Bay County, Michigan Board of Commissioners Meetings, 30 Nov 2021

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From YouTube: Bay County Board of Commissioners Special Meeting (11/30/21)

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0:15 - Call to Order
0:28 - Roll Call
0:41 - Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance
1:24 - Citizen Input
1:36 - Petitions and Communications
1:40 A. City of Bay City - Application for Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption Certificate
2:05 - Items for Consideration
2:07 - A. 2022 Bay County Budget
9:26 - B. Resolutions from Personnel/Human Services Committee
10:46 - Unfinished Business
10:51 - New Business
12:07 - Miscellaneous
12:12 - Announcements
13:30 - Adjournment

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Today is tuesday november 30th the end of the month. This is a special board meeting for the bay county commissioners. I'd like to call this meeting to order and if you would take bill, please, commissioner,.

B

Fox president, commissioner, begic.

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Commissioner coonan here, commissioner herrick here, commissioner redke here, mr johnson here, commissioner pruther.

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I'm here also we'll stand for the invocation and the pledge of allegiance.

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Lord, we come before you this afternoon, asking once again that you bless this session of the county commission, be with this board this day and guide them so that the decisions made today and always will benefit every citizen of this community.

D

And? To the for which it.

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Stands one nation, under god, indivisible.

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Thank you under well, I should say after the pledge we have an opportunity for citizens input if there's anyone out there. That would like to address the board, and that would be the time that being said: let's go to petitions and communications under a we have the city of bay city with an application for industrial facility, tax-exempt certificate.

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Any discussion, yeah it'd, be motion to receive so move to receive all right. Any discussion with that being said all those in favor signal by saying aye all right opposed we're good to go. Let's go into items of consideration under aid. We have a 2022 bay county budget would be resolution 2021-193.

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What is your pleasure so move support discussions on the budget.

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Mr president, just make a few brief comments. Mr chair, all right, I just want to thank everyone for all of the work that's been put into crafting our 2022 budget, we're recommending an economically sound budget for fiscal year 2022..

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This budget is proposed at 145 million, which is 6.1 million more than our current 2021 budget at 139 million dollars. This increase arises from an increase of 3.1 million dollars for the waldo drain project, along with a 1.5 million dollar increase in health care costs, approved, wage and fringe negotiated increases.

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We're also are budgeting over 850 000 dollars in additional capital projects, as we have roofing and other pressing needs that need to be addressed. This budget does not currently contain arpa funding the 20 million from the federal government or proposed expenditures. As once these projects are agreed upon, we will be submitting a budget adjustment to the board.

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I would like to thank jen istead kim presnitch, the entire finance staff and fiscal analyst, bob redman who worked diligently in crafting this budget and who continually updated projections, projections and calculated estimated staffing costs.

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The budget process is a lengthy process and I appreciate everyone's time and efforts to put together an accurate funding level that will carry bay county through its 2022 needs, and I guess, with those remarks I just again like to thank everyone who provided input and crafted the actual budget and and we're uh we're done here in november, if, if, if the board approves so just want to thank everyone. Thank you, mr chair. Thank you.

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Commissioner, coonan.

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I didn't vaughn had his hand up, but I I'll speak after vaughn.

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Mr big I'll be great, of course,.

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Number 20.: I think this is my 18th year of speaking in opposition for dnp for county commissioners. We pay them for the michigan works, the airport authority, the human services board. I can see it for non-commissioners, but I think we get an adequate budget or salary and I don't think we should be paying the 45 per dm but also votes for the budget. Otherwise, very good.

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Thank you, commissioner, for 18 years of being on the same page,.

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Commissioner, oh thank you, mr chairman. I just wanted to thank jan and kim presidents uh and uncle bob bob bread, and I found him he's not my uncle, but he could be, and you know because you know this- you look at this and and I've been here 22 years and uh you still, if you're not working with it on a daily basis.

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You ask questions just to refresh your memory and we got a lot of good input from uh mr presidents and jan and bob bob's always there that we can call and ask him a question and he'll kind of you know he's been around forever. Let us know so: it's uh you know. We there's questions on capital. There's questions on indirect I at least I do have questions on capital, indirect jobs and things like this and with their help it made me feel very comfortable with this budget. So I thank you guys.

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Anyone else yes,.

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Thank you. I was just wondering if the commission would consider an addition to the fee schedule for a 45 fee for a senior swim pass.

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We did the three dollar fee for the daily pass, but it was also brought to my attention that a seasonal pass would be beneficial and I was wondering if you would consider that.

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We can bring that up in 2022.

