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Board approves $5.53 million in disbursements, equipment purchases, appointments and personnel incentives
Summary
The Shiawassee County Board on Aug. 13, 2025 approved $5,532,910.55 in invoices and payroll, authorized equipment purchases and a driveway bid, approved appointments including a ZBA alternate and a Shiawassee Health and Wellness selection, and approved a $10,000-per-employee retirement incentive offer for two health department employees.
At its Aug. 13, 2025 meeting the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners approved a batch of routine but substantive items, including county disbursements totaling $5,532,910.55, several purchases, appointments and personnel incentives.
Finance and payments: The board approved Invoice Edit Reports and payroll batches and authorized warrants to be drawn from the Treasury for a grand total of $5,532,910.55. Commissioner Garber moved an amendment to include the Invoice Edit Reports dated Aug. 8; the amendment and the final motion carried on a 6-0 roll call.
Procurement and capital: The board approved the purchase of a scanner and computer for the clerk’s office not to exceed $8,009.22, and accepted a Jones Outdoor bid not to exceed $16,350 for construction of a driveway for the new 911 tower. Both procurement motions passed with unanimous recorded votes where noted.
Appointments and personnel: The board approved Shirley Smith’s appointment as an alternate to the Zoning Board of Appeals and approved Chairman Greg Brodeur’s selection of Maxwell Ruegsegger to Shiawassee Health and Wellness. The board also approved a conditional retirement incentive of $10,000 each for two retirement-eligible Health Department employees; employees must accept or reject the incentive by Sept. 30, 2025.
Grants and community items: The board approved a $10,000 grant agreement with the Cook Foundation to support vaccination programming and authorized the board chair to sign the contract. County Administrator Dr. Brian Boggs reported Pleasant View bonds have closed and that 2026 budget planning will begin in late September. Justin Horvath (SEPD) announced a community pig roast Oct. 1 at McCurdy Park.
The meeting adjourned at 5:34 p.m.
