Sanilac County Board of Commissioners: the 2025-2026 Veterans Record

The Sanilac County Board of Commissioners, October 2025 to November 2026: Thomas Ellenson appointed to the Veterans Affairs Committee (October 2025), the 2024 Annual Report accepted (November 2025), a new transportation vehicle (November 2025), a five-year lease for the Veterans Affairs building (December 2025), flags and markers (March 2026), Frederick Buchner and Charles Cunningham appointed (April and October 2026), and the 2027 veterans millage at 0.1980.

Also called: Board of Commissioners, Veterans Affairs Committee, Thomas Ellenson, Frederick Buchner, Charles Cunningham, veterans millage, Veteran’s Memorial, building lease, Sandusky, Croswell, Lexington, Marlette, Brown City, Port Sanilac, Carsonville, Deckerville, Minden City, Peck, Melvin, Applegate, Forestville.

For: Veteran or service member.

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Sanilac County, MICounty

The record, in the Board of Commissioners' unofficial minutes: - October 21, 2025: after interviews for one seat, "Chairman Block declared Thomas Ellenson appointed to the Sanilac County Veterans Affairs Committee for a four (4) year term, expiring 11/1/2029." - November 4, 2025: "Shannon Kreger, Director of Sanilac County Veterans Affairs, presented the 2024 Annual Report"; the board "hereby accepts the 2024 Veterans Affairs Annual Report, as presented"; Commissioner Heberling reported the Veteran's Memorial dedication on November 11. - November 18, 2025 (FA-171-25): a 2026 Chevrolet Traverse for the Veteran's Transportation Program, up to $41,135 from the Veterans Affairs millage. - December 2, 2025: the 2026 budget, with the Veterans Millage Fund's burial, headstone and flag-case lines. - December 16, 2025 (FA-197-25): "the Veterans Affairs Building Lease Agreement for a (5) five-year term commencing on January 1, 2026, with the annual rent payment adjusted to reflect the prior year rate plus CPI% increase for each year thereafter". - February 3, 2026 (FA-028-26): the 2019 Traverse sold at auction, proceeds to the millage fund. - March 3, 2026 (FA-043-26): 40 gross of flags ($5,760.00) and 362 markers ($2,115.10), up to $7,875.10 from the millage. - April 7, 2026: Frederick H. Buchner appointed to the committee for a partial term expiring November 1, 2026. - October 6, 2026: the 2027 levy, "Veterans 0.1980". - October 20, 2026: "Frederick H. Buchner and Charles Cunningham are hereby appointed to the Veterans Affairs Committee for a four (4) year term, expiring 11/1/2030." The committee's own minutes reach the board as communications and are not posted. No veteran benefit was narrowed or repealed in the year.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Sanilac County Board of Commissioners: the 2025-2026 Veterans Record
Gate	Rule
No eligibility - a board record	The record documents the board’s veteran actions; it grants no individual entitlement.

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