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Clare County commissioners approve grants, budget adjustments and Bertha Lake resolution
Summary
The Clare County Board approved an HME hazmat grant, a Michigan Indigent Defense Commission grant amendment of $662,759.23, a millage request (L-4029) for $1,625,000, budget adjustments and a Bertha Lake resolution under MCL 324.30701; a Brownfield loan payoff contingent on a land-bank sale was also approved.
The Clare County Board of Commissioners on the meeting approved a series of funding and budget actions that the board said are intended to keep county operations running and to support local projects.
At the start of business, the board unanimously approved a $1,650 HME hazmat grant for the state of Michigan and then approved a FY26 grant amendment with the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission increasing that contract by $662,759.23. The board also approved the county’s L-4029 2026 act rate request — a maximum allowable millage levy of 4.6236, representing $1,625,000 in levy authority.
The board adopted Resolution No. 26- (Bertha Lake level resolution) pursuant to MCL 324.30701 to authorize maintenance and improvements expected to exceed $10,000 on Bertha Lake. Commissioners said the resolution is intended to allow necessary work to proceed under the state statute cited in the motion.
The board voted to accept finance committee minutes and to approve May expenditures totaling $2,698,266.75. It also approved two budget adjustments: number 26-99 for $468,569.50 and number 26-105 for $910,511.
On a separate motion, commissioners agreed to allow the county to pay off the balance of a Brownfield loan not to exceed $40,000, contingent on the sale or transfer of the former Welen transit property to the Clare County Land Bank. Commissioners discussed that the city of Harrison has installed water and sewer and a road to the site and that tax increment financing would be the mechanism to retire county advances if development proceeds.
Motions were moved, seconded and carried on roll call for each item reported in the meeting record. The administrator presented financial figures and staff answered commissioners’ questions about program details and next steps. The board’s formal votes close the actions; staff will follow up on implementation items including contract amendments, millage filings, and Brownfield loan payoff steps.
