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Shiawassee County board extends administrator’s contract, adopts PA 152 health-care option and approves $12.7M in payments
Summary
At its Oct. 15, 2025 meeting in Corunna the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners extended County Administrator Dr. Boggs’s contract for three years, adopted the 80%/20% health-care cost option under Michigan Public Act 152, and authorized $12,708,685.18 for bills, payroll and transfers while approving several grants and appointments.
At a regular meeting Oct. 15, 2025 in Corunna, the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners voted to extend County Administrator Dr. Boggs’s contract for three years, adopt the 80% employer / 20% employee health-care contribution option under Michigan Public Act 152 for the 2026 benefits year, and authorize $12,708,685.18 to cover approved invoices, payroll batches and related wire transfers and electronic payments.
The 6–0 roll-call votes reflected a consistent pattern across routine business items. Commissioner Cindy Garber moved several of the motions the board approved, with votes recorded as six ayes and zero nays on the motions noted in the official record.
Why it matters: extending the administrator’s contract signals continuity for county leadership as the board prepares a budget draft due next month; adopting the 80/20 option establishes the county’s health-care contribution policy for 2026 and may affect employee premium sharing and county budget projections.
Key board actions and outcomes (votes at a glance): - Extended County Administrator contract by three years and authorized the chair to execute the agreement; motion carried 6–0. - Adopted Resolution #25-10-16 selecting the 80% (employer) / 20% (employee) health-care cost option under 2011 Public Act 152 for coverage Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2026; resolution declared adopted. - Approved Invoice Edit Reports, payroll batches and electronic transfers totaling $12,708,685.18 and authorized warrants to be drawn from the Treasury; motion carried 6–0. - Approved refilling the Finance Specialist position; motion carried 6–0. - Authorized purchase of a Ford Explorer from Lunghamer of Owosso not to exceed $52,973; motion carried 6–0. - Approved 2025 Drain Assessments as proposed (clerical correction to the year was made on the floor); motion carried 6–0. - Accepted Planning Commission recommendation to rezone a Rush Township parcel (parcel 002-23-100-02 from A-1 to B-2); motion carried 6–0. - Approved a PA 116 Farmland Agreement application for Pincik Land LLC in New Haven Township; motion carried 6–0. - Approved a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services grant of $1,349,616 to the Shiawassee County Health Department for Essential Local Public Health Services for the period Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2026; motion carried 6–0. - Confirmed the chair’s appointment of Londa Knauff to the DHHS Board for a three-year term; motion carried. - Approved MSU Extension Services agreement for 2026 and authorized the chair to sign; motion carried 6–0. - Changed the VA Transportation Coordinator position from part-time to regular part-time with limited benefits; motion carried 6–0. - Approved a Marijuana Education and Outreach grant agreement with Michigan LARA for $28,387 covering Jan. 1–Sept. 1, 2026; motion carried 6–0.
Chairman Gregory Brodeur publicly congratulated Dr. Boggs on the contract extension and thanked Commissioner Gary Holzhausen for covering duties while Brodeur was on vacation. County Administrator Dr. Boggs thanked the board for the extension, said staff is preparing a budget draft for first reading next month, and noted a forthcoming proposal to increase fees for services.
The meeting concluded with no further public comment. The board adjourned at 5:36 p.m.; minutes were submitted by Chief Deputy Clerk Kelly S. Cook.
