Administration and County Services Committee
Michael Crawford			Robert McLeod, Chairman	Laura Stanek
March 3, 2005
Minutes
Members Present:		Mike Crawford, Bob McLeod, and Laura Stanek
Members Absent:		None
Others Present:		Pete Garwood and Jack White
		Jim Pascoe, Chairman of the Antrim County Planning Commission, joined the meeting.
1.       Meeting called to order at 12:30 p.m.
2.       Public Comment
	None.
3.       Sheriff Department – Position Opening
	Sheriff Terry Johnson joined the meeting.  Sheriff Johnson informed the Committee that one of his road deputies has resigned. Motion by Mike Crawford, supported by Laura Stanek too recommend the Board of Commissioners approve the release of funds and allow the Sheriff to initiate the hiring process to fill the vacant road deputy position in the Sheriff Department.  Motion carried – unanimous.
4.       Health Insurance – Agent Search
	The Committee deferred the decision to a future meeting.
5.        Boards/Commissions Appointments
•	North Country Community Mental Health Two applicants were considered for the seat that is vacant on the Mental health board; Betsy Brown and Louis Scholl. Motion by Mike Crawford supported by Laura Stanek to recommend the Board Chairman appoint Louis Scholl to the North Country Mental Health Board.  Motion carried – unanimous.
·	Commission Expiration Dates Peter Garwood, Coordinator/Planner explained the need to change the Planning Commission, Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA) board expiration dates from July 1, May 10 and May 10 respectively, to December 31.  The change would make the three boards consistent with most of the other boards, commissions and committees the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners appoints. Motion by Mike Crawford, supported by Laura Stanek to recommend the Board of Commissioners approve changing the term expiration dates for the EDC, BRA and the Planning Commission from May 10, and July 1 to December 31 for all three boards.  Motion carried – unanimous.
·	School Representative for Planning Commission The Committee was informed that due to a recent amendment to the county planning statute the County is obligated to appoint a representative from one of the school districts in the County.  The statute calls for either a school board member or a school administrator to fill the requirement. Jim Pascoe, Chairman of the Planning Commission explained the Planning Commission is recommending increasing the number of Planning Commission members from 9 to 10 to accommodate the statutorily required addition of a school board member or administrator.  Mr. Pascoe explained the current members of the Planning Commission are all very involved in working on the general plan. He stated he really didn’t want to lose any of them.  Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Mike Crawford to recommend the Board of Commissioners approve increasing the membership of the Planning Commission from 9 to 10 members.  Motion carried – unanimous.
6.        Resolutions
·	Lenawee County Resolution – Cuts in HIV/AIDS Testing and Counseling Funding – attached. Motion by Mike Crawford, supported by Laura Stanek to recommend the Board of Commissioners approve a resolution similar to the one Lenawee County passed regarding the cut in health department funding from the State for testing and counseling for sexually transmitted diseases; in particular HIV/AIDS (the funding cut for Northwest Michigan Community Health Agency was $10,000 from a $14,000 program).  Motion carried – unanimous.
·	Newaygo County Resolution – Protesting How the Flag is Displayed on the Uniforms of the Prison Guards. Mr. Garwood will contact Sheriff Johnson about the flag wearing by prison guards to see if it applies to the County corrections officers, and to see what he knows about the issue in general.
·	Crawford County – PILT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) – attached. Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Mike Crawford to recommend the Board of Commissioners send a letter to MAC to support Crawford County’s letter regarding the recent legislation to freeze the PILT payments to the Counties.  Motion carried – unanimous.
·	Lake County Resolution – To Support Rosswell Fulton, Jr. as a Delegate for Michigan Association of Counties (MAC). No action taken.
7.       Computer, Network System, and Internet Use Policy
	Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Mike Crawford to recommend the Board of Commissioners approve the Computer, Network System, and Internet Use Policy absent any recommendations for changes from the Computer Committee.  Motion carried – unanimous.
8.       Correspondence
·	Communication from ACUTE – attached The committee reviewed a letter and grant outline for a grant request for administration funds for ACUTE.  ACUTE would like a letter of support from the Board of Commissioners. Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Mike Crawford to recommend the Board of Commissioners approve the Chairman sign the letter of support for the ACUTE grant application to the Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Network and Fund.  Motion carried – unanimous.
·	Appointment to Worker Compensation Board  Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Bob McLeod to recommend the Board of Commissioners approve the Chairman’s appointment of Mike Crawford to the MAC Worker’s Compensation Board.  Motion carried – unanimous.
9.       Health Insurance Premium
	Motion by Laura Stanek, supported by Mike Crawford that due to the complexity of administering the $ .40 additional charge to the employees who subscribe to the family health plan and that the additional charge is due to an oversight by county administration, the Committee recommends the Board of Commissioners pay the additional $ .40 for each of the employees for the 2005 year.  Motion carried – unanimous.
10.     Labor Negotiations
	The Committee went into closed session at 2:10 p.m. to discuss labor negotiations. The Committee came back into open session at 2:40 p.m. Meeting was adjourned at 2:45 p.m.