Board of Commissioners Meeting | December 2, 2025

Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners Committee of the Whole · December 3, 2025

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Call to order and roll call

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Chair Straps called the Committee of the Whole to order and the clerk took roll; seven commissioners present for the Committee of the Whole session; Commissioner Wheeler expected later. Chair explained public comment process for in-person and phone callers.

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Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners met Dec. 2, 2025; public commenters pressed the board on child care and early childhood supports, the board heard a presentation from interim health officer finalist Deb Lentz and questioned her on infant mortality and emergency authority, received economic and event-center updates from Discover Kalamazoo, reviewed personnel and policy updates, and voted to declare housing a public health crisis.

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