County Communicator 3/17/23 Edition

COUNTY COMMUNICATOR MARCH 17, 2023

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WELCOME NEW HIRES John Shaver Nurse Practitioner Robert Tapling Road Patrol Joshua Rinvelt Office Specialist - County Clerk Dannah Miller Office Specialist - District Court Sara Jewell Office Specialist - District Court Jacob Brown 911 Dispatch - Central Dispatch Elijah Mleko Correctional Officer

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FACILITIES MASTER PLAN TOUR

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ANNIVERSARIES SHELBY

GREENLAND

IT TECHNICIAN

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DEANNA

LAUTNER

OFFICE SPECIALIST

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ANDREW

ROSENBERG

OFFICE SPECIALIST

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JUDY

SEIDA

CIRCUIT COURT SPECIALIST

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KATIE

ARROYO

OFFICE SPECIALIST - 02

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JENNIFER

BRAMMER

SOCIAL WORKER - 19

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MICHELLE SCHUBERT

JUDICIAL ASSISTANT

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TAYLOR

SIMPKIN

OFFICE SPECIALIST

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TRAVIS

BISHOP

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JENNIFER

WHITTEN

PROBATE COURT JUDGE

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ALISON

SUMERIX

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

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KELLY

GINGRAS

NURSE PRACTITIONER - PART TIME

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HEIDI

VANWAGNER

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

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ANDREW

LATHROP

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

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SONYA

PERREAULT

LEGAL SECRETARY

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JILL

JELENEK

MEDICAL EXAMINER

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BRENDAN ROBERTS

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

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JULIE

DODSON

ACCOUNT CLERK

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FRED

MORSE

SANITARIAN I

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FAITH

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COORD: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

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ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER

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ROBERT

EISNER

BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

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LACEY

EDGECOMB

OFFICE MANAGER

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SUZANNE

BORSOS

UNIVERSAL AIDE

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ASHLEY

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ROBERT

HUNT

CODE INSPECTOR

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VAILLANCOURT PROBATE COURT TRANSPORTER

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ALICIA

MASON

NURSE PRACTITIONER - PART TIME

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JASEN

MAYERSKY

DISPATCH SUPERVISOR

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GREGG

BIRD

EMERGENCY MGMT COORDINATOR

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DONNA

THOMA

PROBATE COURT TRANSPORTER

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EDWARD

THOMA

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BURDICK

PROBATION OFFICER: JUVENILE

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BUTLER

LEAD SEWER/WATER OPERATOR

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ROBIN

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DIETICIAN

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SCOTT

RECTOR

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BRAD

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KAREN

HAMPEL

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DEB

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FOIA COORDINATOR GTSO

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ANDRESEN

DISPATCH SUPERVISOR

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BRIAN

GIDDIS

LIEUTENANT

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ERIC

BURT

HEALTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR

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TINA

LEHN

LEGAL SECRETARY

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Located @ Grand Traverse County Civic Center!

Upcoming Events

MARCH 17-19 Learn more!

Located @ Grand Traverse County Civic Center!

MARCH 24-26 Learn more!

MARCH 25 Learn more!

Traverse City Boat Show!

Join us at the #1 boat show in Northern Michigan! This show features an incredible selection of pontoons, ski boats, personal watercraft, docks, and more. 6

31st Annual Northwest Michigan RV and Camping Show Get ready to plan your 2023 camping experience or just imagine the possibilities at this beloved annual show.

Come see lots of units including folding campers, travel trailers and fifth wheel travel trailers in a wide variety of price ranges.

Retro Day at Crystal Mountain Dust off the neon, ringer tees, gigantic jeans and vintage sweaters. Whatever your decade, it's time to bring it back for Retro Day at Crystal Mountain!

MEET YOUR COMMISSIONER

ASHLEA WALTER District 3 Ashlea Walter was elected to the District 3 seat in November 2022, moving over after serving on the City of Traverse City Commission for several years. She has lived in the Central Neighborhood of Traverse City with her family since 2009.

Commissioner Walter grew up in the Detroit area, graduated from Kalamazoo College and has lived in northern Michigan since 1999.