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In january, I'd like to leave the budget structure as it is at the moment, so that we don't have to have jen and kim and bob go back through and make any alterations.

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But I'm certain that we would certainly consider that. My concern is with the condition that the pool is in right now and us being able to find personnel to be able to staff it that we will have to work very hard to make sure that in 2022, that pool is going to have access.

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If it doesn't, then we'll have to face the the possibility of going without a pool this year because of the expense and the age but yeah, I'm sure in january. We can consider the pass for the seniors. Thank.

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F

Yep yeah. Well, you had me scared, kristen when you said 45 dollars. I thought you were talking about the per diem.

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C

Yeah, the other thing is the fee schedule. Maybe we won't get any calls from the golfers. It looks like we kept the fees schedule pretty much the same as before so correct. They should be happy yeah, commissioner,.

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Funds, how are capital um improvement items determined? I just heard there was an issue with the pool and I don't see any capital improvement allocation for that. So how is that all determined all.

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Right go ahead, kristen. Thank you.

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um I meet with my team pretty regularly um as we create our list and we create it by um priority and we submit it based on on the needs of the upcoming year.

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I think the roofs.

G

So we have like roofs, heating and cooling things of that nature.

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Anyone else, if not, I truly appreciate the fact that here we are november 30th everybody made themselves available for us to come in and sit down and agree upon a budget.

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It took a lot of work from both janet and kim so kudos to be able to get this done and also mr redmond, so there's no further discussion, all those in favor. Well, actually, let's do a roll call. Please.

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All right, commissioner, begin.

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Commissioner coonan, yes, commissioner herrick, yes, commissioner radke. Yes, commissioner johnson, yes, commissioners box, yes, commissioner, freaker.

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With that being said, um thank you.

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Let's uh move on to resolutions from personnel human services committee, and uh that would be mr johnson all.

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Right so we've got um resolution number 2021, 194 assistant prosecutor vacancy. uh I need this resolution support.

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Discussion with none all those in favor signal by saying aye, all right, opposed motion carries.

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All right resolution number 2021-194.

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I've already read that one apologies number 2021-195, that is the 2022 reclassifications three reclassifications from personnel. I move this resolution. Support.

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Discussion with none all those in favor signal by saying aye, aye opposed motion.

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Carries and finally number resolution number 20, 21 196 vacancies for 9, 11, central dispatch, juvenile environmental affairs and community development and mosquito control. I move this resolution. Support.

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Discussion with none all those in favor say go by saying: aye aye opposed motion carries.

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And you're good, I believe that is it sir. Thank you moving right along. Is there any unfinished business?

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Any new business commissioner beget? Yes,.

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So, with the pandemic, these salaries seem to have risen. You know, salaries have risen for fast food workers and restaurant workers and stuff. So I know we did that salary study a while back and but I think things have changed so maybe we need to look at it. I know for one I'm on the the b b caps committee: it's an area, transportation study, yeah and their planner. This is the second planner in about the last year or two that have left because he had a better job at midland than what I heard.

C

So I think maybe we need to look at our salary ranges for some of those high high paying jobs. You know where other people are taking our people away after we we train them. So I guess that would be for personnel to maybe look at the salary ranges again and see if we need to make some adjustments for some of those positions that I know, 9-1-1 has been one the sheriff sheriff's and some of the other ones, so that that'd be a request for the new year.

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I think it's been ongoing with tiffany correct.

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It is, and we are going into collective bargaining next year, so keep that thought in mind. Thank.

A

You, okay, very good anyone else under miscellaneous, or I should say new business will go to mississippi.

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Announcements anything mr big.

C

Next tuesday is pearl harbor day and I hear they're having a ceremony at five o'clock at the park across the street here battery park, the bay veterans foundation they're going to put a wreath out and have a short ceremony for pearl harbor day and I think they're having one at the edson also. I haven't seen the date on that yep it'll be december 7th, but I'm not sure the time so pearl harbor day next tuesday.

C

Okay, we have a meeting at four, so maybe good time to stop over there.

A

Thank you. Thank you very much, any other announcements is there a need for close up.

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Thank you sure. Thank you. Last week, on tuesday, before thanksgiving the humane society of bay, county and bay county animal animal services joined up again for another food, pantry handout. It was another successful event. I want to appreciation for the members of the humane society that came over helped out. For that event.

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Again, it was very successful, we're not going to do one in december, but we're looking to do another one in january, just after the first of the year, so just wanted to update everybody on that.

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Okay, obviously, there's no need for a closed session, seeing that amber's not here so mr johnson.

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uh I would make a motion to adjourn support.

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All those in favor sing them by saying hi opposed. We are done. Thank you.