Cass County Board of Commissioners (May 18)

Roll call: Present — Terry Ausra, Annie File, Michael Grice, Skip Dyes, Robert Ziliak, Roseann Marchetti and E. Clark Cobb; absent — none.

Approval of claims: The board approved claims in the amount of $8.52 million. Motion carried.

Appointments: The board approved by voice vote the reappointment of certified surveyors Chris Marbach, Mikel Currier, Dale Kesler and Matthew Reinking as peer group members for three-year terms.

Adult Drug Grant budget amendment: The board approved by voice vote a budget amendment to the Adult Drug Grant, as approved by the grant. Motion carried.

Law enforcement agreement: The board approved a motion by voice vote to approve a law enforcement contract between Marcellus Township and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office through Dec. 31.

New vehicle purchase: The board approved by voice vote the purchase of a 2017 Sedan Police Interceptor from C. Wimberley Auto Group at a cost of $28,010, for use by Marcellus Township. The vehicle will be paid out of the Motor Pool Fund.

New email provider: The board approved by voice vote a transition of the county email services to Xmission Inc., at a yearly cost of $7,224. The terms are part of a three-year contract.

New storage device: The board approved by voice vote the purchase of a new EMC DataDomain storage device from from CDW, Inc. for the cost of $30,139 (with a 5 percent contingency). The purchase will be paid for from the 2017 Public Improvement Fund Budget.

Waste planning reappointments: The board approved by voice vote the reappointments of Henry Valkema, Katie Harman and Roger Bowser to the Solid Waste Planning Committee for two year terms ending June 1, 2019.

Contract extension: The board approved by voice vote the ratification of a contract extension agreement between Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council, the sheriff’s office and the Cass County Board of Commissioners for road deputies, dispatchers, detectives and inspectors.

SMC Board of Trustees (May 15)

Roll call: Present — Thomas Jerdon, Keith McKenzie, Bill White, Becky Moore, Todd Obren; absent — Beth Cripe, Heidi Grabemeyer-Layman.

Public budget hearing: The board approved a public budget hearing for its next meeting on June 19. Yes: Unanimous.

Health insurance: The board approved a recommendation to adopt an 80/20 health care cost distribution model for the college, in lieu of a “hard cap” model. Yes: Unanimous.

Auditor approval: The board approved the hiring of Plante & Moran PLLC as the college auditors for the next three fiscal years (years ending June 30 2018, 2019 and 2020). Yes: Unanimous.

Financial aid: The board approved a motion that designated Financial Aid for Student Scholarships as approved projects for the SMC Foundation for the 2017-2017 fiscal year. Yes: Unanimous.