County board sends senior services millage renewal to November ballot
The 0.4942-mill renewal would raise an estimated $1.37 million in its first year. Commissioners also adopted the 2025 audit and approved $7.16 million in bills at their July meeting in Corunna.
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Shiawassee County voters will be asked in November to renew the county's senior citizens services millage. The Board of Commissioners voted 6-0 at its July 15 regular meeting in Corunna to place the renewal on the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot — Commissioners Josh Haley, Gary Holzhausen, Bill Johnson, Cindy Garber, Brad Howard and Chairman Gregory Brodeur all voting yes, with Commissioner Matthew Shepard excused.
The proposal renews the previously authorized 0.5-mill levy at up to 0.4942 mills — about 49 cents per $1,000 of taxable value — for five years, 2026 through 2030. If approved and levied in full, it would raise an estimated $1,370,677 in the first year, according to Resolution #26-07-13.
Audit adopted, $7.16 million in bills
Ken Talsma of Anderson, Tackman & Company presented the 2025 county audit, which the board voted 6-0 to adopt and place on file. Commissioners also approved bills, payroll batches, wire transfers and electronic payments totaling $7,164,958.46 on a 6-0 roll call vote.
The board approved a contract with FLB Collective to serve as third-party administrator of the county's housing rehabilitation program, and appointed Adam Lawrence to the Zoning Board of Appeals.
During public comment, Paula Brooks of Durand addressed the board about the historic courthouse courtroom sound system.
What happens next: The senior services millage renewal appears on the Tuesday, Nov. 3 ballot countywide. The board's next regular meeting follows its monthly schedule at the Surbeck Building in Corunna.
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