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Midland County Board of Commissioners approved millages for Emergency Medical Services, Mosquito Control and the Road Commission at its meeting Tuesday in the County Services Building.
Commissioners consistently praised the services of each organization.
Chairman Mark Bone said that they all do a great job with a “lean” millage.
“We keep our millages low and I think it’s great, we’re not wasting any money out there,” he said. “We’re doing the best we can and I think we do a pretty good job.”
Midland County EMS was approved to levy .575 mills in 2024. In 2022, voters approved a proposal that allows EMS to levy up to .65 mill from 2023-2026.
The Mosquito Control Department was approved to levy .40 mill for the purpose of funding services in 2024.
The Midland County Road Commission was approved to levy a full 1 mill for both of its millages in 2024. Road Commission Managing Director Jon Myers said that the two 1 mill rates have been in place since 2014 and are used to fund road projects. The millages are split between the City of Midland, the County Road Commission, the Village of Sanford and the City of Coleman.
“The townships spend a tremendous amount of time evaluating roads (and) working with the road commission to figure out how many square feet we can do because everything is getting so expensive now,” Commissioner Steve Glaser said. “It’s really a challenge, I’m sure, to accomplish the mission of keeping out roads in good condition.”
Other business
The board also approved an agreement between the Midland County Department of Public Health and MyMichigan Medical Center that would allow the hospital to store back-up vaccines for the county.
This storage would be required in the event of a multiple systems power failure or during a prolonged unit repair that would necessitate the transfer of vaccine supply.
Under the agreement, MyMichigan would only store vaccines if capacity allows and is not obligated to provide vaccine storage if doing so would adversely impact the medical center or its operations.
The agreement start date is set as June 1, 2023 with no end date and no financial obligation to the county.
Midland County BOC approves multiple millages for 2024
