St. Clair County committees forwarded multiple items to the full board on Oct. 26 after routine discussion. Most motions were "send to full board" approvals; none of the forwarded items were adopted as countywide policy at the committee level. Highlights:

- Library network delivery service contract: The Human Services Committee voted to send the contract to the full board for final action. The committee recorded a standard voice vote; the motion carried.

- MSU Extension FY2026 memorandum of agreement (MOA) renewal: The Human Services Committee moved the MOA to the full board. Committee discussion noted a staffing detail: Lori Warchuk, the current county-employed 4‑H coordinator, plans to retire April 1; the MOA’s credit for a county employee will lapse and MSU would employ the replacement. County and MSU staff said the total extension budget would not increase but funding lines will shift; the MOA will be amended if the hire is made as an MSU employee.

- Department of Human Services reappointment: The Human Services Committee sent the reappointment to the full board.

- Juvenile intervention unit purchases and contracts: The Judiciary/Public Safety Committee approved sending a contract with Pearson Consultants for juvenile-court data-quality research and approved purchase of RFID scanners for the new juvenile intervention unit; both items were forwarded to the full board.

- Grants and budgets: The Judiciary/Public Safety Committee forwarded the 2025 Marine Safety Grant program amendment and the 2025–26 childcare fund budget item to the full board.

- Animal control / "bridal control" oversight discussion: The committee heard extensive public comment and lengthy commissioner discussion about forming an animal-control advisory committee (sometimes referenced in public materials as an "animal welfare commission" or "bridal control advisory board"). Commissioners raised procedural and legal concerns about any citizen panel performing enforcement or entering active investigations; at the meeting they discussed forming a narrowly scoped advisory body or pursuing community-led initiatives (pet-food pantries, vaccine clinics) without giving enforcement authority to volunteers. No formal vote to create such a board was taken at the committee meeting; commissioners asked staff to refine a proposal for further consideration.

- Landfill contracts and proposed rate adjustment: The Environmental/Public Works Committee voted to send multiple landfill vendor contracts (Denny’s Transport; MTM Inc.; and others) and a proposed landfill rate adjustment to the full board. County staff said current year tonnage is down and that, with new operating and regulatory costs, the landfill could face a deficit; staff projected the proposed rate change would generate approximately $2.1 million under current volume assumptions, but they said volumes and special-project loads (which can change year to year) are difficult to forecast.

- Brownfield and materials-management appointments: The committee moved a Brownfield Authority reappointment and a materials-management planning appointment to the full board. Commissioners discussed seeking the appointee’s consent before the final action.

- Ways & Means approvals: The Ways & Means Committee forwarded several administrative and contractual items to the full board, including a vital-records software agreement for the county clerk, a one-year contract extension for Cutting Edge Lawn and Snow Services, and the county’s property tax levy resolution for 2025–26. The committee also gave final approval to a collective bargaining agreement covering St. Clair County Library System employees.

Why it matters: Many of the items sent to the full board require final countywide approval and/or budget adjustments. The landfill-rate proposal and the MSU Extension staffing change were discussed in some detail and have operational and budget implications; the animal-control discussion highlighted community concern and the legal limits of volunteer oversight in active investigations.

Ending: The cited items are placed on the agenda for the full Board of Commissioners for final action; county staff will return with contract language, budget figures, or a refined proposal where commissioners requested more detail.