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Votes at a glance: Oscoda County Board approves appointments, staffing acknowledgements and a procurement-limit increase
Summary
The Oscoda County Board on Jan. 28 carried a series of routine motions: approval of the agenda and consent calendar; appointment of Deb Schumaker to the District Library Board; committee appointment confirmations; acknowledgements of deputy resignations and hires; EMS hire; and a county purchase-policy limit increase from $1,500 to $2,500.
The Oscoda County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of routine motions at its Jan. 28 meeting, completing several personnel acknowledgements, appointments and small procurement decisions.
Key actions recorded in the meeting minutes:
- Agenda approval (motion 2025-037): Board approved the Jan. 28 agenda with one addition to Financial. Vote: 5 yes, 0 no.
- Consent calendar (motion 2025-038): Approved as presented. Roll call: Handrich, Bondar, McCauley, Varner, Breaugh — all yes.
- Library board appointment (motion 2025-039): Deb Schumaker appointed to the Oscoda County District Library Board for a four-year term through Dec. 31, 2029; roll call vote recorded as Bondar, McCauley, Varner, Breaugh, Handrich — all yes.
- Committee appointment confirmations and public notice (motion 2025-040): Board reviewed and confirmed 2025 committee assignments and agreed to advertise them in the Oscoda County Herald and on the county website; vote 5–0.
- Sheriff’s office staffing acknowledgements: Motions 2025-041 and 2025-042 acknowledged resignations of Deputies David Strong (effective Feb. 2, 2025) and Donald McLean (effective Jan. 23, 2025). Motion 2025-043 acknowledged hiring Edward Pokrzywnicki as a part-time non-union deputy at $17.00/hour (no county benefits); all three motions carried 5–0.
- EMS staffing (motion 2025-044): Hiring of Michael O’Hare as a part-time contingent EMT at $17.30/hour, not eligible for benefits; budget amended. Motion carried 5–0.
- Purchases and procurement (motions 2025-045 and 2025-046): Authorized purchase of a Cub Cadet mower for the Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport for $2,999.00 and authorized electrical work for automatic openers on the Government Center building for $725.00; both motions carried on roll call votes.
- Procurement policy change (motion 2025-047): Board increased the purchase-policy limit from $1,500 to $2,500 for purchases without Board approval; roll call vote all yes.
- Adjournment (motion 2025-048): Meeting adjourned at 11:10 a.m.; vote 5–0.
The minutes show votes were unanimous on recorded roll calls. The meeting record does not indicate any contested or divided outcomes among the listed motions.
