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Jonesville council approves utility easement for housing site, hires firm for pay study and honors four residents
Summary
At its March 18 meeting, the Jonesville City Council approved a utility easement for a proposed Key Opportunities housing site, awarded a compensation and benefit study contract to Rahmberg and Stover Associates, passed four Citizen of the Year resolutions and approved $205,174.02 in accounts payable.
Jonesville City Council on March 18, 2026, approved multiple administrative actions at a meeting called to order by Mayor Pro-Tem Andy Penrose at 6:30 p.m. at Jonesville City Hall. The council voted to grant a Consumers Energy utility easement for a proposed Key Opportunities housing site on Beck Street, awarded a compensation and benefit study contract to Rahmberg and Stover Associates, approved four resolutions honoring local citizens, and passed March accounts payable totaling $205,174.02.
The council unanimously approved the Consumers Energy easement, which the minutes say would affect the southern end of the Iron Removal Plant property. The minutes note the easement "would not impact plant operations." The easement was moved by Council member Chris Grider and supported by Council member George Humphries Jr.; Gerry Arno was recorded absent for the vote.
Council also approved a city-funded Compensation and Benefit Study intended to update the city’s wage scale and analyze benefits to ensure competitive compensation. The study was awarded to Rahmberg and Stover Associates on a motion by Chris Grider, supported by Brenda Guyse; the minutes say the study is budgeted in the current fiscal year.
The body approved four Citizenship Committee recommendations by separate resolutions: Resolution 2026-09 honoring Ryder Cornett as Youth Citizen of the Year; Resolution 2026-10 honoring Trinity Bird as Citizen of the Year; Resolution 2026-11 honoring Ann Johnson as Citizen of the Year; and Resolution 2026-12 honoring Don Toffolo as Citizen of the Year. Each resolution was moved by Dean Adair II, supported by Chris Grider, and passed by roll-call vote with all members present voting aye (Ayes: Dean Adair II, Chris Grider, Brenda Guyse, George Humphries Jr., Annette Sands and Andy Penrose). Gerry Arno was recorded absent.
The council approved Accounts Payable for March 2026 in the amount of $205,174.02 on a motion by Chris Grider, supported by Brenda Guyse. Department heads and City Manager Jeffrey M. Gray provided updates later in the meeting; the minutes record no substantive details of those updates. Mayor Pro-Tem Penrose adjourned the meeting at 7:00 p.m.
The minutes record actions and unanimous votes on the listed items but provide limited discussion detail. For matters that referenced external parties or future projects — for example, the Consumers Energy easement and the planned Key Opportunities housing site — the minutes summarize the requested actions and the council’s decisions but do not include timeline, permitting, or implementation details.
