At a special meeting on April 7, 2026, the Bay County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a slate of resolutions numbered 2026-63 through 2026-83, covering procurement, grant acceptance, contract renewals, personnel authorizations and project authorizations.
Items approved included a procurement for revised ADA compliance software (Resolution 2026-63); a traffic enforcement grant for fiscal year 2027; a BCBS inmate services contract (Resolution 2026-65); a continuing education pilot program (2026-66); community project funding for a burn justice community project (2026-67); multiple school resource officer agreements for the 2026–2027 school year, including Bay City Public Schools and neighboring districts (Resolutions 2026-68, 2026-69, 2026-70); several grant applications and authorizations including a Bureau of Justice Assistance application and a Michigan Department of Corrections grant (Resolutions 2026-73, 2026-74); an IFB to replace the Bay State County Jail chiller (IFB 2026-02); an RFQ for a Bay County medical examiner (RFQ 2026-01); release of an RFP for a county materials management plan; authorization for participation in community events and associated vendor agreements and liability coverage; and the approval of payables (Resolution 2026-83).
One item included a specified dollar amount: a swim lesson partnership agreement with Essexville Hampton Public Schools for $10,000 (Resolution 2026-78). Personnel actions approved included two temporary, part-time kennel attendant positions (Resolution 2026-80) and extension of retention for special assistant attorney general and part-time support staff for the prosecutor's office (Resolution 2026-79).
Each resolution was introduced, a motion was made and supported, and the transcript records "motion carries" or equivalent with no recorded opposition for the listed items. The meeting transcript does not include roll-call tallies or names of individual movers/seconders for most items; outcomes are recorded as approved in the minutes.
The board moved on after approving the consent slate to hear reports from county officials and other agenda items.