Shiawassee County Board extends county administrator contract, adopts 80/20 health-care option and OKs $1.35M public-health grant

The Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 15 to extend County Administrator Dr. Boggs’s contract by three years and directed the board chair to execute the agreement. Commissioner Cindy Garber moved the measure and Commissioner Bill Johnson seconded; the motion carried with six yeas and zero nays.

The move came amid an otherwise routine meeting in Corunna in which the board disposed of multiple consent items, approved committee minutes and handled several personnel and procurement actions. The extension was the meeting’s most consequential personnel decision.

The board also adopted Resolution #25-10-16 to comply with 2011 Public Act 152 by selecting the Section 4 “80%/20%” employer/employee health-care contribution option for the Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2026 medical benefit plan year. The resolution explains the Act’s three compliance choices — hard caps, the 80%/20% option (which requires an annual majority vote), and an exemption available by a two-thirds vote — and records the board’s election of the 80%/20% option.

In financial business, commissioners approved Invoice Edit Reports and payroll batches authorizing warrants for a combined total of $12,708,685.18 after an amendment to correct listed dates. The board approved a purchase of a Ford Explorer from Lunghamer of Owosso not to exceed $52,973, and approved a range of committee minutes and standard administrative items.

The board authorized a grant agreement with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) for Essential Local Public Health Services totaling $1,349,616 for the period Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2026, and authorized the chair to sign the contract. Commissioners also approved a separate Marijuana Education and Outreach grant through Michigan’s Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) for $28,387 for Jan. 1–Sept. 1, 2026.

Other actions included approving the 2025 Drain Assessments, accepting a PA 116 Farmland Agreement application for Pincik Land LLC, accepting a Planning Commission recommendation to rezone a parcel in Rush Township from A-1 to B-2, confirming the chair’s appointment of Londa Knauff to the DHHS Board, approving MSU Extension Services for 2026, and converting the VA Transportation Coordinator position from part-time to regular part-time with limited benefits. Most motions passed unanimously by roll call votes of six yeas and zero nays where recorded.

Chairman Gregory Brodeur acknowledged Dr. Boggs’s contract extension and thanked Commissioner Gary Holzhausen for covering duties during the chairman’s recent absence. County Administrator Dr. Boggs thanked the board for the extension and said a draft budget first reading will be available next month; he noted Tracy Bublitz’s assistance and said a proposal to increase fees for services will be discussed in the coming month.

The meeting opened with a brief Call to the Public in which the transcript lists Tom Manke of Owosso Township (Prosecutor’s Office) as speaking; the transcript does not include his remarks. No public comments were recorded at the meeting’s close. The meeting adjourned at 5:36 p.m.