Administration and County Services Committee
Jerroll Drenth		Michael Crawford, Chairman	Laura Stanek
August 30, 2007
Minutes
Members Present:	Laura Stanek, Mike Crawford and Jerroll Drenth
Members Absent:	None
Others Present:	Pete Garwood and Jack White
1.        Meeting called to order at 12:30 p.m.
2.        Public Comment            None.
3.       Proposed Reforms to Michigan Sentencing Laws
Charlie Koop, Prosecuting Attorney, joined the meeting and spoke to the Committee on the State proposed sentencing guidelines.  It was Mr. Koop's opinion that the revisions, as currently drafted would not be good for Antrim County.  The Committee decided it was not the right time to take action on this issue.
4.       Sheriff Department Personnel Issue
Dan Bean, Undersheriff, joined the meeting to inform the Committee that after 30+ years Marty Fisher is retiring from his position as a dispatcher.  He requested permission to fill the position once Mr. Fisher leaves.
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth, to recommend the Board of Commissioners approve the release of funds and allow the Sheriff to hire for the soon to be vacated dispatcher position. Motion carried – unanimous.
5.       Resolutions
Citizens for Alternatives to Chemical Contaminations (CACC)
The Committee reviewed a communication from an organization called CACC opposed to CAFO's or concentrated animal feed operations.  No action was taken at this time.
The Committee reviewed a resolution from Newaygo County in support of county acceptance of passport applications.  The Committee also reviewed a letter from Laura Sexton, Clerk expressing her views on the issue.
Motion by Jerroll Drenth, supported by Laura Stanek, to recommend the Board of Commissioners support a resolution, similar to the Newaygo County resolution, in favor of continuing the practice of issuing passports to residents of the county.  Motion carried – unanimous.
6.       Solid Waste and Recycling Council (SWRC)
The Committee was informed that a member of the SWRC recently resigned.  The Committee reviewed Interest Notification forms submitted by two individuals the last time there was an open seat on the SWRC (February 2007).
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth, to recommend the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners appoint Mike Domsic to the Solid Waste and Recycling Council and if he is not interested or unable to take the position, Myrna Holland should be appointed to the position.  Motion carried – unanimous.
7.       Antrim County Transportation (ACT) - MERS Issue
Mr. Tom Sandeen, Mechanic, and Sheridan Rhoades, Director of ACT, joined the meeting.  The Committee reviewed a communication from Nancy Phillips, from MERS, regarding Tom Sandeen and his part-time service.  The Committee requested that Mr. Garwood get additional information on how the County and the employee contributions were calculated.
8.       Commission on Aging (COA)
Carol Mitchell, Director of the COA, joined the meeting.  Ms. Mitchell requested that she be able to pay newly hired Chris Larson at the three year step on the pay scale due to the fact she recently held the Events Coordinator position at the three year step, previously.
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth, to recommend the Board of Commissioners approve paying Chris Larson at the three year step ($10.61) on the pay grade for the Events Coordinator position, due to her experience in that position.  Motion carried – unanimous.
9.       Network Support
The Committee reviewed a communication from Peter Garwood, Coordinator/Planner regarding recommendations for the network engineer position which Valerie Craft had been recently appointed to, and how to handle the effects on the Coordinator/Planner Office in her absence.
Motion by Jerroll Drenth, supported by Laura Stanek, to recommend the Board of Commissioners approve reimbursing Ms. Craft for money spent on the CompTIA A+ certification, CompTIA Network+ Certification, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) Certification and also increase her hours to 40 hours per week.  Motion carried – unanimous.
10.     Retiree's Pension
In past meetings the Committee has been exploring options for recommending some kind of adjustment for past retirees of Antrim County.  Mr. Garwood requested direction from the Committee on what options they would like him to research.  The Committee directed Mr. Garwood to research two options; doing a one time adjustment at 5% or doing a one time adjustment at 10%.
Meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.