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Oscoda Township board fails to adopt annual exemption under Public Act 152
Summary
Oscoda Township Board on Dec. 29, 2025 rejected two motions to exempt the township from Michigan's Public Act 152. Both the initial motion to adopt Resolution 2025-43 and a follow-up motion to accept option 3 (Section 8 exemption) failed on 3-2 votes after public comment on employee healthcare costs.
Supervisor Nicole Tregear called a special meeting of the Oscoda Township Board to order at 12:04 p.m. Dec. 29 at Oscoda Township Hall. After a public comment about employee healthcare costs, the board voted twice on measures tied to 2011 Public Act 152, the Publicly Funded Health Insurance Contribution Act, but defeated both motions.
Board member Ms. McGuire moved to adopt Resolution 2025-43, which would have approved the township's annual exemption option under Act 152; Mr. Cummings supported the motion. The board recorded three votes in favor (Ms. McGuire, Mr. Cummings and Mr. Wygant) and two against (Mr. Linderman and Supervisor Nicole Tregear), and the resolution failed.
Shortly afterward, board member Mr. Wygant moved — with Mr. Cummings again supporting — to accept Resolution 2025-43 under option 3 (Section 8), which explicitly describes the exemption path a local unit may use by annual two-thirds approval, and to add the matter as a priority for the board's upcoming goals and objectives meeting. That motion also failed on a 3-2 vote: Yeas — Ms. McGuire, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Wygant; Nays — Mr. Linderman, Ms. Tregear.
A member of the public, Kelly Brown, had addressed the board during public comment regarding Oscoda Township employee healthcare costs and referenced Public Act 152. The transcript does not record direct quotes from Brown beyond noting the topic of her comment. The minutes list Ms. Fortner and Ms. Tait as absent at roll call; the meeting record shows Heather Tait identified as the clerk on the minutes and Nicole Tregear as supervisor signing the record.
No further action was recorded at the meeting to reopen or reintroduce the exemption; the board adjourned at 12:56 p.m.
Actions recorded in the minutes indicate two failed motions related to Resolution 2025-43; no ordinances were adopted and no binding change to employee benefits was made at this session.
