At a regular meeting of the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners held on April 16, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers, Surbeck

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1 At a regular meeting of the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners held on April 16, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. in the Commission Chambers, Surbeck Building, Corunna, Michigan: The meeting was called to order by Chairman Aue. Pledge of Allegiance was given. Prayer was offered by former Commissioner McLaren Roll Call found Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue present. It was moved by Commissioner Plowman, seconded by Commissioner Root to approve the minutes of the March 12, 2015 Board of Commissioners meeting. Motion carried. approve bills listed on the Invoice Edit Report dated March 11, 2015 in the amount of $112,959.99, Invoice Edit Report dated March 17, 2015 in the amount of $809,195.97, Invoice Edit Report dated March 17, 2015 in the amount of $1,171,839.01, Invoice Edit Report dated March 25, 2015 in the amount of $111,776.76, Invoice Edit Report dated March 30, 2015 in the amount of $169,979.67, Invoice Edit Report dated March 31, 2015 in the amount of $504,672.78, Invoice Edit Report dated March 31, 2015 in the amount of $265,413.21, Invoice Edit Report dated March 31, 2015 in the amount of $10,659.10, Invoice Edit Report dated March 31, 2015 in the amount of $385,851.61, Invoice Edit Report dated April 9, 2015 in the amount of $110,904.48, Invoice Edit Report dated April 14, 2015 in the amount of $750,930.04, Invoice Edit Report dated April 14, 2015 in the amount of $466,672.98, a wire transfer dated March 19, 2015 in the amount of $5,731.87, a wire transfer dated March 25, 2015 in the amount of $51,907.50, a wire transfer dated March 25, 2015 in the amount of $34, and a wire transfer dated April 7, 2015 in the amount of $50, as provided by the Clerk s Office and to authorize that warrants be drawn from the treasury for same. Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 7 yeas and 0 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. Call to the public: Matthew Shepard, 2264 Ellsworth Road, Perry - Budget Robert McLaren, 4660 Lansing Road, Bancroft Fiber Optics, Region VI It was moved by Commissioner Root, seconded by Commissioner Holzhausen to approve a recommendation of council on the DEQ Landfill Case. Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 7 yeas and 0 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. The following Consent Agenda was presented: 1. Approve a subordination of Mortgage for property located at 5475 n. River Rd, Owosso, Michigan and authorize the Board chair and County clerk to sign the same. 2. Approve Release of Lien for mortgage for property located at 108 E. Perry St, Durand, Michigan and authorize the Board Chair and County clerk to sign the same. 3. Consider appointing the following individuals to the Peer Review Group for the 2015 Shiawassee County Remonumentation Grant effective for the 2015 Grant cycle: Norman C. Caldwell, P.S., retired, David Kenney, P.S. at Kraft Engineering and Surveying, Inc., Mark Powell, P.S. at Powell Land Surveying, PC, John Quine, P.S., retired, John Rauser, P.S. at Rowe 1

2 Professional Services Company, Mark Van Raemdonck, P.S. at Landmark Surveying, PC, Dennis A. Wood, P.S., retired 4. Approve Monthly Reports from the Community Development Department. 5. Appoint Bruce Cadwallender to the Mental Health Authority Board to fill vacancy with term expiring March 30, 2016 or until a successor is appointed. 6. Appoint Paul Wiese to the Mental Health Authority Board to fill a vacancy with term expiring March 30, 2018 or until a successor is appointed. 7. Appoint Jerry Walden to the Mental Health Authority Board to fill vacancy with term expiring March 30, 2018 or until a success is appointed. 8. Approve minutes for April 15, 2015 for the Committee of the Whole. approve the Consent Agenda. Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 7 yeas and 0 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. RESOLUTION NO Resolution Reaffirming a Commitment to Fair Housing Laws WHEREAS, under the Federal Fair Housing Law, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, it is illegal to deny housing to any person because of race, color, religion, gender, physical or mental disabilities or national origin; and WHEREAS, under the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, PA 453 of 1976, as amended, it is illegal to deny the opportunity to obtain housing to any person because of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status, or marital status; and LET IT BE KNOWN TO ALL PERSONS, that it is the policy of Shiawassee County to implement programs to ensure equal opportunity in housing for all persons regardless of religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, familial status, or marital status. Therefore, Shiawassee County does hereby pass the following Resolution: THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Shiawassee County shall not discriminate in the sale, rental, leasing, or financing of housing because of religion, race, color, gender, physical or mental disabilities, national origin, age, height, weight, familial status, or marital status; and Shiawassee County will assist all persons who feel they have been discriminated against because of religion, race, color, gender, physical or mental disabilities, national origin, age, height, weight, familial status, or marital status to seek equity under the federal and state laws by providing information to said persons on how to file a complaint with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights; and Shiawassee County will at a minimum post this policy or the Fair Housing poster or other posters, flyers or other information which will bring to the attention of owners of real estate, developers and builders their respective responsibilities and rights under the Federal Fair Housing Law and Michigan Elliott-Larsen Act. It was moved by Commissioner Horvath, seconded by Commissioner Root to approve resolution # reaffirming Shiawassee County s commitment to Fair Housing Laws. Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 7 yeas and 0 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. It was moved by Commissioner Horvath, seconded by Commissioner Root to approve minutes for April 13, 2015 Economic & Physical Development Meeting. Motion carried. 2

