Board approves temporary district court hire, MDOC community corrections plan and routine personnel items
June 09, 2026 | Montcalm County, Michigan
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At its June 8 meeting the Montcalm County Board approved several administrative and personnel items.
District court representatives requested permission to hire a temporary office assistant to cover a full-time office clerk going on family medical leave; funding for the temporary position will come from the absent employee’s allocated salary, so no additional county funds were requested. Commissioner Johnson moved the approval; the motion was supported and approved by voice vote.
Vice Chairman Adam Peterson presented the annual Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) community corrections plan and application; Brenda confirmed this is a routine annual submission and the board approved the plan and application request.
The Commission on Aging requested a change to split one support services coordinator job description into two — transportation and activities — to reflect current part-time staffing. The board approved the revised job descriptions.
Finance staff presented four warrant reports (May 28, May 29, June 4 and June 8) with a combined total of $4,530,999.96; the board voted to approve the warrant reports and authorize signatures.
Why it matters: These actions affect county staffing and administration and authorize significant disbursements through the warrant reports. The temporary hire maintains district-court operations without new funding; the MDOC plan is an annual administrative submission for community corrections programming.
What’s next: The temporary hire will proceed under the funding mechanism described (salary allocation from the employee on leave). The controller and department heads will continue budget work ahead of the July meeting schedule.
District court representatives requested permission to hire a temporary office assistant to cover a full-time office clerk going on family medical leave; funding for the temporary position will come from the absent employee’s allocated salary, so no additional county funds were requested. Commissioner Johnson moved the approval; the motion was supported and approved by voice vote.
Vice Chairman Adam Peterson presented the annual Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) community corrections plan and application; Brenda confirmed this is a routine annual submission and the board approved the plan and application request.
The Commission on Aging requested a change to split one support services coordinator job description into two — transportation and activities — to reflect current part-time staffing. The board approved the revised job descriptions.
Finance staff presented four warrant reports (May 28, May 29, June 4 and June 8) with a combined total of $4,530,999.96; the board voted to approve the warrant reports and authorize signatures.
Why it matters: These actions affect county staffing and administration and authorize significant disbursements through the warrant reports. The temporary hire maintains district-court operations without new funding; the MDOC plan is an annual administrative submission for community corrections programming.
What’s next: The temporary hire will proceed under the funding mechanism described (salary allocation from the employee on leave). The controller and department heads will continue budget work ahead of the July meeting schedule.
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