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Commissioners enter closed session to review Veterans Service Office audit; attorney requests more time
Summary
At a May 28 special meeting the Mackinac County Board of Commissioners voted to enter closed session under MCL 15.268(1)(h) to discuss a Veterans Service Office audit report; Attorney Bill Keogh, representing the VSO, asked for additional time to review the report and Chair Mike Patrick proposed rescheduling a follow-up meeting to June 18.
The Mackinac County Board of Commissioners moved into a closed session at 4:34 p.m. on May 28, 2025, to discuss a Veterans Service Office audit report under Michigan statute MCL 15.268(1)(h). Commissioner John Kling moved to enter closed session and Commissioner Austin Kimberling seconded; the roll-call vote was recorded as unanimous (Austin Kimberling, John Kling, Mike Patrick, Daryl Schroeder and Judy St. Louis-Scott).
Attorney Lizzie Mills attended the closed session on behalf of the board. Attorney Bill Keogh attended on behalf of VSO representative Mike Redmond and asked for additional time to review the audit report. Chair Mike Patrick said he would like to reschedule a follow-up special meeting to June 18 at 4:30 p.m. to allow Keogh more time; the transcript does not record a formal vote to set that date during the May 28 session.
The board exited the closed session at 4:48 p.m. and returned to regular session at 4:49 p.m.; those motions were recorded and each carried on unanimous roll-call votes. The transcript does not include substantive details of the audit discussion, which is consistent with the confidentiality of closed sessions described in the statute cited by the board.
No public comment was recorded on the audit item during the May 28 meeting. The board did not release or summarize the audit findings in the public portion of the meeting minutes recorded in the transcript.