She works in marketing and communications and has been involved in public service for many years having served on countless boards and commissions. With her work on the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners, she serves the following appointed roles: Area on Aging, Commission on Aging, and the Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency.

She plans to continue to work on our area’s most urgent regional issues: housing, mental health, childcare, and our climate crisis. Outside of her elected and appointed service, she loves to spend time with her family, enjoy our amazing environment through swimming, hiking, and biking, and pursue her passion for the arts through theatre and her own painting practice.

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FACILITY MASTER PLAN (FMP) UPDATE: The Grand Traverse County / City of Traverse City Facilities Master Plan (FMP) project kicked off this week with an introductory presentation to department managers. Our consultants at TowerPinkster shared the process they will be used to assess our existing facilities and develop recommendations to effectively plan for current and future needs.

What's Happening Now? Facility assessment walk-throughs will take place next week on March 23 and 24 for most buildings. The walkthroughs for the rest of the buildings will occur in April.

What to know: Teams including Joe Berry, Chris Forsyth and our experts at TowerPinkster will be walking through each facility to gather baseline assessments of what currently exists. There is no need for you to be present during these walk-throughs, however it would be helpful to have all office spaces as accessible as possible during your scheduled time. Schedules for March 23 & 24 have been shared with department managers.

What's up next?

We will be reaching out to schedule conversations with each department to gather more information in the coming weeks.

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GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY UNIVERSITY Have you checked out GTCU? County employees now have access to a wide variety of training materials for onboarding, Microsoft 365 and myGTC. GTCU is housed in SharePoint, and can be accessed here. Your login will be the same as your Outlook email login and password.

Other ways to access SharePoint: 1. Browser Outlook(Email) 2. Desktop Outlook (Email) Watch a tutorial on how to access SharePoint here.

REGISTER NOW FOR: SURVIVING AN ACTIVE THREAT: RUN, HIDE, FIGHT Monday, May 1 delivery: Register for May 1 PER-375 through MSP MI-Train (HERE) Please follow the attached instructions on how to do that. AND Register through NCBRT (HERE). This is class 350-30328 and there is an attachment with the same class number and detailed instructions on how to register.

Tuesday, May 2 delivery: Register for May 2 PER-375 through MSP MI-Train (HERE) Please follow the attached instructions on how to do that. AND Register through NCBRT (HERE). This is class 350-30329 and there is an attachment with the same class number and detailed instructions on how to register.

Wednesday, May 3 Train-the-Trainer delivery: Make sure you're registered for either May 1 or May 2 and Register for May 3 PER-375 TTT through MSP MI-Train (HERE) Please follow the attached instructions on how to do that. AND Register through NCBRT (HERE). This is class 349-30330 and there is an attachment with the same class number and detailed instructions on how to register.

NOTE: District Court and GTSO Baliffs have a stand-alone class scheduled for May 4 - that information is not included in this email.

Who is retiring: Cyndie Forster, Office Coordinator, Commission on Aging What: Retirement Party!

When: May 5th, 2023 Time: 2:00-5:00 pm Where: COA Office, Lower-Level Conference Room (520 W Front Street)

COUNTY UPDATES PRIORITY NEW WELCOMEHEALTH TO GTC UPDATEJUDGE HAMLYN ID CARDS

New member ID cards will be re-issued to all current Priority Health members in April. The new member ID cards will include updated pharmacy information including a new BIN#. Members will receive an email to let them know a new ID card is on the way to mitigate any confusion, and it will be important for members to replace their current ID card with the new one. Further, Express Scripts is working to notify pharmacies of the BIN# change to help alleviate any issues when members pick up prescriptions.

When members receive their new cards, they may also notice a new Priority Health logo that coincides with

WELCOME TO GTC JUDGE HAMLYN

the Corewell Health rebranding of Spectrum Health.

Rebranding updates will roll out in a phased approach over the next year.

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NATIONWIDE VISITS

Nationwide Specialist, Angia McGeorge will be on-site at the following locations with the dates and times listed below. You may schedule a time with Angia by clicking on the following link: https://bit.ly/GrandTraverseCo457b The below flyer provides Angia’s email and other information.

