Finance Committee:1/3/2024 (Minutes)

Executive Summary:

The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners Finance Committee held a meeting on January 3, 2024. Key highlights from the meeting include:

Meeting Structure and Governance
– The committee discussed the county’s current temporary governance structure and the potential options moving forward, including a County Administrator model, a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) model, or a combined CFO/Administrator model.
– The committee requested that MSU Extension Public Policy Educator John Amrhein provide a presentation on county government structure options at the February 13th Executive Session.

Finance Department Staffing
– The Finance Department has two open account clerk positions due to a lateral move to the County Treasurer’s Office.
– The committee discussed potential contingency plans to cover the open positions, including exploring opportunities with the new HR Director candidate.

Future Meetings
– The committee scheduled a Committee of the Whole meeting for January 24, 2024 to hear the presentation from John Amrhein and discuss capital outlay projects.
– The committee left open the option to schedule an additional Finance Committee meeting following the January 24th Committee of the Whole if needed.

https://www.leelanau.gov/meetingdetails.asp?MAId=2618#video