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Commission on Aging millage renewal certified; hiring freeze lifted for in‑home positions
Summary
The board certified ballot language for a millage renewal and restoration election for the Kalkaska County Commission on Aging and approved lifting the hiring freeze to fill two In-Home service vacancies at the COA.
Commission on Aging Director Jodi Magee addressed the board on the agency's funding and service needs at the March 12 meeting.
After Magee described increased demand and funding reductions, the board approved Resolution 2025-04 to authorize a millage renewal and restoration election and certified the ballot language. Commissioners also approved Resolution 2025-06 to lift the hiring freeze so the COA may fill two In-Home service vacancies. "Needs for services and funds have increased," COA Director Jodi Magee told commissioners, describing why the millage and staffing are necessary. The motions carried by consensus with no recorded opposition.
Why it matters: The millage renewal would provide a local revenue stream for aging services and enable the COA to maintain or expand in‑home supports. Filling the two vacancies restores service capacity for in-home care clients.
What’s next: Ballot language has been certified for the millage question; the county will proceed with election planning and COA will begin recruitment for the two In-Home positions.
