Jackson County Board of Commissioners - Government Committee Meeting - October 12, 2026

The Jackson County Board of Commissioners Government Committee met on October 12, 2026. The committee considered healthcare coverage for retirees age 65 and older: the existing Aetna plan’s office-visit and hospitalization rates were described as holding under a second-year guarantee, while staff proposed moving prescription coverage to Express Scripts. Staff said Aetna’s prescription rates would rise 8.4%, compared with an anticipated 8.1% decrease with Express Scripts, or about $116,000 less than current prescription costs. The presentation also cited an approximately $222,000 increase in another portion of the plan and an overall plan-year cost figure that was unclear in the transcript; no vote on the healthcare proposal was clearly captured.

The committee also considered renewal and expansion of the county’s Microsoft licensing agreement. The three-year agreement would cover services including email, server access, cloud file storage, and desktop software, and lock in pricing for the term; no total contract value was stated. A motion carried following this presentation. Other business included receipt of department reports, moving the annual apportionment report and a fee schedule item to the full board, and approval of claims. The Michigan Association of Counties’ executive director discussed state revenue sharing, property-tax proposals, and other legislative funding matters, but no related county procurement action was identified.