(SANDUSKY) – Sanilac County District 1 Commissioner Dan Dean was formally selected by his fellow Commissioners as the Board Chairman during their organizational meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Dean said he feels the County is moving in the right direction and has done a good job being fiscally responsible. He said a high quality staff has helped things go smoothly, including the transition of Tara Griffith, the new County Administrator.
Bob Conley will serve as Vice-Chairman and Gary Heberling is Finance Chairman.
Griffith, in her first official meeting as Administrator said she had spent the past week with former Administrator/Controller Kathy Dorman in preparation for the March 26th audit and other end-of-year financial matters. Griffith, the former Sanilac County Health Department Finance Director, was named to her new position late last year.
The board approved several budget adjustments and amendments, including moving over $115,000 to the line item of salaries for Deputies and Sergeants. In all, over $170,000 was moved from the County’s contingency fund to make t he adjustments.
