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The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners Committee of the Whole met Nov. 5, 2025. The meeting opened with public comment (conservation district update; complaints about jail phone/video fees; YWCA child-care concerns). The board reviewed accounts payable and heard the 2024 WMED medical examiner annual report from Dr. Patrick Hansma, which noted mostly stable mortality trends, a small rise in medical-examiner cases, increases in organ/tissue referrals and ongoing concerns about pediatric and infant deaths. Commissioners spent extended time reviewing and ultimately approving a package of community grant awards (multiple nonprofits and municipalities; administrator authorized to sign agreements). The board discussed using leftover ARPA housing-supportive-services funds to buy 50 secure outdoor lockers ($15,000) as a pilot for people experiencing homelessness. The body adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity/EEO plan and approved a communications contract amendment. The meeting included two closed sessions for county-administrator evaluation and reconvened for the regular business meeting.