3 The following Budget Adjustments were presented: approve Budget Adjustments #15-4 and #15-5. Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 7 yeas and 0 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. Resolution To Terminate The Board Of Commissioners Participation In The Shiawassee County Health Plan Resolution # WHEREAS, the compensation for the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners is controlled by MCL , which statute prohibits increases or decreases in such compensation during a term of office; and 3

4 WHEREAS, the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners desires to reduce the compensation for Commissioners by eliminating health plan benefits for Commissioners effective at the earliest possible opportunity, which is January 1, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners shall not be eligible for participation in the County s health plan effective upon the next term of office, or January 1, 2017; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Shiawassee County Clerk shall inform Commissioners and their dependents who participate in the health plan during the 2016 calendar year of their COBRA rights to continue participation in the County s health plan on a 100% self-pay basis. It was moved by Commissioner Root, seconded by Commissioner Schneider to approve Resolution # To Terminate The Board Of Commissioners Participation in the Shiawassee County Health Plan. Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 4 yeas and 3 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Holzhausen, Schneider, Root and Aue. Nays: Commissioners Horvath, Bartz and Plowman Resolution To Terminate The Board Of Commissioners Participation In The Shiawassee County Pension Plan Resolution # WHEREAS, the compensation for the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners is controlled by MCL , which statute prohibits increases or decreases in such compensation during a term of office; and WHEREAS, the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners desires to reduce the compensation for Commissioners by eliminating pension credit for future service effective at the earliest possible opportunity, which is January 1, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners shall not be eligible for participation in the County s pension plan and no further service credit may be earned effective upon the next term of office, or January 1, 2017; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Shiawassee County Clerk shall execute and forward to MERS such documents as MERS requires to effectuate the above pension termination. It was moved by Commissioner Root, seconded by Commissioner Schneider to approve Resolution # To Terminate The Board Of Commissioner s Participation In The Shiawassee County Pension Plan. Motion failed with the following roll call vote of 3 yeas and 4 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Schneider, Root and Aue. Nays: Holzhausen, Horvath, Bartz and Plowman authorize the County Clerk to hire a Deputy Circuit Court Clerk to refill a vacancy at a Pay Grade 3 with a salary range of $24,774 to $30,309. Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 7 yeas and 0 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. authorize the Prosecutor to hire an Assistant Prosecutor to refill a vacancy at a Pay Grade 10 with a salary range of $45,284 to $55,402. Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 4

