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Oscoda County board approves airport contract, fairgrounds expansion and multiple staffing and budget actions
Summary
The Oscoda County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an MDOT/FAA airport contract and grant paperwork, authorized a fairgrounds building expansion, adopted an MSHDA neighborhood resolution, and approved several personnel and budget changes at its Aug. 13 meeting.
The Oscoda County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 13 approved a package of routine actions that included an MDOT contract and related FAA grant documents for work at Dennis Kauffman Memorial Airport, authorization for a fairgrounds building expansion and several personnel and budget adjustments.
The board accepted MDOT Contract No. 2024-0732 (Federal Project No. B-26-0156-2021) to seal runway pavement surfaces and joints, including required paint marking, and approved completing FAA Grant #B-26-0156-2021 documents and associated FAA forms. The board authorized Chair Charles E. Varner Jr. to sign the contract and certifications. The motions passed by unanimous roll call votes.
The board also authorized Chuck Stevens, president of the Tractor Club, to proceed with an expansion onto the existing sawmill building at the Oscoda County Fairgrounds, contingent on the club providing proper permits, licensing and insurance.
In personnel actions, the board acknowledged the termination of Joel Richards from a contingent EMT position and approved converting Kaylin Munsel from contingent EMT to full-time union EMT effective July 26, 2024, at a starting wage of $15.83 per hour and eligibility for county benefits. The board eliminated a full-time Family Clerk/Collection Clerk union position per a Letter of Agreement with the United Steelworkers Union and created a second full-time Central Filing Clerk non-union position, assigning Amy Bollman to that post at $18.59 per hour effective July 25, 2024.
Financial items included approval of a $98.60 reimbursement payment to Big Creek Township for expenses tied to an EGLE Rural Electronics Recycling Grant and adoption of several budget amendments and transfers, including an increase of $15,000 in contracted services for IT/government administration and a $30,000 transfer from contingency to equipment non-capital.
Commissioner Tom McCauley moved and Commissioner Jackie Bondar seconded adoption of Resolution 2024-013 to participate in the MSHDA MI Neighborhood Program; the board voted unanimously to adopt the resolution.
All formal motions referenced above were recorded as carried by 4-0 roll call votes. The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Aug. 27, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Community Center, 305 E. 9th Street, Mio.
