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Board of
Commissioners Minutes
CALHOUN COUNTY
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
February 7, 2003
The Calhoun County Board of Commissioners convened in the Planning
Retreat at 8:00 a.m., Friday, February 7, 2003 at the Sherman Lake YMCA
Retreat Center at 6225 North 39th Street, Augusta, Michigan.
Present: Comrs. Austin, Frederick, Ivey, Miller, Moore, Segal and
Strowbridge; General Counsel Nancy Mullett; Assistant County
Administrator Wendee Woods; Administrative Services Director Bradley
Wilcox; County Administrator/Controller Greg Purcell; Finance Director
James Latham; Ms. Pat Maliszewski of Summit Pointe; Kalamazoo County
Extension Director Ann Nieuwenhuis; Enquirer and News Reporter Christine
Iwan; and Deputy Clerk Mary Lou Barrett.
Ms. Maliszewski administered the DISC personal profile system analysis
and discussed results.
Atty. Mullett discussed requirements of the Open Meetings Act and closed
session topics.
Mr. Purcell presented the Calhoun County Strategic Plan Update and
highlighted the accomplishments; e.g., pay off of the deficit
elimination plan filed in 1998, establishment of a Budget Stabilization
Fund, establishment of the drug court, the senior prescription program,
consolidation and accreditation of the Health Department, the T.I.F.A.
agreement with the City of Battle Creek, relocation of the Veterans
Affairs Department, improvements in the Human Resource Department,
implementation of the flexible health insurance benefits plan, the new
county web site, the E 9-1-1 interlocal agreement with Albion, Marshall
and Battle Creek, success of the Jail Population Management Workshop,
improved security, and a plan established for the casino.
Mr. Wilcox presented the Calhoun County Facility Management Plan, and
Mr. Latham presented a Financial Analysis.
The Board discussed the following issues: (SEE ATTACHMENT A)
Adult Criminal Justice System - Juvenile Justice System - Casino -
Farmland Preservation - Juvenile Home - E 9-1-1 Center - Major Capital
Improvement Projects/Facility Improvements - Public Health - Senior
Millage/Senior Prescription Program - Employee Benefits - Information
Technology - Purchasing - Budget Process/Reporting/Fiscal Year 2002
Results - State Budget Impact - Budget Stabilization Fund - Capital
Improvement Plan.
The meeting adjourned at 7:46 p.m. at the call of the Chair.
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