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Votes at a glance: Calhoun County Board approves leases, agreements, budgets and plans
Summary
At its March 20 meeting the Board approved a series of resolutions: a proclamation for Red Dress Day (Res. 42-2008), endorsement of the Connecting Michigan Trailways plan (Res. 43-2008), lease with Calhoun Health Plan (Res. 44-2008; Chair Segal abstained), personnel exception for Carl Gibson (Res. 45-2008), FY2007 budget adjustments (Res. 46-2008), Strategic Solid Waste Plan (Res. 47-2008), assessing services agreement with Battle Creek (Res. 48-2008), and claims payable totaling $658,478.06 (Res. 49-2008).
The Calhoun County Board of Commissioners approved the following actions during its March 20, 2008 meeting.
Res. 42-2008: Proclamation — Red Dress — Red Tie Day - Action: Proclamation recognizing March 21, 2008 as Red Dress — Red Tie Day to highlight heart disease disparities and the Minority Health Partnership's banquet. - Outcome: Approved by voice vote. No recorded roll call.
Res. 43-2008: Connecting Michigan Statewide Trailways Vision and Action Plan - Action: Board adopted a resolution endorsing the statewide trailways plan. - Outcome: Approved unanimously; roll call vote 7-0.
Res. 44-2008: Calhoun Health Plan office space lease agreement - Action: Approved an office space lease between Calhoun County and the Calhoun Health Plan for 1,600 sq. ft. at the George W. Toeller Building for March 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009; Board Chair authorized to execute the lease. - Vote: Yes - 6 (Comrs. Moore, Rae, Solis, Todd, Arnquist and Bolger); Abstain - 1 (Comr. Segal). Motion carried.
Res. 45-2008: County Policy No. 340 exception for Senior Services Manager candidate - Action: Approved an exception to allow candidate Carl Gibson to accrue 7.09 hours of paid time off per pay period instead of 5.55 hours. - Outcome: Approved unanimously (7-0).
Res. 46-2008: FY 2007 Final Budget Adjustments - Action: Approved adjustments to align actual expenses to the year-end adjusted budget as presented by the Finance Department. - Outcome: Approved unanimously (7-0).
Res. 47-2008: Calhoun County Strategic Solid Waste Plan - Action: Approved the Strategic Solid Waste Plan after town halls, a resident survey and a public hearing; the Plan's final version omits a franchising option though the Plan discusses it as a potential future option. - Outcome: Approved unanimously (7-0).
Res. 48-2008: Assessing Services Agreement with the City of Battle Creek - Action: Approved an agreement for the County to perform annual real and personal property assessment for the City at $7,000 per month; also authorized amendment to Equalization Director David Jager's employment agreement as needed. - Outcome: Approved unanimously (7-0).
Res. 49-2008: Claims payable - Action: Approved payment of claims against the county in the total amount of $658,478.06 for the week of March 11, 2008. - Outcome: Approved unanimously (7-0).
Several items included brief staff presentations or clarifying discussion prior to the votes; all recorded actions, tallies and motions above reflect the Board's official minutes for March 20, 2008.
