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Kalkaska County Board Approves Stipend for Kaliseum Director for Additional Ice Duties
Summary
The board approved a stipend for Kaliseum Director John Starr to perform extra ice maintenance duties during the hockey season; the minutes record both $10,000 and $5,000 in the motion language and the final approved motion was carried 4-3.
The Kalkaska County Board voted on Aug. 25 to approve a stipend for Kaliseum Director John Starr for additional ice-maintenance duties during the hockey season.
The minutes record the motion as: "Motion by Comai to approve a $10,000.00 $5,000.00 stipend for John Starr to add additional ice maintenance duties at the Kaliseum from October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 March 31 each year during the normal hockey season, to be paid from GL 585-755-708.000 and 585-755932.000." The motion was amended and carried on a roll-call vote: Comai yes; Matley yes; Baldwin no; Bicum no; Persons no; Sieting yes; Fisher yes (4 yeas, 3 nays).
The minutes reflect debate about whether a stipend is equivalent to wages and noted Administrator Whiteford would address job descriptions and deductions. Commissioner Robert Baldwin said he opposed the measure citing concerns about leadership and revenue-generation efforts. Commissioner David Comai supported the stipend as a step to move Kaliseum operations forward.
The motion identifies county general ledger lines GL 585-755-708.000 and 585-755932.000 as the funding sources; the minutes do not record an exact stipend amount in a clean, single figure or an annual recurring policy beyond the dates noted in the motion text.
