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Votes and actions: Summary of motions from Kalkaska County Personnel Special Meeting (May 20, 2025)
Summary
The committee recorded motions on a 2025 pay-equivalency increase for elected officials (excluding commissioners and the Drain Commissioner), scheduling a June 9 special meeting for lump-sum compensation review, approval of an MOU removing spousal exclusions for the $250 insurance buyout (retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025), and payroll mechanics for spousal buyouts.
Key motions and committee actions taken May 20, 2025:
- Pay-equivalency increase: Motion by Commissioner Jeff Sieting, supported by Commissioner Scott Matley, to authorize the equivalent of $1.00/hour ($2,080.00 annually) for 2025 for elected officials, excluding the Board of Commissioners and the Drain Commissioner. Outcome: approved (Sieting and Matley in favor; Persons opposed).
- Special meeting scheduled: Consensus to set a Special Personnel Meeting for June 9, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. to address a potential lump-sum wage compensation for 2024 for elected officials. Outcome: approved (scheduling consensus).
- Insurance MOU and eligibility: Motion by Commissioner Sieting, supported by Commissioner Persons, to approve an MOU with unions and change county policy to eliminate language excluding spouses of primary insured employees from the $250 monthly insurance buyout. Outcome: approved, no opposition recorded. The committee also approved implementing spousal buyouts as reduced payroll deductions for the primary insured not to exceed the employee contribution amount and made the policy retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025.
No public comments were recorded during the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 11:39 a.m.
