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Sheriff presents reclassification of emergency management post; committee signals support

Berrien County Administration Committee · February 5, 2026
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Summary

Sheriff Heit outlined a proposal to reclassify one Emergency Management/Homeland Security Division position from sergeant to lieutenant (Resolution P2602146); the Administration Committee indicated support and Finance Committee member Harrison had backed the change.

Sheriff Dan Heit told the Berrien County Administration Committee on Feb. 5 that the county is proposing to reclassify a single Emergency Management/Homeland Security Division position from the rank of sergeant to lieutenant under Resolution P2602146. He said the change already received support from Harrison in the Finance Committee and that Chairman Jim Curran and the Administration Committee are in favor of the adjustment.

The discussion did not record a formal roll-call vote in the minutes; the transcript notes committee-level support. The reclassification is framed as an internal personnel adjustment to the sheriff’s emergency management staffing structure and was added to the meeting agenda for review. The committee’s meeting minutes list the item as “ADDED” and record concurrence rather than a formal adoption vote.