Administration and County Services Committee
Jerroll Drenth		Michael Crawford, Chairman	Laura Stanek
December 6, 2007
Minutes
Members Present:	Laura Stanek, Jerroll Drenth and Mike Crawford
Members Absent:	None
Others Present:	Pete Garwood and Jack White
1.        Meeting called to order at 12:33 p.m.
2.        Public Comment            None.
3.       Dewey Insurance Update
Pat Dewey and Darci Fitch from Dewey Insurance Agency joined the meeting.  Mr. Dewey updated the Committee on the health insurance trends in the County as well as the Nation.
4.       Resolutions
Tuscola County – Opposing cuts to child support enforcement dollars and privatization of foster care.  No action taken.
Bay County – Urging State Legislators to pass a budget that fully funds county programs and also addresses the State budget crisis.  No action taken.
5.       Letter of Support
Stan Moore, MSU Extension Director joined the meeting.  Mr. Moore was seeking a letter of support authorizing him to run for the National Association for County Agriculture Agents (NACAA).
Motion by Jerroll Drenth, supported by Laura Stanek, to recommend the Board of Commissioners authorize the Chair to sign a letter of support authorizing Stan Moore to run for the NACAA Board. This is a requirement of the NACAA Organization.
Motion Carried – Unanimous.
6.       Unrepresented Employees – Probate Court
Bill Hefferan, Probate Court Administrator joined the meeting. The Committee discussed the possibility of comparing Mr. Hefferan's position to the Juvenile Officer position in the other counties as opposed to the Court Administrator.  Mr. Hefferan explained that he is the Juvenile Officer, and that he considers the Juvenile Officers in the other counties as his counter parts.  He also indicated, when the State budget crises was happening in September, he was informed that his position would have been adversely impacted if the State didn’t fund the Juvenile Officer Grant program.
The Committee directed Mr. Garwood to, in the future compare Mr. Hefferan's position to the Juvenile Officer in the other counties rather than the Court Administrator position in the Probate Court.
The Committee held off on any wage and salary increase decision at this time for the Probate Court Unrepresented.
7.       Unrepresented General Group
Deborah Peters, Veterans Counselor; Dan Bean, Undersheriff; and Julie Gorno, ACT Secretary joined the meeting and presented the proposal for compensation increases for the General Unrepresented group.  The Committee responded with a counter proposal.  The group will meet with the Committee again on Tuesday, December 11.
8.       Housing Contract
The Committee deemed that the contract with Kalkaska County for the services of the Antrim County Housing Director was fine as is, aside from the eventual addition of the 2008 salary increase.
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth, to recommend approval of the contract with Kalkaska County for the services of the Antrim County Housing Director, contingent on a positive response from Kalkaska County and the addition of a compensation increase. Motion Carried - Unanimous
9.       Contract between Antrim County and Bellaire Computer Center
Steve Groll, Bellaire Computer Center (BCC) joined the meeting. The Committee reviewed the draft of the contract between Antrim County and BCC with proposed changes for 2008.  The Committee tabled the contract until the meeting on December 11, 2007.
10.     Stand Alone Prescription Program
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth, to recommend the Board of Commissioners approve changing the stand alone prescription program (part of suffix 661) from a 5/10 prescription program to a 10/40 prescription drug program.  Motion Carried - Unanimous
11.     Supervisor Training
Mr. Garwood requested the Committee consider including a supervisor training program in the general fund budget.  The program is offered through Northwestern Michigan College .
Mr. Garwood will bring more information, regarding the program, to the meeting on December 11.
12.     Barnes Park Wages
A decision on the 2008 wage increase for the Barnes Park employees was put on hold.
13.     Electrical Inspector
Motion by Jerroll Drenth, supported by Laura Stanek, to recommend the Board of Commissioners release the funds and authorize the hiring process to fill the vacant Electrical Inspector position in the Building Department.  Motion Carried – Unanimous.
