of record. The board adopted its bylaws and procedural rules (Robert’s Rules of Order), including an ethics policy appendix, with option to review and update as needed.
On a separate motion, commissioners approved updating the standard mileage reimbursement rate from $0.67 to $0.70 per mile effective Jan. 1, 2025, to align with the revised federal mileage rate. The motions carrying these administrative items passed on unanimous roll-call votes.
The organizational session adjourned at 10:22 a.m., and the regular agenda proceeded with the consent calendar, budget amendments and other items.
Actions recorded at the meeting include formal appointments of Varner as chair and McCauley as vice chair, designation of the depository and official newspaper, adoption of procedural bylaws, and the mileage reimbursement rate increase. All listed motions passed by roll-call votes recorded in the meeting minutes.
