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Bay County commissioners approve slate of grant awards, contracts and certifications in special meeting
Summary
At a July 14 special meeting the Bay County Board of Commissioners approved a batch of routine resolutions and grant applications — including a $1.5 million lead‑rehab exemption application for a Bay City property — and agreed to submit comments on a Region 7 Area Agency on Aging funding application. Most items passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The Bay County Board of Commissioners approved a package of resolutions and grant‑related items during a special meeting on July 14, 2026, carrying a series of motions by voice vote with no opposing votes recorded.
The board received an application from SC Ventures Bay City LLC for a lead property rehabilitation exemption certificate for the property at 500 Salzburg Avenue in Bay City, in the amount of $1,500,000. Commissioner Crete described the building as a four‑story, historic structure and said the developers were reinvesting in the community. The board voted to receive the application.
Members approved a series of resolutions and grants including: Resolution 2026‑136 (Great Lakes Bay Michigan Works local agreement 2027–2030); 2026‑137 (Justice Assistance Grant FY2027); 2026‑138 (rural patrol FY2027); travel and budget adjustments for the National Children’s Advocacy Center conference (2026); SAMHSA grant 2026; child parent legal representation grant for FY2026–27; creation of an additional full‑time attorney position (PN 10, 2026‑142); a CPBC agreement to the health department (2026‑143); extension of an aerial larva sighting services contract (2026‑144); Unified Work Program and asset management funding (2026‑145); HRIS electronic onboarding and timekeeping software and related budget adjustments (2026‑146); county employee intranet updates (2026‑147); multiyear software maintenance (2026‑148); a multi‑year agreement for Arctic Wolf/People Driven (2026‑149); and a bid award to GT Environmental for the Bay County Materials Management Plan (2026‑150). The board then certified library millage renewal language (2026‑151) and approved payables (2026‑152). Motions were made, seconded and carried by voice vote for the listed items.
The board also moved to receive submissions and to consider whether to submit comments to the Region 7 Area Agency on Aging Board of Directors regarding the Golden Horizons 2027 funding application; that motion carried.
No roll‑call tallies or recorded nay votes were provided in the meeting transcript; most items were handled as routine business and passed by unanimous voice vote as recorded by the Chair.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting): - City of Bay City application (lead property rehab exemption): motion to receive — approved (voice vote). - Resolutions 2026‑136 through 2026‑150: motions to adopt/approve — approved (voice votes). - Resolution 2026‑151 (library millage renewal language certification): approved (voice vote). - Resolution 2026‑152 (payables): approved (voice vote).
The board adjourned after announcing there would be no closed session.
