Articles tagged: Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners
County budget: Commissioners want more power in determining how $7M in cuts will be made
Posted: May 17, 2013As Washtenaw County moves forward in developing its first four-year budget that requires nearly $7 million in structural cuts, several members of the Board of Commissioners expressed a desire for more power in the process during a Thursday budget retreat. Read more »
Board of Commissioners evaluates budget priorities as it faces nearly $7M needed in cuts
Posted: May 16, 2013Facing nearly $7 million in structural budget cuts needed over the next four years, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners will be meeting Thursday night to establish its service priorities. Read more »
Washtenaw County commissioners postpone discussion on $345M bond issue
Posted: May 16, 2013The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners pulled a resolution from its Ways and Means agenda Wednesday night that would have been the first step to issuing a $345 million bond for long-term retiree benefit liabilities. Read more »
with video: Residents frustrated with lack of solutions for pothole-ridden North Territorial Road
Posted: May 13, 2013Frustrated with the bone-jarring condition of North Territorial Road, residents who live along the busy country thoroughfare have taken matters in to their own hands. Read more »
Washtenaw County considers borrowing unprecedented $345M to cover its retiree benefits
Posted: May 03, 2013In order to cover $148 million in long-term debt from retiree health benefit costs for its employees, Washtenaw County is considering borrowing about $345 million that it would pay back over the next 25 years. Read more »
Washtenaw County commissioner accuses board of trying to keep public out of budget meeting
Posted: May 02, 2013As the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners moves forward in its process to cut millions of dollars out of its operations in its budget process this year, one of its members accused the body of trying to keep the public out of the process. Read more »
Rising property values contribute extra $2.3M to Washtenaw County coffers
Posted: Apr 18, 2013Greater than anticipated property value increases in 2013 for Washtenaw County resulted in $2.3 million in additional money from property taxes for the county's general fund. Read more »
Washtenaw County's taxable value sees positive gain for the first time since 2008
Posted: Apr 18, 2013Washtenaw County's overall taxable value increased in 2013 for the first time since 2008, marking the best gain in taxable value out of its adjacent counties this year, according to the county's Equalization Department. Read more »
Washtenaw County considers dental clinic for Medicaid patients
Posted: Apr 10, 2013Washtenaw County's next move to help low-income individuals gain access to services may be in the form of a new dental clinic for individuals on Medicaid. Read more »
Washtenaw County moves to hire 39 mental health workers to accommodate growing demand
Posted: Apr 04, 2013Responding to a growing local need for mental health services, Washtenaw County is moving to hire 39 new employees this month. Read more »
Road tax for Washtenaw County? Commissioners say discussion needed on transit, organizational issues first
Posted: Mar 24, 2013Unsatisfied with the conditions of local roads, Washtenaw County leaders feel compelled to develop a long-term solution -- but that won't come without an extensive conversation regarding the structure of county governing bodies, including the Road Commission, as well as the county's goals for improving its transit system as a whole. Read more »
Washtenaw County plans to hire 2 new workers in its departments
Posted: Mar 22, 2013The requests of two Washtenaw County departments for additional staff have been given the first approval by the Board of Commissioners in a 9-0 vote during its Ways and Means meeting Wednesday night. Read more »
2012 results in unexpected budget surplus for Washtenaw County
Posted: Mar 22, 2013Washtenaw County ended 2012 with a budget surplus that the staff wasn't expecting, meaning it will have more in its money to work with in the next budget cycle. Read more »
County to move adult mental health services to its Annex building in downtown Ann Arbor
Posted: Mar 22, 2013To allow the majority of its growing patient population better access, Washtenaw County's Community Support and Treatment Services is planning to move its adult mental health services to the county's Annex building at 110 North Fourth St. in downtown Ann Arbor. Read more »
Washtenaw County approves 10-year union contracts one week before right-to-work implementation
Posted: Mar 21, 2013In an unprecedented chain of events, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners approved 10-year-long contracts with five of its unions Wednesday night one week before Michigan's new right-to-work law takes effect. Read more »
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