Wednesday, April 5 Sheriff’s Office LEC – Lower-Level Training Room – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursday, April 6 Health Department – Admin Conference Room – 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Governmental Center – Conference Room 301 - 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

UPCOMING RECYCLE SMART EVENTS: The Keystone Brush Site will open for the 2023 season on Tuesday, April 11th.

HHW Event Dates for 2023 (Sign up will be available online approximately one month before each event.) Appointments are required.

Thursday, April 13th Open for Sign Up Thursday, May 11th Thursday, June 22nd Thursday, August 10th Saturday, September 16th

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PARKS & REC Grand Traverse County Parks team invested two days at the MPARKS conference this past week, learning and growing to serve you better. Thank you for your support!

EVENTS: Up North Cottage Show: Aril 15-16 at the Civic Center, Howe Arena. Click here for details.

Open Skate: March 31st. Click here for more details.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE - HONORING LT. BRIAN GIDDIS Lt Giddis honored by congressman Bergman for 25 years of service. Congratulations and thank you for your service!

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PRIORITY NEW PROGRAM AVAILABLE WELCOMEHEALTH TO GTC UPDATEJUDGE HAMLYN

A new program will become available to GTC’s employees that are enrolled in Priority Health beginning 04/01/2023. Priority has partnered with Livongo to provide its members with a best-in-class program to assist with managing their type 2 diabetes. Any member who is at least 18 years old and has a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes will be eligible to enroll. Pregnant members will be excluded from eligibility. Members may be contacted through direct mail, or a referral from their provider or Priority Health Care Management.

Once enrolled, Livongo will provide members a connected blood glucose meter, unlimited test strips, and lancets, access to coaches at any time with a personalized approach, and much more with the overall goal to reduce A1c levels, all without extreme dieting. The Livongo member journey currently exists within the Livongo member website or Livongo app. Priority is working towards a solution that would bring this into the Priority Health member portal and they will communicate that progress as it becomes available. Members will have access to share functions within their website to share the success of the program with their providers or other advocates that are a part of their support team. To provide a better visual of what you will be experiencing if you enroll, please see below the Welcome to Livongo video geared toward the member journey. Click here.

This program comes at no charge to GTC’s employees who are enrolled in Priority Health benefits.

Livongo Diabetes Management Diabetes Management, Simplified More than 35 million people are living with type 2 diabetes, and 89% of those will experience at least two other chronic health conditions as a result. To help members manage their type 2 diabetes, we’re offering the Livongo diabetes management program to them at no-cost.

What is Livonogo?

The Livongo diabetes management program is designed to lower member’s A1c, improve overall health and drive down related medical costs. It connects members with clinical support through an integrated digital system offering members with type 2 diabetes: • Connected blood glucose meter • Unlimited test strips and lancets • Personalized insights

How does it work?

Livongo offers a single integrated and personalized experience comprised of connected technology, digital programs and expert coaching. Members can opt-in to the program which give them access to a web portal enabling them to get into their personal health account and receive diabetes education based on their unique inputs.

Effortless data collection through a Livongo connected blood glucose meter that offers real-time feedback Personalized health signals that deliver recommended actions when members are most receptive Human-centered approach including 24/7 remote monitoring and 1:1 live coaching

• Coaching and real time support • Guidance on healthy habits Who’s eligible?

Priority Health members over the age of 18 diagnosed and currently managing type 2 diabetes are eligible to participate in this diabetes management program at no additional cost to them. Eligible members will invited to participate through targeted communications and can register online or by calling.

The program* is a standard benefit for fully funded groups. Self-funded groups can opt-in and will be charged a monthly participation fee per participant.

There are no administrative fees for either fully funded or self-funded groups.

Once enrolled every participant receives a welcome kit that includes: • Livongo connected meter • Lancing device • 100 lancets • 150 blood glucose test strips • Two blood glucose control solution droppers • AC adapter & USB charger • Livongo ‘Getting Started Guide’ • Carrying case

Contact your Priority Health sales representative to learn more. *Starting April 1, 2023

©2023 Priority Health 11103D1 02/23

How does it work?

