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Board questions Veterans Service Officer Michael Redmond in closed session; oath administered
Summary
At a July 10 special meeting, the Mackinac County Board of Commissioners moved into closed session under MCL 15.268(i)(h) to question Veterans Service Officer Michael Redmond about financial matters and office procedures; the clerk administered an oath and county counsel conducted the Q&A.
The Mackinac County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting on July 10, 2025, and voted unanimously to enter closed session to hear questions for Veterans Service Officer Michael Redmond about financial matters and procedures, citing MCL 15.268(i)(h). Chair Mike Patrick called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. in the Annex Boardroom in St. Ignace.
Commissioner John Kling moved to approve the agenda as amended; Commissioner Daryl Schroeder seconded the motion, which passed on a unanimous roll call of Commissioners Austin Kimberling, John Kling, Mike Patrick, Daryl Schroeder and Judy St. Louis-Scott. During the public-comment portion, attorney Wendy Marcott introduced herself as counsel for Officer Michael Redmond.
Following that brief public comment, the board voted at 5:08 p.m. to enter closed session under MCL 15.268(i)(h). The record shows Attorneys Lizzie Mills and Eric Conn were present on behalf of the county and Attorney Wendy Marcott represented Officer Redmond. County Clerk Hillary Vowell administered an oath to Veterans Officer Michael Redmond prior to a question-and-answer session.
County counsel Lizzie Mills conducted questions directed at Michael Redmond regarding financial matters and procedures of the Veterans Service Office; the transcript summary records that those topics were the focus of the closed-session questioning but does not provide verbatim exchanges. The meeting record shows the board recessed at 6:15 p.m. for a break and reconvened at 6:20 p.m.
By motion, the board ended the closed session at 7:01 p.m. and returned to regular session at 7:02 p.m.; the motion to return was moved by Commissioner Daryl Schroeder and seconded by Commissioner Austin Kimberling and carried on a unanimous roll call. After the session concluded, the minutes note that the question-and-answer session was complete and that Veterans Officer Michael Redmond and Attorney Wendy Marcott were free to leave.
The board’s actions, including the motions to enter and exit closed session and the oath administered by the clerk, are recorded in the meeting minutes. No formal findings or public details of the closed-session questioning were disclosed in the minutes.
