# Full Board Meeting 2026 10 29


**Body:** Tuscola County
**Date:** October 29, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Public Safety, Construction & Infrastructure, Emergency Response, Grants & Funding


Tuscola County Full Board Meeting — October 29, 2026. The board approved a request to purchase a one-year Regroup mass-notification service for $5,000, with budget adjustments authorized, and approved new recycling gates from Zuma Contracting LLC for $10,660.32. It also approved the 2027 Thinking Ladder community-corrections service agreement for $11,000, funded by a state grant with no county funds required. The board approved a 2027 Michigan State University Extension agreement for $265,460. A proposed 2027 first-draft budget package—including possible reductions to GIS, EDC, and health department funding and a transfer from the jail capital improvement fund—was withdrawn pending further discussions with affected department heads; the revised budget calendar was approved.

The board approved a letter supporting a round-five Michigan State Housing Development Authority Community Development Block Grant application for homeowner rehabilitation; the regional funding pool was described as nearly $1.4 million, and the letter was due October 31. It approved use of the People’s Building for a New Year’s Eve event, subject to insurance and county-approved security requirements. A proposed village annexation resolution was deferred to the November 12 meeting because the county had not received a prepared resolution. The board also approved a temporary $2-per-hour base-wage increase for eligible dispatchers through December 31, 2026. A closed session on collective-bargaining strategy was held; no public action was reported afterward.

**Source:** Tuscola County