Washtenaw County Administrator Verna McDaniel asked the Board of Commissioners to “stay the course” when it came to conservative spending in the 2012 fiscal year, after a first quarter budget report given Wednesday night showed the county could be ending this year with about $1.6 million less than planned to ...
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality on Friday announced a $1 million brownfield grant to help redevelop the former Georgetown Mall site in Ann Arbor.
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday night to establish a $500,000 disaster relief fund in response to last week's tornado. The county plans to use the money to provide continued assistance to residents impacted by the storm that left dozens of houses in the Dexter area in ruins.
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners approved raises for a handful of county employees Wednesday night, while considering a reduction in their own wages. The board voted 10-1 to approve a controversial restructuring of the county's administration and support services, which immediately drew criticisms from union officials at the meeting. ...
A handful of top Washtenaw County officials are in line for pay raises, just months after rank-and-file employees made millions in concessions to help balance the county's budget. That angered labor union leaders who attended Wednesday night's meeting of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. "Shame on some of the ...
With a little more than two weeks to go before the county's contract with the Humane Society of Huron Valley expires — and with no deal in place for a continuation of services — what happens to stray cats and dogs in Washtenaw County after Jan. 1? That remains undetermined.
The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners took action Wednesday night to amend its budget for 2012 and 2013 to restore some of the lost funding for human services. By 10-1 vote, commissioners agreed to dip $257,076 into the county's general fund cash reserves to partially reverse cuts made last month.
Washtenaw County Administrator Verna McDaniel misspoke recently when she stated certain county bargaining units that haven't settled new contracts pay nothing for health care. "I would like to retract that as some of those units do, in fact, pay a health-care premium of $40 per month," McDaniel told AnnArbor.com via ...
Washtenaw County is getting $3 million in federal grant funding for sustainable development, planning and affordable housing efforts in the urban core of the county — including Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Pittsfield and Ypsilanti townships. County Administrator Verna McDaniel shared the news with commissioners at a county board working session ...
It could mean a restructuring of some county departments - and that the county will rehire some retired employees on a temporary basis to get through the transition, paying them both a salary and a pension for a while.
Update: County Administrator Verna McDaniel apologizes for incorrectly stating that certain bargaining units pay nothing toward their health care Five groups of Washtenaw County employees that haven't settled new contracts are expected to start paying significantly more for their health care benefits soon. The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners voted ...
During a final budget meeting that lasted five hours, Washtenaw County commissioners expressed regret Wednesday night for the cuts they're making. There were no last-minute efforts to save the day, not even to stop the heavily protested reductions in human services funding for nonprofit agencies.
A proposal that includes boosting the pay of top Washtenaw County officials by $15,000 each was pulled from the county board's agenda Wednesday night, but not without first causing some controversy, including backlash from employees who called it a slap in the face. In a memo to commissioners, County Administrator ...
Funding for various agencies would decrease by $1.2 million next year under a budget proposal submitted to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. That includes a $455,538 cut in human services funding — down from $1.46 million — for programs that address issues like homelessness, domestic violence and child abuse.
Washtenaw County Administrator Verna McDaniel says she's happy to report she'll be able to present a balanced two-year budget to the county board next week. That's possible after a breakthrough labor agreement reached with the county's largest union, AFSCME Local 2733, which represents 644 employees. By a 2-to-1 margin, the ...
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