Livongo offers a single integrated and personalized experience comprised of connected technology, digital programs and expert coaching. Members can opt-in to the program which give them access to a web portal enabling them to get into their personal health account and receive diabetes education based on their unique inputs.

Effortless data collection through a Livongo connected blood glucose meter that offers real-time feedback Personalized health signals that deliver recommended actions when members are most receptive Human-centered approach including 24/7 remote monitoring and 1:1 live coaching

Once enrolled every participant receives a welcome kit that includes: • Livongo connected meter • Lancing device • 100 lancets • 150 blood glucose test strips • Two blood glucose control solution droppers • AC adapter & USB charger • Livongo ‘Getting Started Guide’ • Carrying case

Contact your Priority Health sales representative to learn more. *Starting April 1, 2023

©2023 Priority Health 11103D1 02/23

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

2600 LAFRANIER ROAD TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685

231-995-6059

March 16, 2023 Traverse City, Michigan - Severe Weather Awareness Week is March 19 - 25, 2023. This week serves as a great time for Michigan families, businesses, and schools to practice what they would do if a severe weather event occurs.

During this week, the Annual Statewide Tornado Drill also takes place on Wednesday, March 22 at 1 p.m.

Grand Traverse County Emergency Management will be testing the CodeRED Emergency Notification System for the drill. This time can be used to consider where you would go if an actual tornado warning had been issued.

Below are a few tips on how to prepare for a severe weather event.

Flood • Do not walk, swim, drive, or boat through flood waters.

• Stay off bridges over fast-moving water.

• Evacuate where you are if told to do so.

• Move to higher ground or floor.

• Stay where you are unless told otherwise.

Tornado/Straight-line Winds • Go to a safe room, basement, or storm cellar.

• If there is no basement, go to a small, interior room on the lowest level.

• Stay away from windows, doors, and outside walls.

• If you can safely get to a sturdy building, do so immediately.

• Do not go under an overpass or bridge.

• Watch out for flying debris that can cause injury or death.

• Use your arms to protect your head and neck.

Thunderstorm, lightning, or hail • When thunder roars, go indoors.

• Move from outdoors into a building or car.

• Pay attention to alerts and warnings.

• Unplug appliances.

• Do not use landline phones.

To receive timely warning and emergency notifications impacting the Grand Traverse County community, sign up for CodeRED Alert notifications here. More information about the CodeRED system can be found at our website.

Learn more about Severe Weather Awareness Week by clicking here. ###

Contact: Gregg Bird, Emergency Management Coordinator (231) 995-6059, gbird@gtcountymi.gov

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

HEALTHY AIR FRYER PARMESAN CHICKEN WITH BROCCOLI 1/3 cup panko 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan 4 teaspoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 small boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 6 ounces each) 1 1/2 tablespoons plus 1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard 2 cups small broccoli florets (about 5 ounces) 1/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt Finely grated zest and juice of 1/2 lemon

Directions 1. Stir together the panko, Parmesan, 2 teaspoons of the olive oil, the oregano, pinch of salt and a couple grinds of pepper in a shallow bowl or small baking dish until thoroughly combined. Pat the chicken dry between a couple paper towels, then sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Brush both sides of the chicken with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the Dijon, then press into the pankoParmesan mixture, making sure both sides are evenly coated.

2. Toss the broccoli, remaining 2 teaspoons of the olive oil, a good pinch of salt and several grinds of pepper in a medium bowl until evenly coated.

3. Preheat a 3.5-quart air fryer to 375 degrees F. Add the chicken to the air-fryer basket and cook until it’s starting to brown and crisp on the top, about 6 minutes. Flip the chicken over with tongs and position in the center of the basket, then scatter the broccoli around the perimeter.

Continue air-frying until the chicken is crisp all over and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the middle registers 160 degrees F, and the broccoli is tender and charred, about 8 minutes more.

4. Meanwhile, stir together the yogurt, lemon zest and juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon Dijon, a pinch of salt and several grinds of pepper in a small bowl. Serve alongside the chicken and broccoli for dipping.

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