The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting scheduled for Tuesday afternoon (May 21) has the potential for being a brief one. The agenda for the gathering shows no items of Old Business or New Business. To view the agenda, click here. Tuesday’s meeting will be held in the Commission Room of the Historic Courthouse [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has been asked to support efforts aimed at building a new animal shelter. The request came from Loralee Knepper of Mendon and Laura Barley of Three Rivers during the ‘Citizens Comments’ portion of last Tuesday’s (May 7) board meeting. Knepper said, “Our Animal Control shelter usability has come [...]

St. Joseph County Commissioners approved two equalization-related agreements during their meeting on Tuesday (May 7th). The first agreement is with Edward VanderVries of Portage for “assistance to the St. Joseph County Equalization Department to provide a qualified MMAO Level IV Equalization Director to maintain and complete the duties and responsibilities of the Equalization department through [...]

There’s an abundance of New Business items are on the agenda for the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday afternoon (May 7th). Here’s what commissioners are slated to consider: 2012 Audit – Change Order No. 1 – Joni Smith Sheriff’s Department – Project T.I.E. Phase 2 Grant Application Request to Fill Vacant Part-Time [...]

The agenda for Tuesday’s (April 16) meeting of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners is a hefty one that lists 11 items of New Business: Circuit Court’s Annual Report – Judge Stutesman Friend of the Court’s Annual Report – Bill Thistlethwaite Juvenile Court’s Annual Report – Judge Tomlinson District Court’s Annual Report – Judge [...]

There was little in the way of action during Tuesday’s (April 2) meeting of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. It was the first meeting for J. Patrick Yoder who has returned as county administrator, a post he held from 1990 to 1994 as the original administrator in St. Joseph County.  Commissioners approved an [...]

There’s a very light agenda for Tuesday’s (April 2) meeting of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. There are no items of Old Business or New Business. Two items are listed under ‘Nominations/Appointments’ – one appointment each to Community Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services and the Solid Waste Management Planning Committee – and [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners Executive Committee meeting that had been scheduled for 8 a.m. Thursday (March 28) has been cancelled. Source:  Notice from St. Joseph County Clerk Pattie Bender

St. Joseph County Commissioners acted on five items of New Business during their meeting Tuesday afternoon (March 19). The board: approved a State of Michigan Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Planning Program Grant Agreement  with the Michigan Department of State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division to provide financial assistance to first responders (fire, law [...]

There’s a fairly light agenda for the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday (March 19). Nothing is indicated under Old Business. New Business items include the following: 2012-13 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Planning Grant Agreement 2010 Emergency Preparedness Planning Grant Amendment 2011 Emergency Preparedness Planning Grant Amendment Intergovernmental Funding Agreement [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners dealt with a light agenda Tuesday afternoon (March 5). The board approved a three-year renewal of an agreement with Maximus Consulting Services, Inc. that allows the firm to do detail analysis on county cost for Friend of the Court and Juvenile associated with supporting and administering federal and [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday (March 5). Commissioners are expected to deal with three items of New Business: Agreement with Maximus for Cost Allocation Plan (Renewal) Request to Fill Vacant Finance Accounting Clerk Position Request to offer AFLAC through Payroll Deduction. The meeting will be held in [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has hired J. Patrick Yoder to serve as county administrator/controller, thus filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Judy West-Wing who concluded 30 years of employment with the county on January 23rd. The action came on a unanimous vote Tuesday (February 19th) to approve an employment agreement [...]

A shared equalization director with Cass County came closer to reality Tuesday (February 19) with unanimous action by the St. Joseph County Commissioners to approve an ‘Agreement to Form a Joint Endeavor Between Cass County and St. Joseph County’. The move followed a brief presentation by Cass County Administrator Louis Csokasy in which he summarized [...]

A proposed agreement with Cass County to form a “joint endeavor” by combining equalization services for Cass and St. Joseph counties is an item of New Business for the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting this coming Tuesday (February 19). Cass County Administrator/Controller Louis Csokasy is slated to be on hand to discuss the [...]

The St. Joseph County Animal Control Advisory Board presented its 2012 Annual Report during Tuesday’s (February 5th) meeting of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. In remarks to county commissioners, Board Chair Lynda Molter reviewed the report which lists 16 accomplishments for the 2012 calendar year.  Topping the list is the notation that the [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has approved an employment agreement with Lindsay Howes to serve as grant writer. The unanimous action came Tuesday (January 15th) in response to a recommendation from the Interview Committee consisting of Commissioner John Dobberteen, Sturgis City Manager Mike Hughes, Three Rivers City Manager Joe Bippus, and Human Resources [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has given the go-ahead for an ‘advocate dog’ in the St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office. In action Tuesday (January 15th), the board approved an Advocate Dog Ownership and Use Agreement with Linda Baker, Victim Advocate in the Prosecutor’s Office, who will be responsible for the dog. The purpose [...]

Words of appreciation, hugs and even some tears were ingredients of Tuesday’s (January 15th) St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting, the last such meeting for County Administrator Judy West-Wing who will retire from her position January 23rd after 30 years of service to the county. The activity came toward the end of the meeting [...]

John Bippus, chairman of the St. Joseph County Road Commission, is slated to present a ‘Road Commission Update’ during the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday (January 15th). Other items of New Business include the following: Request to Fill Vacant Friend of the Court Account Clerk Position Request to Fill Vacant Corrections [...]