Shiawassee County board approves $925,000 purchase of 10 acres adjacent to Pleasant View medical facility

The Shiawassee County Board of Commissioners on May 15 authorized the Department of Health and Human Services Board to acquire 10 acres of land adjacent to Pleasant View Shiawassee County Medical Care Facility for a purchase price of $925,000. The resolution (No. 24-05-09) passed on a 6-1 roll-call vote, with Commissioner Howard recorded as the sole nay.

The resolution specifies the seller as MHC Development Corporation and cites Section 58(5) of Michigan Public Act 280 of the Public Acts of 1939 (MCL 400.58(5)) as the statutory authority that permits the county board to direct the DHHS Board to purchase land for the county medical care facility. The text recorded in the meeting file states that all funds for the acquisition will come solely from funds maintained and administered by the DHHS Board and that no county general funds will be appropriated for the purchase.

The language of the resolution authorizes the DHHS Board to enter into a purchase agreement in substantial form as Attachment A to the resolution and authorizes the County Administrator to take any actions necessary to effect the acquisition, including execution of closing and related documents. The resolution also contains the standard certification language required for county board actions and directs that any inconsistent prior resolutions be rescinded.

The board did not state conditions attached to the vote in the public minutes beyond the roll-call result. The next procedural step recorded in the meeting is the standard certification of the resolution by the county clerk and administrative follow-up to complete the transaction under the terms authorized by the board.