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Commissioners approve school law-enforcement agreement and multiple public-safety grants
Summary
The board accepted a $54,797.40 law-enforcement agreement with Kalkaska Public Schools and approved several grants including a $45,000 ORV operations grant, $28,650 in ORV equipment funding, an $8,000 snowmobile grant, and a $750 ORV safety grant.
The Kalkaska County Board of Commissioners committee reached consensus to accept a 2025–2026 Law Enforcement Agreement with Kalkaska Public Schools for $54,797.40 and authorized the chair to sign the agreement. Commissioner Robert Baldwin moved the measure and it carried with no opposition.
The committee also approved a slate of public-safety grants: a FY2026 Snowmobile Grant for $8,000; a FY2026 ORV Law Enforcement Grant allocating $45,000 for operations and $28,650 for equipment; and a FY2026 ORV Safety Grant for $750. Each was moved and supported by commissioners with no opposition, and the board authorized the chair to sign the related documents. Commissioners additionally authorized the sheriff to apply for a Two Seven Oh Inc. grant to replace the Animal Control roof up to $20,000.
Those approvals were recorded as consensus votes with no opposition, and the motions were supported by multiple commissioners during the Judiciary and Public Safety portion of the meeting.
