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Roscommon County authorizes application for $75,000 critical-incident mapping grant

Roscommon County Board of Commissioners · February 25, 2026
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Summary

The board authorized Sheriff Ed Stern and Emergency Management Director Vanessa Varner to apply for a Michigan Public Safety Critical Incident Mapping Grant of up to $75,000 with no local match; motion passed unanimously on roll call.

The Roscommon County Board voted Feb. 25 to authorize Sheriff Ed Stern and Emergency Management Director Vanessa Varner to submit an application for the Michigan Public Safety Critical Incident Mapping Grant program, with a potential award of up to $75,000 and no local match required. Commissioner Rex Wolfsen made the motion, seconded by Marc J. Milburn; the roll-call vote was unanimous among members present (Ayes: Morley, Sensor, Wolfsen, Milburn).

The meeting record lists the grant ceiling of $75,000 and the absence of a required local match as the primary fiscal details. The board did not specify the exact mapping products or software to be procured if the grant is awarded; staff were authorized to proceed with the application on the county’s behalf.