Board of County Commissioners

324 S.Saginaw St., Bryant "BB" Nolden Auditorium

Agenda — 42 items

1. I. CALL TO ORDER - Clerk/Register Domonique Clemons
2. II. ROLL CALL
3. III. ELECTION OF BOARD CHAIRPERSON - ONE YEAR TERM
4. IV. CHAIRPERSON ASSUMES THE CHAIR
5. 5 Commissioners Loyd, Winfrey, Brown, Cousineau, and Weighill voted for Commissioner Weighill for the Board Chair. Commissioners Goetzinger, Shumaker, and Flewelling voted for Commissioner Shumaker for the Board Chair.
6. V. ELECTION OF BOARD VICE-CHAIRPERSON - ONE YEAR TERM
7. 6 Commissioner Weighill was elected as the Genesee County Board Chairperson for a one-year term.
8. VI. APPOINTMENTS
9. A. STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND VICE-CHAIRS
10. VII. INVOCATION
11. 9 Commissioners Loyd and Goetzinger voted for Commissioner Shumaker. Commissioners Winfrey, Brown, and Avery voted for Commissioner Brown.
12. VIII. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
13. 10 Commissioner Shumaker stated that he would not like to be considered for Vice-Chairperson of the Board and removed his name from consideration.
14. IX. PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED BROWNFIELD PLAN FOR THE CITY OF MONTROSE
15. 11 Due to Commissioner Shumaker's request, a second round of voting took place.
16. X. PUBLIC ADDRESS
17. 12 Commissioners Loyd, Goetzinger, Brown, Shumaker, Weighill, and Flewelling voted for Commissioner Goetzinger. Commissioners Winfrey, Avery, and Cousineau voted for Commissioner Brown.
18. XI. NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
19. 13 Commissioner Goetzinger was elected as the Genesee County Board Vice-Chairperson for a one-year term.
20. 1. Approval of a resolution recognizing January 19, 2026 as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day RES-2025-2752 approved Pass
21. 2. Adoption of the 2026 Board Calendar and submissions of Board agenda items to be three (3) weeks prior to the desired committee meeting RES-2025-2839 approved as amended Pass
22. 3. Approval of an amendment to the America 250 Commission RES-2025-2841 approved Pass
23. 16 Commissioner Cousineau and Commissioner Goetzinger were reappointed as Chair and Vice-Chair of the Finance Committee.
24. 4. Approval of a Proposed Brownfield Plan for the City of Montrose RES-2025-2842 approved Pass
25. 17 Commissioner Loyd was appointed as the Chair and Commissioner Shumaker was appointed the Vice-Chair of the Governmental Operations Committee.
26. 5. Motion to enter into Closed Session. RES-2025-2808 approved Pass
27. 18 Commissioner Flewelling and Commissioner Avery were reappointed as the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Public Works Committee.
28. 6. Closed Session to discuss the Director of Administration and Corporation Counsel evaluations RES-2025-2809 no action taken
29. 19 Commissioner Winfrey and Commissioner Avery were reappointed as the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Human Services Committee.
30. XII. OTHER BUSINESS
31. 20 Commissioner Brown was reappointed as the Chair and Commissioner Shumaker was appointed as Vice-Chair of the Community and Economic Development Committee.
32. XIII. ADJOURNMENT
33. 22 Invocation was led by Jerome Threlkeld, Genesee County Organizational Development Coordinator.
34. 23 Mr. Threlkeld sung The National Anthem.
35. 26 The Public Hearing was opened for public comments at 9:41AM.
36. 27 Being there no one from the public to offer comments, the Public Hearing was closed at 9:42 AM.
37. 30 Approval to separate the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day resolution and the National Day of Racial Healing in Genesee County Resolution RES-2025-2871 approved Pass
38. 32 Approval of a resolution recognizing January 20, 2026 as the National Day of Racial Healing in Genesee County RES-2025-2872 approved Pass
39. 34 Approval to exclude representatives from Explore Flint & Genesee and the Sloan Museum for seats on the America 250 Commission as outlined in RES-2025-2841 RES-2025-2873 denied Fail
40. 38 The Regular Board of Commissioners' Meeting recessed at 10:28 AM .
41. 39 The Regular Board of Commissioners' Meeting reconvened at 1:46 PM.
42. 43 The meeting was adjourned at 1:54 PM. Dale K.Weighill, Chairperson, Board of Commissioners