Montcalm 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 a medical contract for jail inmates and accepted a $100,000 recycling grant. They upheld the denial of a FOIA request for the County Clerk's emails and granted a construction ordinance variance for a property in Crystal. Several inter-agency agreements and a new Community Corrections Fund were also authorized.
- Denied FOIA appeal for 6 months of County Clerk emails
- Approved FY2024-FY2025 Jail Inmate Medical Contract for $185,000 annually
- Accepted $100,000 EGLE Recycling Infrastructure Grant
- Approved construction ordinance variance for 2227 Cove Trail, Crystal
- Authorized establishment of Fund 259 – Community Corrections Fund
- Approved $273,093.36 warrant report (09112023)
- Approved MSU 2024 Memorandum of Agreement
- Approved OAA Contract No. 61.76-FY24.1 amendment and Reliance Community Care Partners agreement
Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners approved a medical contract for jail inmates and accepted a $100,000 recycling grant. They upheld the denial of a FOIA request for the County Clerk's emails and granted a construction ordinance variance for a property in Crystal. Several inter-agency agreements and a new special revenue fund for community corrections were also authorized.
- Denied FOIA appeal for 6 months of County Clerk emails
- Approved FY2024-FY2025 Jail Inmate Medical Contract for $185,000 annually
- Authorized acceptance of $100,000 EGLE Recycling Infrastructure Grant
- Approved construction ordinance variance for 2227 Cove Trail, Crystal
- Authorized establishment of Fund 259 – Community Corrections Fund
- Approved warrant report 09112023 for $273,093.36
- Approved MSU 2024 Memorandum of Agreement
- Approved OAA Contract No. 61.76-FY24.1 amendment and Reliance Community Care Partners agreement
Opioid Committee
The committee established a timeline and public notice plan for the 2024 Opioid Settlement Funds RFP. Applications will be accepted from October 1 through October 31, 2023. The group also discussed seeking guidance on investing a portion of the funds for long-term sustainability.
- Agreed to place public notices in The Daily News and Lakeview Area News at least twice after Labor Day
- Set application window from October 1 to October 31, 2023
- Designated Brenda Taeter to accept and forward applications to members
- Agreed to seek guidance from Michigan Association of Counties regarding fund investment