Articles tagged: Verna McDaniel
Washtenaw County considers dental clinic for Medicaid patients
Posted: Apr 10, 2013Washtenaw County's next move to help low-income individuals gain access to services may be in the form of a new dental clinic for individuals on Medicaid. Read more »
Union contract talks begin after Washtenaw County formally condemns right to work
Posted: Feb 21, 2013With no discussion Wednesday night, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution instructing administrators to promptly begin union contract negotiations ahead of schedule in an effort to avoid the immediate effects of Michigan's new right-to-work law. Read more »
8 things to watch for in Washtenaw County this year: Technology upgrades, Ypsilanti rec center and roads
Posted: Jan 22, 2013Washtenaw County Administrator Verna McDaniel has big plans for local government and the community in 2013, and recently shared them with AnnArbor.com. Read more »
One year after heavy cuts, Washtenaw County gives its employees bonuses
Posted: Dec 06, 2012About a year after the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners cut budgets in a number of departments, it approved a 1.5 percent one-time bonus for county employees Wednesday night during its last meeting of the ... Read more »
Washtenaw County asking Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and others to pay up for animal control services
Posted: Nov 06, 2012Washtenaw County is in talks with five municipalities, including Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, to ask them to pay for animal control services the county is currently providing to them for free. Read more »
Layoffs could come with Head Start federal grant funding
Posted: Jul 11, 2012Though Washtenaw County authorities agreed to keep the Head Start program under its wing for the interim 2012-13 school year after they decided to stop funding the program, a massive proposed staff restructuring will likely ... Read more »
Washtenaw County officials ask businesses to immediately stop selling K2, other synthetic designer drugs
Posted: Jun 06, 2012Washtenaw County officials have developed a “carrot-and-stick” approach to address the sale of synthetic marijuana after communities across Michigan and the state legislature has accelerated efforts to ban the substance. Read more »
First quarter budget report: Washtenaw County's carryover surplus dwindling by $1.6 million
Posted: May 17, 2012Washtenaw County Administrator Verna McDaniel asked the Board of Commissioners to “stay the course” when it came to conservative spending in the 2012 fiscal year, after a first quarter budget report given Wednesday night showed ... Read more »
$1M state grant will fund demolition of blighted Georgetown Mall property in Ann Arbor
Posted: May 11, 2012The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality on Friday announced a $1 million brownfield grant to help redevelop the former Georgetown Mall site in Ann Arbor. Read more »
Washtenaw County establishes $500K disaster relief fund in wake of Dexter tornado
Posted: Mar 21, 2012The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday night to establish a $500,000 disaster relief fund in response to last week's tornado. The county plans to use the money to provide continued assistance to residents ... Read more »
with poll: Washtenaw County commissioners criticized for approving raises for top administrators
Posted: Mar 08, 2012The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners approved raises for a handful of county employees Wednesday night, while considering a reduction in their own wages. The board voted 10-1 to approve a controversial restructuring of the ... Read more »
Some Washtenaw County employees getting raises while others asked to make concessions
Posted: Feb 16, 2012A handful of top Washtenaw County officials are in line for pay raises, just months after rank-and-file employees made millions in concessions to help balance the county's budget. That angered labor union leaders who attended ... Read more »
Possible outcome if Humane Society talks fail: More dogs euthanized and end of services for stray cats
Posted: Dec 13, 2011With a little more than two weeks to go before the county's contract with the Humane Society of Huron Valley expires — and with no deal in place for a continuation of services — what ... Read more »
County human services funding partially restored, but no deal yet with Humane Society
Posted: Dec 08, 2011The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners took action Wednesday night to amend its budget for 2012 and 2013 to restore some of the lost funding for human services. By 10-1 vote, commissioners agreed to dip ... Read more »
County administrator apologizes to unions for incorrectly stating they pay nothing for health care
Posted: Dec 01, 2011Washtenaw County Administrator Verna McDaniel misspoke recently when she stated certain county bargaining units that haven't settled new contracts pay nothing for health care. "I would like to retract that as some of those units ... Read more »
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