The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has set the county operating millage to be levied July 1 at 4.5482 mills. The action came on a 5-to-1 vote Tuesday (June 5) with Commissioner Jerry Loudenslager dissenting. Loudenslager indicated his intention to vote “no” prior to the vote.  He said, “I think at this particular time, [...]

There’s a multi-faceted agenda for Tuesday’s (June 5) meeting of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. Two annual reports – for the Community Health Agency and the Sheriff’s Department – are scheduled as well as a presentation regarding Michigan Works! Other items of New Business are: Community Health Agency’s Dental Clinic Refinancing Resolution Child [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has approved the transfer of responsibility for handling soil erosion permits from the St. Joseph County Conservation District to County Drain Commissioner Jeff Wenzel. The board also has also approved a fee schedule developed by Wenzel. The actions came during the board’s regular meeting last week. For more [...]

St. Joseph County voters will have an opportunity to vote on renewal of a Commission on Aging (COA) millage levy when they go to the polls on August 7th. The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday (May 15) authorized submission of a proposal for renewal of a .75-mill tax levy for six years [...]

Citizen input on proposed renewal of the operating millage for the St. Joseph County Commission on Aging will be invited during the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday (May 15). Commissioners scheduled a public hearing on the matter for this meeting when they met last on May 1st, a session that included [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has given the green light to place a .75 mill renewal tax levy for E-911 Central Dispatch on the August 7th ballot. The action came Tuesday (May 1) after a brief presentation by Jon Uribe, executive director of E-911 Central Dispatch, in which he requested such a renewal.  [...]

Millage renewals for the St. Joseph County Commission on Aging and E-911 Central Dispatch are items of New Business on the agenda for Tuesday’s (May 1) St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting. The executive directors of the two agencies – Lynn Coursey and John Uribe – are slated to address the board regarding their [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has accepted a $3,000 grant from the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police to be used for the purchase of approved equipment. The action came during Tuesday’s (April 17) board meeting in response to a request from St. Joseph County Undersheriff Mark Lillywhite. He said there is “no [...]

The Probate Court’s Annual Report and the Equalization Report are items of New Business for Tuesday’s (April 17) meeting of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. Two other items of New Business are also on the agenda: Request to Fill Vacant FOC Enforcement Clerk Position Sheriff’s Department – M.A.C.P Grant Request. The meeting will [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners is slated to consider E 9-1-1 Central Dispatch millage renewal and the setting of a public hearing as an item of Old Business during its meeting Tuesday afternoon (April 3).  The matter was tabled during the board’s last meeting on March 20th pending receipt of more information. Circuit [...]

Two annual reports are slated for presentation during the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday (March 20th). The board is slated to receive reports from County Clerk Pattie Bender and Drain Commissioner Jeff Wenzel as items of New Business.  Also in that category is action to set a public hearing on renewal [...]

“I join you this evening to share that I am re-running for county commissioner.” These were among the opening words of County Commissioner Rick Shaffer of rural Three Rivers as he addressed the Lockport Township Board Monday evening (March 13th) and reported his intention to seek another two-year term on the St. Joseph County Board [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has approved an ‘acknowledgement letter’ in conjunction with an Alternative Site Framework initiative by Foreign Trade Zone 43 (FTZ 43) in Battle Creek. The action came during Tuesday’s (March 6th) board meeting in response to a request from Jan Frantz, executive director of the BC CAL KAL Inland [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has approved an amended ‘Agreement for Extension Services provided by Michigan State University’ and a request to house two additional MSU employees in Annex II. The action came Tuesday (March 6th) following presentations by Brad Neumann, district coordinator with MSU Extension, and Tom Coon, director of MSU Extension. [...]

Three items of New Business are on the agenda for the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday (March 6th): Foreign Trade Zone Region 43 Acknowledgement –Jan Frantz Board of Health – Branch County Allocation Extension Office Space and Ag Staffing Agreement – Brad Neumann. The meeting will be held in the Commission [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners had an opportunity to meet the St. Joseph County Road Commission’s new ‘Director of Engineering’ at the outset of Tuesday’s (February 21st) board meeting. Road Commission Chairman John Bippus introduced Christopher Bolt who “just joined our management team.” In brief remarks to the board, Bolt provided a quick [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has appointed an ‘Access to Community Health Care Committee’ to – in the words of Board Chairman Rick Shaffer – “take a look proactively at services in St. Joseph County.” Appointment of the committee came Tuesday (February 21st) during the ‘Chairman’s Report’ portion of the Board of Commissioners [...]

Timothy McGuire, executive director of the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC), is slated to provide a ‘Legislative Update’ as an item of New Business during Tuesday’s (February 21st) meeting of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners. According to the organization’s website, “The Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) was formed in 1898 to advocate for [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has authorized the filling of two vacant positions. The action came last week (February 7th) when commissioners acted favorably on a request from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department to fill a full-time road patrol position left vacant by Deputy Dan Kennedy’s retirement, effective January 17th.  The board [...]

A planned White Pigeon Sanitary Sewer System improvement project took another step forward last week with action by the St. Joseph County Commissioners to adopt a resolution for the sale of bonds in the amount of $3.1 million to finance the project. In addressing the board prior to the vote, Ken Jones, president of Wightman [...]