BERRIEN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONS PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice

On December 21, 2017, the Berrien County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution #B1712335 which established terms for the seven Berrien County Senior Centers to receive their annual appropriation from Berrien County.

Under Public Act 39 of 1976, a local unit of government, including the County, can appropriate funds to public or private nonprofit corporations or organizations for the purposes of planning, coordinating, evaluating, and providing services to older persons. In accordance with MCL 400.576, the County Board of Commissioners submitted a millage proposition of .30 mill for services to older citizens which was approved by the voters on August 2, 2016 and is in effect until 2020. Public Act 39 obligates the County to specify the terms of appropriations (MCL 400.575).

In order to be eligible to receive a full appropriation for the period October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019, each of the seven Berrien County Senior Centers will attest to fulfilling the following terms of appropriations:

1. The County Board of Commissioners shall receive an “unmodified” (formerly referred to as an “unqualified” audit) from the audit firm designated by the County Board of Commissioners for the senior center for the year ending September 30, 2017, prior to April 1, 2018. Unless the delay is determined by the Board of Commissioners to be of no fault of the senior center, the County Board may withhold all or a portion of the 2018-2019 appropriation or any unpaid portion of any preceding appropriation until it is satisfied that corrective action has been taken.
2. The business and affairs of the center are managed by and under the direction of a board of directors elected by the members at a special or annual meeting of the members. Within 30 days of the election, the senior center will provide the County Board of Commissioners the results of the election to include how it was advertised to the membership, how membership for purposes of voting was determined, and the manner in which nominations were accepted from the membership.
3. By October 1, 2018, the center will provide the Berrien County Board of Commissioners a copy of the center’s approved 2018-2019 budget.
4. By July 31, 2018 the center will provide the Berrien County Board of Commissioners with a written plan briefly summarizing the proposed activities and services to be offered in the next fiscal year, starting October 1, 2018, to the older persons it serves.
5. By December 3, 2018 the center will provide the Berrien County Board of Commissioners a report briefly summarizing the fulfillment of its plan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, including the number of older persons served in each major service component, identifying both the gross number of participants and the number of unique individuals served.

This notice is published by:

Berrien County Board of Commissioners

701 Main St

Saint Joseph, MI 49085

(269) 983-7111, Ext. 8095