Cass County public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of Commissioners
The Board approved the General Appropriations Act for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, utilizing fund balance applications of $814,472.00 and $2,638,618.00 respectively. Other actions included several commission appointments and the approval of grant agreements.
- Adopted FY 2024 and FY 2025 General Appropriations Act (7-0)
- Approved FY 24 Child Care Fund Budget (voice vote)
- Approved FY 23 Budget Amendments (voice vote)
- Appointed Samuel Barrera, Tyler Augst, and Dan Stutsman to the Planning Commission (8-0)
- Appointed Christy Olson to the Historical Commission (8-0)
- Appointed Mike Danielson to the Solid Waste Planning Committee (8-0)
- Approved audit services quote for Yeo & Yeo for FY 2023-2025 (8-0)
- Approved MOU for Tire Recycling Grant and MIDC Grant Agreement (voice vote)
Local Emergency Planning Committee
The committee reviewed 2022 Tier II reports and updates to the Hazard Mitigation Plan. Planning is underway for a severe winter weather table-top exercise in early 2024. No formal votes were recorded.
- Reviewed 2022 Tier II reports; no new reports added since last meeting
- Reviewed Hazard Mitigation Plan updates regarding State of Emergency Declarations
- Proposed severe winter storm table-top exercise for late January or early February
Board of Commissioners
The Board approved a Letter of Intent for a Rural Readiness Grant. Commissioners discussed three FY 2024 budget options and selected a modified Budget Option 3 to move forward for a future vote, which allocates $500,000 from the Cass County Drug Enforcement Fund to jail improvements and eliminates only vacant positions.
- Approved Letter of Intent for Michigan Department of Agriculture’s Rural Readiness Grant (7-1)
- Selected Budget Option 3 (modified) for future vote: no staffed positions eliminated and $500,000 CCDET funding allocated to jail repairs