March 10, 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 

8 1) Monthly Reports

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

9 District Health Department #4

9 1) Rent Reduction Request
 

10 Kim Elkie, Central Dispatch Director

10 1) Severe Weather Sirens Maintenance/Repair Funding

10 ACTION ITEM #3:  The Committee recommends approval to transfer $5,000.00 from the Ambulance Millage 210 Account to 911's revenue line item 261-325-699.004 (Transfer In Siren Maintenance 210 Ambulance Fund) to cover the cost of severe weather and sirens maintenance and repair for 2026, as presented.
 

11 Sgt. JP Ritter, Sheriff's Office

11 1) FY25 Stonegarden Grant Application

11 ACTION ITEM #4: The Committee recommends approval of the FY25 Operation Stonegarden Grant Application (09.01.25 to 08.31.27) for the Sheriff's Office in the amount of $100,000.00 with no County match as presented.
 

12 Undersheriff Cash Kroll

12 1) Flock Camera Agreement and Purchase Approval

12 ACTION ITEM #5: The Committee recommends approval of the Sheriff's Office Flock Camera Agreement in the amount of $30,250.00 for the purchase and installation of the cameras and $24,000.00 for the annual recurring cost for two years, totaling $54,250.00 with funding to come from the 2025 Stone Garden grant as presented. 
 

13 Sheriff Erik Smith

13 1) Sale of Scissor Lift

13 ACTION ITEM #6: The Committee recommends approval for the Sheriff's Office to sell the SkyJack 4620 scissor lift to Ren-Tech in the amount of $6,500.00 and for the Treasurer's Office to create a line item number to receive the $6,500.00 and of that amount $2,022.61 be returned to Equipment Maintenance line item 101-351-931.000 as presented.
 

13 2) Budget Adjustment — Prisoner's Board

13 ACTION ITEM #7:  The Committee recommends approval to increase Prisoner Board line item 101-351-817.000 in the amount of $40,000.00 as presented.
 

14 Jesse Osmer, County Administrator

14 1) Michigan Confidential Document Destruction Service Agreement

14 ACTION ITEM #8:  The Committee recommends approval of the Michigan Confidential Document Destruction Service Agreement as presented.
 

14 2) Cellphone Tower Contract
 

14 3) Veterans Ballot Language Proposal for Millage

14 ACTION ITEM #9: The Committee recommends approval of the Veterans ballot language proposal to continue the millage at the current rate of 0.21 mill for a period of four (4) years and authorize the County Clerk to place on the November 2026, ballot as presented.
 

14 4) Youth & Recreation Ballot Language Proposal for Millage

14 ACTION ITEM #10: The Committee recommends approval of the Youth and Recreation Committee's request to renew the Youth and Recreation millage for a period of four (4) years at one half of one mill and authorize the County Clerk to place on the August 4, 2026, ballot as presented.
 

14 5) Older Persons Ballot Language Proposal for Millage

14 ACTION ITEM #11: The Committee recommends approval of the Older Persons Committee's request to renew the Older Persons Operating Millage for a period of four (4) years at one (1) mill and authorize the County Clerk to place on the August 4, 2026, ballot as presented.
 

14 6) Sunrise Mission Parking
 

14 7) Cut Fiber - Insurance Claim
 

14 8) Alpena Rink Management Surcharge Letter
 

14 9) Alpena County Courthouse Security Part 1 Grant Application

14 ACTION ITEM #12:  The Committee recommends approval of the 2027 Community Funding Project (Alpena County Courthouse Security Part 1) grant application in the amount of $526,829.00 as presented. 
 

15 MOTION TO RISE & REPORT
(closes committee meeting)
 

16 Board Chairman John Kozlowski

16 1)  Consent Calendar

16 ACTION ITEM #13:  Motion to approve the Consent Calendar which includes actions as listed above and filing of all reports.
 

17 CORRESPONDENCE

17 1) PFAS Lawsuit Update Filing
 

18 INFORMATIONAL

18 1) Poll Vote - Veterans Board Appointment

18 POLL VOTE ACTION ITEM #1: Recommendation to appoint Rick Fluharty to the Veterans Affairs Board for a four (4) year term effective immediately and ending 12/31/2029 as presented.

Roll call vote was taken:  AYES:  Commissioners Ludlow, Bray, Peterson, Fournier, Britton, and Kozlowski.  NAYS:

Vote needed from Commissioners LaHaie and Konarzewski
 

19 PUBLIC COMMENT (3 min limit per person)
 

20 ADJOURNMENT