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Leelanau County commissioners approve grants, contracts and budget moves; set $400,000 contingency
Summary
At their May 19 meeting, the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners approved a $316,501.25 community-corrections grant, several contracts and purchases, a remonumentation grant, parks expenditures, and a $400,000 allocation to the 2027 contingency fund; they also adopted several fiscal policies and authorized RFPs for opioid remediation and benefits consulting.
Leelanau County commissioners on May 19 approved a series of routine and programmatic actions, including grant applications, contract amendments, equipment purchases and a $400,000 contingency allocation for the 2027 budget.
The Board voted to submit the 13th Circuit Court Community Corrections FY2027 plans-and-services grant application to the Michigan Department of Corrections/Office of Community Corrections for $316,501.25, covering the year beginning Oct. 1, 2026. The action was approved as part of the consent agenda.
Chairman Steve Yoder read the consent-agenda rationale to the board: "The purpose of the Consent Agenda is to expedite business by grouping non-controversial items together to be dealt with by one motion without discussion." Under that consent vote the Board also approved a Livescan unit purchase for $5,280 (funding source to be determined), and authorized Emergency Management Director Matt Ansorge to negotiate changes to tower lease terms from 15 years to up to 30 years.
Other approved items included a first amendment to the Verizon Wireless lease at the Central Tower site, an extension of contract MA23-609 for the prosecutor’s office through Sept. 30, 2027, and acceptance of a 2026 remonumentation grant in the amount of $30,667.
Parks and recreation items approved included a $1,300 donation arrangement with Laurel Voran, LLC to maintain endangered Michigan monkey flower habitat at Old Settler’s Park and an expenditure not to exceed $8,566 to purchase fish from Laggis Fish Farms to restock ponds at Veronica Valley County Park for Kids Fishing Day.
Administratively, the Board authorized issuance of two requests for proposals: one soliciting permissible opioid-remediation service proposals under relevant settlement documents and another for employee benefit and health-care consultant services.
On budget matters, the Board approved the equalization department’s L-4029 millage configuration (not to exceed the maximum allowable levy of 3.2002) for placement on the July 1 tax roll, and after discussion moved by Commissioner Alan Campbell and seconded by Commissioner William Bunek allocated $400,000 in the 2027 budget to contingency.
The Board also adopted several fiscal policies: Grants Policy No. 8.03 (as amended), Financial Depository Policy No. 7.03, Investment Policy No. 7.04 and a Fund Balance Policy No. 7.02 (set at 15 percent). Votes on claims and accounts and post-audit claims were approved in regular roll-call votes.
The meeting packet includes supporting documents and written public comments filed with the Board. The Board adjourned at 9:50 p.m.
