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Board of County Commissioners

January 15, 2025 ·5:30 PM Final

Harris Auditorium, 1101 Beach St.

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Agenda — 62 items

  1. I. CALL TO ORDER
  2. II. ROLL CALL
  3. 3 Commissioner Loyd called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
  4. III. INVOCATION
  5. IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  6. V. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
  7. 6 Invocation was led by Commissioner Weighill.
  8. 7 Approval of Meeting Minutes - December 11, 2024 RES-2025-0033 approved Pass
  9. VI. PUBLIC ADDRESS
  10. VII. COMMUNICATIONS
  11. 10 Veterans Services Update - Derek Britton, Director 25-012
  12. 11 Congregate Meal at Senior Centers Update - Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director 25-013
  13. 11 David Leyton, 6321 W. Cimarron Trail, Flint Twp, MI, addressed the Board with Jay Snodgrass regarding the establishment of the new Shoplifter Task Force.
  14. 12 Cancer Study - Adjoa Kyerematen, National Minority Quality Forum 25-014
  15. 12 Christopher Swanson, 5 Barrington Hills, Fenton Twp, MI, addressed the Board to give congratulations to the newly elected Commissioners.
  16. VIII. APPOINTMENTS
  17. 1. Approval of the appointment of Commissioner Brian Flewelling as an Executive Board Member to the Genesee County 9-1-1 Consortium RES-2025-0042 approved Pass
  18. 2. Approval of the appointment of Commissioner Martin Cousineau as a Member and Executive Board Member of the Genesee County 9-1-1 Consortium RES-2025-0044 approved Pass
  19. 3. Approval of the appointment of Commissioners Shumaker & Brown to serve on the Flint Cultural Center Foundation Board of Directors RES-2025-0047 approved Pass
  20. IX. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
  21. A. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
  22. 19 Delrico J. Loyd, Chairperson; Shaun Shumaker, Vice-Chairperson
  23. 1. Decision on whether to grant or deny an appeal of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request RES-2025-0032 approved Pass
  24. B. COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
  25. 22 Dr. Beverly Brown, Chairperson; Dale K. Weighill, Vice-Chairperson
  26. 1. Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and New American Funding, LLC, for the purpose of providing down payment assistance to eligible home buyers RES-2024-1550 approved Pass
  27. 2. Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and Preston Home Loans for the purpose of providing down payment assistance to eligible home buyers RES-2024-1551 approved Pass
  28. 3. Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and Staunton Financial Inc. for the purpose of providing down payment assistance to eligible home buyers RES-2024-1552 approved Pass
  29. 25 A motion was made by Commissioner Avery and supported by Commissioner Cousineau to accept Corporation Counsel's recommendation to deny the appeal.
  30. 4. Approval of a grant award from the C.S. Mott Foundation, in the amount of $60,000.00, to provide for non-motorized trail analysis RES-2024-1604 approved Pass
  31. C. FINANCE COMMITTEE
  32. 28 Martin L. Cousineau, Chairperson; Gary L. Goetzinger, Vice-Chairperson
  33. 1. Approval of a request to create, post & fill one (1) Administrative Secretary and two (2) Solutions Technicians in Genesee County's IT department; this request will eliminate three (3) other positions RES-2024-1536 approved Pass
  34. 2. Approval of a purchase order to AJP Commercial Shredding for the fiscal year ending 2025, in an amount not to exceed $33,600.00, to provide for the annual storage, file management and shredding services for Genesee County's Legal Records Department; the cost of this purchase order will be paid from account 1010-280.00-801.004 RES-2024-1554 approved Pass
  35. 3. Approval of a contract between Genesee County and Preferred Removal Services, in the amount of $100,000.00, to provide for two (2) Opioid and Emerging Drug Death (OEDD) analyst positions; the cost of this agreement is fully grant funded RES-2024-1558 approved Pass
  36. 4. Approval of a request by Genesee County's Health Department to update the Family Planning Fee Schedule RES-2024-1572 approved Pass
  37. 5. Forwarding to receive and file a copy of the paid county bills for the weeks ending 11.24.2024, 12.01.2024, 12.08.2024, 12.15.2024, and 12.22.2024 in the total amount of $21,302,472.54 RES-2024-1599 approved Pass
  38. 6. Approval of a request to create, post, & fill 1 (one) GCCARD Weatherization Manager position RES-2024-1601 approved Pass
  39. 7. Approval of a proposed budget amendment to 2024-2025 Appropriations Resolution for various line items as described in the attached budget adjustment request RES-2024-1607 approved Pass
  40. D. GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
  41. 37 Dale K. Weighill, Chairperson; Shaun Shumaker, Vice-Chairperson
  42. 1. Approval of a contract between Genesee County and Securus Monitoring, in the amount of $50,000.00, to provide for electronic monitoring services; the term of this contract is from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025; the cost of this contract will be paid from account 2920-664.00-868.020 RES-2024-1237 approved Pass
  43. 2. Approval of a grant award from the Michigan Supreme Court, in the amount of $81,774.00, to provide for the continuation of the Virtual Backlog Response Docket at Genesee County's 7th Circuit Court RES-2024-1560 approved Pass
  44. 3. Approval of Genesee County's Technology Use Policy RES-2024-1603 approved Pass
  45. E. HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
  46. 42 Charles Winfrey, Chairperson; James Avery, Vice-Chairperson
  47. 1. Approval of a grant award from the GISD, in the amount of $112,886.00, to provide for Genesee County's Great Start Readiness Program; the budget for this funding is attached RES-2024-1545 approved Pass
  48. 2. Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and Tamara Theisen, in an amount not to exceed $14,000.00, to provide for consultation on laboratory regulations at Genesee County's Health Department; the cost of this agreement will be paid from account 2210-604.00-801.000 RES-2024-1583 approved Pass
  49. 3. Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, in an amount of $314,820.00, to provide for Genesee County's Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division RES-2024-1584 approved Pass
  50. 4. Approval of a grant award from the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, in the amount of $427,991.00, to provide for water and sewer bill assistance to eligible Genesee County residents RES-2024-1605 approved Pass
  51. F. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
  52. 48 Brian K. Flewelling, Chairperson; James Avery, Vice-Chairperson
  53. X. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  54. 1. Approval of a request to create, post & fill one (1) Constituent Relations Representative in the Board Office; this is a budgeted position RES-2024-1524 postponed Pass
  55. XI. NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
  56. 1. Motion to enter into Closed Session to discuss contract negotiations with AFSCME 496.00, 496.01, 916, and COAM Sergeants RES-2025-0048 approved Pass
  57. 2. Closed Session: Request for approval of four (4) union contracts: AFSCME 496.00, 496.01, 916, and COAM Sergeants RES-2025-0043 approved Pass
  58. XII. ADJOURNMENT
  59. 57 Corporation Counsel, Brian MacMillan, noted the need to enter into Closed Session to discuss trial or strategy:
  60. 59 The Regular Board of Commissioners' Meeting recessed at 7:02 PM.
  61. 60 The Regular Board of Commissioners' Meeting reconvened at 8:35 PM.
  62. 63 The meeting was adjourned at 8:36 PM. Delrico J. Loyd, Chairperson, Board of Commissioners