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Votes at a glance: Actions taken by Kalkaska County Board, May 28, 2025 special meeting
Summary
A quick summary of motions and roll-call results from the May 28 special meeting: agenda amendment, closed session, termination of the County Administrator, authorization to replace Administrator/CFO, an hourly transition contract with the outgoing administrator, engagement of a recruitment consultant, personnel direction to the Deputy Administrator, lifting hiring freeze for a Zoning Administrative Assistant, and inclusion of Baldwin’s statement in the minutes.
The Kalkaska County Board of Commissioners took the following recorded actions on May 28, 2025:
- Amend agenda to add closed session and vacancy resolution: Motion by Robert Baldwin; carried (minutes record 5 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent). - Enter closed session under MCL 15.268(1)(h): Motion by Jeff Sieting; roll call recorded in minutes and closed session held at 5:06 PM. - End employment agreement with David Schaeffer effective June 13, 2025 at no additional cost to the County: Motion amended and carried by roll call (minutes record 7 yeas, 0 nays). - Replace County Administrator/CFO position as previously advertised: Motion by Robert Baldwin; carried 6–1 (David Comai opposed). - Contract with David Schaeffer on an hourly basis to assist transition: Motion by Robert Baldwin; carried 4–3. - Ask Michigan Leadership Institute (Chet Janek) for a proposal to search for Administrator/CFO: Motion by Robert Baldwin; carried 6–1 (Comai opposed). - Personnel issues to be handled by Deputy Administrator after June 13, 2025, under Schaeffer’s direction: Motion by Robert Baldwin; carried 5–2. - Waive referral and take up Vacancy Resolution 2025-15 for Zoning Administrative Assistant at $18.02 per hour and adopt Resolution 2025-15 to lift the hiring freeze: Motions by David Comai; both carried 7–0. - Add Commissioner Baldwin’s prepared statement to the minutes verbatim: Motion by Baldwin; carried 7–0.
Note: the adjournment motion was recorded in the minutes as having a tally that appears inconsistent (see audit). Otherwise, each action above is summarized from the meeting minutes and roll-call notations.