5 6 yeas and 1 nay. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. Nay: Commissioner Schneider approve the MERS Defined Benefit Plan Adoption Agreement for Division 16 - Health Clerical with an effective date of April 1, 2015 and authorize the County Clerk to sign the same. Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 7 yeas and 0 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. It was moved by Commissioner Root, seconded by Commissioner Holzhausen to authorize the replacement of panels and breakers in the Courts and Health Building in the amount of $19, to be paid out of the Capital Improvement Fund account Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 7 yeas and 0 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. It was moved by Commissioner Root, seconded by Commissioner Holzhausen to authorize the replacement of the south wing roof at the Corrections Building in the amount of $41, from account Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 7 yeas and 0 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. It was moved by Commissioner Root, seconded by Commissioner Horvath to authorize the replacement of the Surbeck Building roof in the amount of $26, to be paid out of the Capital Improvement Fund account Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 7 yeas and 0 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. Resolution No For Adoption Of County Equalization 2015 WHEREAS the Finance Committee acting in its capacity as the Equalization Committee has recommended adoption of the Total County Equalized Value of $2,045,309,850; and WHEREAS all classes of real and personal property have been separately equalized in accordance with Michigan Compiled Law Section ; and WHEREAS the Equalization Committee has recommended the adoption of the County Equalized Values by Class as follows: Agricultural 486,893,400 Commercial 178,909,750 Industrial 28,911,020 Residential 1,241,437,780 Timber-Cutover 0 Developmental 0 Total Real Property 1,936,151,950 Total Personal Property 109,157,900 Total Equalized Value 2,045,309,850 WHEREAS the Tentative Taxable Value for 2015 is $1,701,036,561. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the above County Equalized Values are adopted. approve Resolution # adoption of County Equalization 2015 authorize the Board 5

6 Chair and the County Clerk to sign form L Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 7 yeas and 0 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. Resolution Authorizing Application To Michigan State Housing Development Authority ( MSHDA ) To Continue Funding Of The Housing Rehabilitation Program Resolution # WHEREAS, the county of Shiawassee ( County ) is interested in the continuing effort to improve the housing stock and provide affordable housing opportunities for its moderate, low and very low income residents; and WHEREAS, said Shiawassee County Board of commissioners ( Board ) accept the recommendation of the Community Development Department to apply for $300,000 in Community Development Block Grant ( CDBG ) funds through the MSHDA Housing Resource Fund for continuation of the County-Wide Homeowner Rehabilitation Program; and WHEREAS, MSHDA requires a resolution authorizing the submission of an application for the aforementioned CDBG funds; and WHEREAS, said Board authorizes the chairperson to sign the application as required; and THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Board authorizes the community Development Department to submit an application for funding through the MSHDA Housing Resource Fund for a County Wide Homeowner Rehabilitation Program. THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board hereby authorizes it s Chairperson to sign all appropriate documentation for this grant application as well as submit through electronic means the same. approve Resolution # to apply for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in the amount of $300,000 for the next grant cycle to fund the Shiawassee County Housing Rehabilitation Program. Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 7 yeas and 0 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. It was moved by Commissioner Root, seconded by Commissioner Schneider to approve minutes for April 13, 2015 for County Finance and Administration. Motion carried. It was moved by Commissioner Bartz, seconded by Commissioner Plowman to allow the Prosecutor to go back to staffing levels of 2014 and fund it through the end of the year. Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 5 yeas and 2 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. Nays: Commissioners Holzhausen and Schneider It was moved by Commissioner Bartz, seconded by Commissioner Root to encourage the Fair Board to adhere to their policy of No Alcohol at all on the Fair Grounds and to honor that provision. Motion carried. It was moved by Commissioner Bartz, seconded by Commissioner Root to approve contract with Convenient Urgent Care to provide Sexually Transmitted Infection services for the period of 4/1/15 to 9/30/15 and authorize Larry Johnson to sign the same. Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 7 yeas and 0 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. It was moved by Commissioner Bartz, seconded by Commissioner Horvath to approve contract with Memorial Healthcare to provide Sexually Transmitted Infection Services for the 6

7 period of 1/1/15 to 9/30/15 and authorize Larry Johnson to sign the same. Motion carried with the following roll call vote of 7 yeas and 0 nays. Yeas: Commissioners Horvath, Holzhausen, Schneider, Root, Bartz, Plowman and Aue. It was moved by Commissioner Bartz, seconded by Commissioner Plowman to concur with the name change for Veteran Affairs to Shiawassee County Veterans Affairs & Services as proposed by the Veterans Affairs Board and Director. Motion carried. It was moved by Commissioner Bartz, seconded by Commissioner Root to approve minutes for April 14, 2015 Health and Human Services Meeting. Motion carried. Call to the public: Danny Miller, 2450 Wellington Drive, Owosso The meeting was adjourned at 5:04 p.m. Lauri L. Braid, Shiawassee County Clerk and Clerk to the Board of Commissioners 7