Board of Commissioners, July 1, 2026
Approves SKIP and Barrier Busters allocation from Office of Aging Services, passed
What happened
This was a Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners working session and full board meeting focused primarily on non-land-use fiscal and public-service matters, with no zoning or development entitlement decisions.
- Jurisdiction
- Washtenaw County, MI
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 1, 2026
- Decisions
- 12 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 12
Historic District Study Committee for Woodlawn Cemetery District
Resolution approving the appointment of the Historic District Study Committee for the Woodlawn Cemetery District, moving toward local historic district designation to preserve the only Black cemetery in Washtenaw County in perpetuity. Passed as part of single-reading consent block.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was a Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners working session and full board meeting focused primarily on non-land-use fiscal and public-service matters, with no zoning or development entitlement decisions.
Key Decisions (12)
Historic District Study Committee for Woodlawn Cemetery District
$500,000 allocation to Planned Parenthood of Michigan
SKIP and Barrier Busters allocation from Office of Aging Services
Amendment to make healthcare access millage tax-neutral
First reading: Healthcare access millage ballot question (Nov 3, 2026)
Motion to postpone healthcare millage to next meeting
Appointment of Conan Smith to Regional Transit Authority Board
Appointment of Derek Jackson as Interim County Administrator
Above-midpoint hire of John Randall Sr. as Labor Relations Director
Acceptance of SEMCOG Planning Grant
County administrator search process
911 emergency surcharge overview (working session)
Development Activity (3)
Eastern Washtenaw Community Recreation Center
Infrastructure
Alpha House family shelter expansion (IHN)
Residential
Potential shared winter shelter space / hotel acquisition near Palm Palace
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Washtenaw County faces acute housing scarcity and rising homelessness, with…
Infrastructure
E-911 dispatch is chronically underfunded at a 43-cent surcharge (vs.…
Commercial Demand
Skilled-trades training programs (Ironworkers, Plumbers/Pipefitters, Electrical NTI) bring an estimated…
Sentiment
Rural and western Washtenaw communities (Manchester, Chelsea, Dexter, Saline) report…
Who Spoke (39)
On the record: 2 chairs, 13 commissioners, 4 staff members, the clerk, 4 witnesses, and 11 members of the public.
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