January 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM - Finance Ways & Means Committee Meeting

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2 CALL MEETING TO ORDER - Board Chairman John Kozlowski
 

3 ROLL CALL
 

4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
 

5 ADOPT AGENDA
 

6 PUBLIC COMMENT  (3 min limit per person)
 

7 BILLS TO PAY

7 ACTION ITEM #1:  The Committee recommends to pay all bills as submitted.
 

8 COUNTY TREASURER MONTHLY REPORTS PRESENTATION

8 1) Monthly Reports

8 ACTION ITEM #2:  The Committee recommends to receive and file the monthly Treasurer Reports for the month of December as presented.
 

9 BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS

9 1) District Court

9 ACTION ITEM #3:  The Committee recommends approval to carry over the 2025 balance of $5,585.00 from the Drunk Driving Case Flow line item 101-286-977.000 into the 2026 budget as presented.
 

9 2) 911 

9 ACTION ITEM #4:  The Committee recommends approval to amend Board Action #01 from December 9, 2025, and approve a carry over of $8,406.00 Ambulance Fund expenditures (261-325-970.003) and $68,435.00 Maintenance-TeleRAD (261-325-820.002) budgeted and not spent in 2025 to the same line items in the 2026 budget as presented.

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3) County Administrator

9 ACTION ITEM #5:  The Committee recommends approval of the following budget adjustments due to the liability insurance being lower than projected for 2026:

• Decrease expenditure line item 208-757-803.000 BLP Liability Insurance from $1,330.00 to $1,242.00
• Decrease expenditure line item 208-758-803.000 SLP Liability Insurance from $1,550.00 to $1,447.00
• Decrease expenditure line item 208-759-803.000 LLP Liability Insurance from $1,500.00 to $1,400.00
• Decrease expenditure line item 101-265-803.000 Liability Insurance from $272,614.00 to $254,485.00; Increase expenditure line item 101-969-995.667 Transfer to Self Insurance Fund by $18,129.00
• Decrease expenditure line item 246-265-803.000 DHD4 Liability Insurance from $6,812.00 to $6,369.00

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4) Treasurer's Office

9 ACTION ITEM #6:  The Committee recommends approval to amend the following actions from Board Action #12 from November 12, 2025 as follows:

• Retract - "Increase 402-234-699.000 by $230,000 (to be transferred from the 631 fund)"
• Retract - "Decrease the 631 Fund balance from $548,000 to $178,000 and transfer the amounts listed above from the difference."
• Retract - "Increase 677-271-699.000 by $140,000 (to be transferred from the 631 fund)" 

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5) Treasurer's Office

9 ACTION ITEM #7:  The Committee recommends approval to amend the amount of the transfer from the Self-Insurance Fund (677) to the General Fund (101-969) of $221,000.00 to $183,000.00 as presented.
 

9 6) Juvenile Division 

9 ACTION ITEM #8:  The Committee recommends approval to increase line item 292-662-801.000 Contractual Services Blended Funding in the amount of $150,000.00 as presented.
 

9 7) Parks

9 ACTION ITEM #9:  The Committee recommends approval to increase line item 208-760-972.005 MDNR Sparks Grant in the amount of $45,726.00 as presented.
 

9 8) Ambulance Fund

9 ACTION ITEM #10:  The Committee recommends approval to move $5,160.00 from line 101-301-995.210 to 210-651-699.101 as presented.
 

10 MOTION TO RISE & REPORT
(closes committee meeting)
 

11 Board Chairman John Kozlowski

11 1)  CONSENT CALENDAR 

11 ACTION ITEM #11:  Motion to approve the Consent Calendar which includes actions as listed above and filing of all reports.
 

11 2) Request for Letter of Support Re: Lawrence Welk Show 70th Anniversary
 

12 Jesse Osmer, County Administrator

12 1) Assignment of Right-of-Way Agreement
 

12 2) Release of Deed Restriction-Communications Tower
 

12 3) Newly Appointed Road Commission Members Terms
 

12 4) T-Hangar Purchase
 

12 5) Updated 2026 Board Policies
 

12 6) Tennis Courts at Alpena High School
 

13 PUBLIC COMMENT (3 min limit per person)
 

14 CLOSED SESSION:  Contract Discussion & Legal Issue
 

15 ADJOURNMENT