ESCANABA — Delta/Schoolcraft County Emergency Management Coordinator Paul Geyer’s job duties may change in the future. The possibility of adjusting or not renewing a shared services agreement between Delta and Schoolcraft counties was discussed by Delta County Board of Commissioners members Tuesday.

The shared services agreement is set to expire on Jan. 31, 2020. Geyer spoke about the agreement during the board’s regular meeting Tuesday evening.

Though he spends one day a week in Schoolcraft County, Geyer said he has also been working on Schoolcraft-related tasks while in Delta County.

“I wanted to make the board aware of my concerns with it [the agreement], in that I seem to be spending a lot of time on Schoolcraft during the Delta County time,” he said.

According to Geyer, he has been spending about 30 percent of his working hours on duties related to Schoolcraft County.

Geyer also said having emergency management coordinators split their efforts between two counties is not considered ideal.

“It’s not really a recommended solution,” he said.

He added some things in Delta County could be done more effectively if he was able to solely focus on working there, including operational plans for hazmat sites and drilling.

The board did not make a motion on the shared services agreement Tuesday. However, interim County Administrator Tom Sabor was informally instructed to contact Schoolcraft County to see if it intends to renew the agreement.

In other business, the board:

– approved a new maintenance plan for county buildings as recommended by the building and grounds committee.

– approved the purchase of a year of Municipal Employees’ Retirement System credit for Officer Liza Plourde’s pension.

– heard clarification from Commissioner David Moyle on a statement made during public comment at the board’s Nov. 25 meeting. According to Moyle — who also serves on the county planning commission — a Cornell Township resident suggested he had played a role in giving Delta Conservation District Executive Director Rory Mattson special treatment related to permits for a conservation district-owned agricultural building in his role on the planning commission. However, per Building and Zoning Administrator Dan Menacher, the building did not actually need the permits in question since it is an agricultural building.

– voiced its appreciation to Sabor for serving as interim county administrator in recent months. Tuesday’s board meeting was the last one scheduled to take place before Emily DeSalvo officially enters the role of county administrator on Dec. 16.