# 11 12 2026 Board of Commissioner Meeting

The Berrien County, Michigan Board of Commissioners meeting (titled November 12, 2026; meeting metadata dated November 13) addressed several procurement and budget matters. The consent calendar included approval of an interim Connexus Group chief executive officer, with a monthly salary of $16,250 and $15,000 for relocation; commissioners were told the appointment was unanimous among the counties. Finance reviewed an IS Department waiver of $15,611.65, within the $20,000 budgeted amount. For CDBG home repairs on Stanley Drive in Benton Harbor, bids totaling $16,500 were referred back to Community Development to determine the work priorities; no final award was reported. The committee also received bids from local banks for investment management and banking services, but no selection was announced. A county clerk campaign-finance software resolution is expected at the November 19 meeting.

Committee reports covered additional agreements and funding actions: a three-year renewal with Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health, renewal of the Kalamazoo-area household hazardous-waste agreement, a proposed bike-trail mapping grant application for Love Creek, and road-related actions including a federal-aid project agreement with engineering firm Dryzga and Associates and a dunes-stabilization grant application on behalf of Chickaming Township. The opioid task force’s proposed funding resolution remains subject to contract negotiations and legal review; approximately $1.4 million was available against requests exceeding $11 million. The Road Department postponed this year’s township local-match policy and plans to improve cost estimates before considering it in the future. No final award was reported for the investment-services bids, and South County renovations were noted as continuing amid vendor-related contractual issues.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Professional Services
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 13, 2026

### Sources
- [11 12 2026 Board of Commissioner Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtrwW-v2XM4) - Berrien County, Michigan