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Commissioners appoint members to state claims hearings and move to executive session on union talks
Summary
The board appointed Hancock Highway Commissioner Bill Clark and Commissioner Sam Devel to two state claims-commission hearings (Blue Hill, June 10; Southwest Harbor, May 27) and voted to enter executive session for union negotiations with the Fraternal Order of Police.
During their April 22 meeting, the Hancock County Commissioners appointed two commissioners to serve on state claims-commission hearings related to Department of Transportation projects and voted to go into executive session for labor negotiations.
Appointments: the board moved to appoint Hancock Highway Commissioner Bill Clark to the state claims commission hearing for the Blue Hill Highway project scheduled June 10, 2026, and moved to appoint Hancock County Commissioner Sam Devel to serve on the state claims commission hearing for the Southwest Harbor project scheduled May 27, 2026. Both motions were seconded and passed by voice vote.
Executive session: a commissioner moved to enter an executive session, citing the statutory authority given in the transcript as "MI SA title one section 4056D," to discuss union negotiations with members of the Fraternal Order of Police representing the Hancock County Sheriff's Association. The motion was seconded and approved; commissioners confirmed executive sessions are private and set timing (10:00 noted).
Why it matters: appointments name commissioners to adjudicative panels that will hear appeals over state takings and compensation; the executive session begins closed-door labor talks with the sheriff’s association.
What’s next: the appointed commissioners will attend the scheduled hearings; the board moved into the executive session to conduct bargaining deliberations in private.
