11102026_BOC_Executive Board Meeting

The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners’ executive board meeting was held November 11, 2026. The board approved several procurement and spending items, including a 2027 MMRMA insurance renewal with an approximately 8.9% premium increase and an $86,349 net asset distribution to the county. It approved a $21,546.59 direct purchase from Dell to replace the failed video-surveillance server, after rejecting a vendor option quoted at more than $80,000. The board also awarded ECC the jail integrated access-control system contract under RFP 2026-7 for approximately $303,012, funded from the inmate housing and capital projects funds. It authorized applications for $151,587 through the 2% grant program and $50,000 through MMRMA’s risk-avoidance grant program toward that project; these are grant requests, not awards. Other actions included a 2027 Cherryland Humane Society contract extension at $500 per month, approval of a Verizon tower-lease amendment, and approval of several senior-services agreements, including Sharecare services up to $87,000 for 2027. The board awarded BS&A the ERP software contract under RFP 2026-5, not to exceed $387,735, with implementation planned through 2027–28 and funding from the delinquent tax revolving fund. No benefits broker was selected; the board planned to continue that discussion at a special meeting. The 2027 appropriations act and budget goals were approved, with a public budget hearing scheduled for the following week.

The board also approved, by 4–2 votes, limited park-rule and lease changes allowing the Historic Preservation Society to hold events and fundraise at the Poor Farm Barn, including a limited alcohol exemption. Other approved agreements included MSU Extension planning-commission training (covering $230 in speaker mileage), foot-care services at $35 per service, medication-management services at $37.50 per 15-minute unit, and a senior companion program capped at $10,000. A proposed dog-license fee increase did not pass and was sent to a future agenda. The interim administrator reported that a cooling-tower RFP was nearly ready for release. Public comments raised budget, salary-study, and transparency concerns; no resulting procurement action was taken on those topics.