September 5, 2023 at 4:30 PM - Regular Full Board Meeting

A. Call to Order

B. Roll call of commissioners

C. Invocation

D. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.

E. Additions/Deletions to Agenda and Approval of Agenda

E.1.  

F. Brief public comment
The Board welcomes all public input and appreciates adherence to the time limits established.  Each period shall be limited to one 3 minute comment per period. 

F.1. City of Ithaca to present a new City flag.

G. Consideration of Consent Calendar:  Board Minutes, Communications and recommendations from committees.

G.1. Commissioners minutes from August 15th and August 23rd, 2023.

G.2. Communications.

G.2.a. Gratiot County Road Commission Minutes, July 27, 2023.

G.3. Other County Resolutions. 

H. Administrator's report.

I. Commissioner Committee Reports.

J. Consideration of New Business.

J.1. MSU Extenson, request for the board to sign the 2024 Memorandum of Agreement for annual services- Bill Hendrian. 

J.2. Resolution Thanking the German Delegation.

J.3. Entryway Mats, contract.

J.4. Consideration to appoint Board of Canvas, we have a person from each Political Party expiring on October 31, 2023, Kelly Whitford, Republican and Susan Hunter, Democrat. 

J.5. Elected Officials Salary.

K. Consideration of Unfinished Business.

L. Consideration to enter into the Airport Meeting. 

M. Additional public comment and board comments.

N. Union Contract - Status.  Consideration to enter into closed session: MCL 15.268(8) (c) "For strategy and negotiation sessions connected with the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement if either negotiating party requests a closed hearing"  Rules of Organization: Policy and Procedures of the Gratiot County Board of Commissioners (January 3, 2023), Ar. 4.5(5) "To consider strategy connected with the negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement."

O. Adjournment