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Oscoda County commissioners approve routine motions, hire dispatcher and set 2026 budget hearing
Summary
At its Dec. 9 meeting the Oscoda County Board of Commissioners approved multiple routine motions including the hiring of a full-time dispatcher, authorization of a FEMA grant agreement, insurance renewal of $237,606, budget transfers and scheduled a Dec. 16 public hearing to adopt the 2026 budgets.
Charles E. Varner Jr., chair of the Oscoda County Board of Commissioners, presided over the board's Dec. 9, 2025 public meeting where members approved a slate of routine county actions affecting personnel, grants, insurance and the 2026 budget schedule.
The board unanimously approved the meeting agenda and the consent calendar, which included the unofficial minutes for Nov. 25 and a claims and audit docket totaling $107,089.92. On a separate motion the board acknowledged the hire of Richard Warznie as a full-time dispatcher, with a hire date of Nov. 21, 2025, a starting wage of $18.39 per hour and eligibility for county benefits.
The board reviewed and authorized the Public Assistance Federal Emergency Management Agency (DR‑MI Grant Agreement 4880) to provide supplemental disaster-relief funding in eligible areas and authorized the chair to sign the agreement. Commissioners also approved a request to extend a training period for Kelli Carter, Legal Secretary–Victim Advocate, for an additional 30 days and allowed up to 40 hours per week pending re-evaluation after the new year.
On county finance matters, the board approved renewal with Highstreet Insurance for municipal liability coverage, crime, cyber, public officials bond and workers’ compensation at a total premium of $237,606, effective Jan. 1, 2026 through Jan. 1, 2027. The board moved $15,171.82 from the Delinquent Tax Revolving Fund to the Public Improvement budget to balance the 2025 budget and approved purchase of a Konica‑Minolta Bizhub 4751i copier/printer for $3,188.87 for the Central Filing office.
The board also authorized Mercantile Bank to remove Ann Galbraith from Account #4510188818 and to add access for named county officials (Charles E. Varner Jr., William Kendall, Michelle Knepp and Libby Marsh‑Shephard). The board approved the 2026 Proposed General Fund budget totaling $7,273,314.08 and related special funds as discussed and set a public hearing to adopt the 2026 General and Special Fund Budgets at the Dec. 16, 2025 Board meeting. A request from the court administrator for temporary pay increases died for lack of a motion.
All recorded motions listed in the official minutes carried on roll-call votes where noted (typically 4–0). The meeting adjourned at 10:57 a.m.; the board will reconvene on Dec. 16, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
