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Oscoda board accepts police resignation and expands interim superintendent authority
Summary
The board accepted Officer Kevin Hart’s resignation effective May 3, 2025, and amended Resolution 2025-06 to designate The Chatel Group, LLC as interim superintendent and authorize that superintendent to handle hiring, separation and other employment matters in consultation with the township attorney and board.
The Oscoda Township Board on April 28 accepted the resignation of Officer Kevin Hart effective May 3, 2025, and amended existing personnel delegation rules to expand the interim superintendent’s authority over employment matters.
The motion to accept Officer Kevin Hart’s resignation was moved and supported and passed by roll-call vote. In a separate motion the board amended Resolution 2025-06 to confirm the designation of the interim superintendent under the name The Chatel Group, LLC and to authorize that interim superintendent to handle employment and labor matters — including hiring and firing or separation of township employees — in consultation with the township attorney and in consultation with the Township Board. The motion passed unanimously.
Board members offered best wishes to Officer Hart during board comment. The change to Resolution 2025-06 formalizes expanded personnel authority for the interim superintendent and authorizes use of supplementary legal services for that office.
Why it matters: the board’s clarification shifts operational responsibility for hiring and separations to the interim superintendent, with legal consultation and board oversight, which may speed personnel decisions during the interim period but centralizes authority in an external contractor designation.
What’s next: the interim superintendent (The Chatel Group, LLC) is authorized to proceed with employment and labor matters in consultation with the township attorney and the board. The clerk and supervisor indicated the board will remain involved in consultation as required.