14.      Committee Appointments
Antrim Creek Natural Area:
Mr. Garwood will send a communication to Banks Township regarding the expiration of Gary Strange’s term, as he is one of the township appointees.
Commission on Aging:
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth to recommend the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners appoint Betty Jo Hudson (term expires 1/1/2009), and also re-appoint Don Schuiteman (term expires 1/1/2009), Dr. Mary Kokosky (term expires 1/1/2009) and Edward Bradford (term expires 1/1/2009).
Construction Code:
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth to recommend the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners re-appoint Ordon Hierlihy, III – Building (term expires 12/31/2009), David Watrous – Electrical
(term expires 12/31/2009), Joe Wirtz – Building (term expires 12/31/2009).
911 Board:
Motion by Jerroll Drenth, supported by Laura Stanek, to recommend the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners re-appoints William Drollinger (term expires 1/1/2010).
EDC / BRA:
Motion by Jerroll Drenth, supported by Laura Stanek, to recommend the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners re-appoints Richard Diebold (term expires 12/31/2010).
Farmland and Openspace:
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth, to recommend the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners re-appoints Dennis Irelan (term expires 12/31/2010) and Dorance Amos (term expires 12/31/2010).
Housing Commission:
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth, to recommend the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners re-appoint Bridget Russel (term expires 1/1/2011), Vincent Olach (term expires 1/1/2011), and Marian Sterner (term expires 1/1/2011).
NLEA:
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth, to recommend the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners appoints Tim Underwood (term expires 1/1/2010) and Jim Kowal (term expires 1/1/2010).
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board:
Motion by Jerroll Drenth, supported by Laura Stanek, to recommend the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners re-appoint Mike Meriwether (term expires 1/1/2011) and re-advertise for one remaining vacancy.
Planning Commission:
Motion by Jerroll Drenth, supported by Laura Stanek, to recommend the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners re-appoints Barbara Bradford (term expires 12/31/2010), James Gurr (term expires 12/31/2010) and Thomas Maleck (term expires 12/31/2010)
Board of Public Works:
No interest forms were received.  It was noted this Board has not been active for some time.
Solid Waste:
This was put on hold until Mr. Garwood can clear up what appears to be a mix up on whose seat is open.
Veteran’s Affairs:
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth, to recommend the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners re-appoints Allan Potter (term expires 12/31/2011).
15.     Prosecuting Attorney Salary
Charlie Koop, Prosecuting Attorney joined the meeting regarding an increase in salary for his position. The Committee gave Mr. Koop an idea of where they were with salary and wage negotiations with the other groups.
16.     Coordinator / Planner Salary
Mr. Garwood indicated he would wait until the Committee is finished negotiating with the unrepresented employees.
17.     Network Support
Fred Trimble, Trimble Consulting joined the meeting and gave the Committee and update on the network installation. Mr. Trimble also distributed a financial spreadsheet on where we are on the project, budget-wise.
The Committee agreed to purchase the servers through a quote process.
Mr. Trimble distributed and reviewed a spreadsheet analysis of the wireless bids for getting the network out to the Airport and the EOC.
Motion by Jerroll Drenth, s upported by Laura Stanek, to recommend the Board of Commissioners approve the Windemuller bid for the wireless project to make the Airport and the EOC a part of the County computer network at a cost of $29,600. Motion Carried – Unanimous.
Mr. Garwood presented a recommendation for budget line items for the network support.
Motion by Jerroll Drenth, s upported by Laura Stanek, to recommend the Board of Commissioners increase Valerie Craft's stipend for her Network Engineer work to a total of $2,066 with the idea it will be evaluated in six month. Motion carried – unanimous.
18.     Alltel Contract
Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Jerroll Drenth, to recommend the Board of Commissioners approve and the Chairman sign the agreement with Alltel for a County-wide (all departements) cellular phone contract.
Motion Carried – Unanimous.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.