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County Commissioner, District 6· 2025-01-01 to 2028-12-31 (per MCL 46.410 subsection 2, text read: 4-year term begins January 1 following the 2024 election; current-term start, first-office day unsourced; end December 31, 2028)

Shaun Shumaker

Genesee County

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At a glance

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Term ending Dec 31, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
18
Total speaking time
5:13:23
Avg per meeting
17:25
Segments
5719

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Top issues during term (20)

high↑Feb 2026[43]

Election security and upcoming equipment costs

New voting equipment could become a county budget request next fiscal year; statewide need is about $100 million versus $48 million offered.

critical→May 2026[32]

Millage funding and usage priorities

Millage dollars directly affect property tax bills and funded services.

critical↓Aug 2026[31]

Opioid Settlement Funds RFP

Roughly $256,000 in settlement-funded agreements, plus ongoing staffing costs, all from opioid settlement dollars rather than the general fund.

high→Aug 2026[28]

Operation Arrowhead public safety partnership

$1,586,300 in grant funding for the Sheriff's Office.

high→Jun 2026[27]

Mental health priorities and focus areas

9-1-1 has purchased AI triage software; full costs of the 311 rollout were not quantified.

medium↑Sep 2026[23]

Crime victim services funding

$701,474 combined in state grant funding; STOP requires a 25% local match from existing budgets.

medium→May 2026[23]

Large-scale recreational facilities exploration

None yet — this was an exploratory discussion with no cost figures or commitments.

low↑Sep 2026[23]

GIS data sharing and open data pricing

The data-sharing agreement has no cost; the pricing schedule sets fees for open GIS data.

high↑Sep 2026[23]

School resource deputies in Clio Area Schools

Atlas/Goodrich and Fenton contracts are revenue-offset; the Hurley, Genesee Health System, and GISD deals total over $2.7 million across their terms.

low↑Sep 2026[23]

Metropolitan Planning Commission Public Participation Plan

Totals about $273,000, fully grant funded.

high↓Sep 2026[23]

Uncompensated hospital care payment denial

Up to $1,847,054 in annual county payments to hospitals.

medium↓Jan 2026[19]

Recognition resolutions and DEI commission process

None — it's a recognition resolution only.

medium↑Oct 2026[18]

Hiring of third-party labor counsel for alleged wrongdoing inquiry

Cost of outside labor counsel is unknown; the motion failed so no spending was authorized.

high↓Sep 2026[18]

Countywide broadband network negotiations with Pivot-Tech

No dollar figure attached yet — this vote only authorizes negotiations.

high↓Jan 2026[17]

Flock surveillance contract renewal

Roughly $90,000 combined — mostly grant money — is on hold pending the review.

medium→Aug 2026[17]

Former McDonald Dairy Site sale

Speakers cited funding risks from starting construction before all phases are funded.

high↓Feb 2026[17]

Senior services funding and task force recommendations

Funded by the voter-approved senior millage, supplemented by grants and fundraising.

medium↑Jan 2026[16]

Genesee County Legacy Trails design and engineering

$1,005,000 in grant funding, no local cost.

medium↑May 2026[16]

Accommodations tax review

None decided — any change to the accommodations tax rate or use would require further action.

high↓Jan 2026[15]

Flock Safety license plate readers

Up to $90,000 combined for camera renewals, partially grant-funded.

Decisions during term (651)

Recorded while Shumaker was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

deniedOct 14, 2026

Motion to hire third-party labor attorney

approvedVoted yes6-0Oct 7, 2026

Approval of Meeting Minutes - September 16, 2026

deniedVoted no3-3Oct 7, 2026

Paylocity Data Feed - $9,696 general fund request (RES-2026-0074)

approvedVoted yes6-0Oct 7, 2026

Approval of Meeting Minutes - September 16, 2026

approvedVoted yes6-0Oct 7, 2026

Approval of Meeting Minutes - September 16, 2026

approvedVoted yes6-0Oct 7, 2026

Prosecutor's request to eliminate one secretary position and create a Paralegal position

approvedVoted yes6-0Oct 7, 2026

Receive and file paid county bills ($7,909,437.19)

approvedVoted no5-1Oct 7, 2026

Budget amendment to 2026-2027 Appropriations Resolution

approvedVoted yes5-1Oct 7, 2026

Additional $35,000 for Canteen Services food service and inmate invoices

approvedVoted yes6-0Oct 7, 2026

Purchase order to Bob Barker for inmate bedding and clothing ($33,000)

approvedVoted yes6-0Oct 7, 2026

10% salary increase for Deputy Chief Financial Officer

approvedVoted yes6-0Oct 7, 2026

Motion to add ARPA contract extension to the agenda

approvedVoted yes6-0Oct 7, 2026

ARPA contract extension — Otisville Wastewater Treatment Plant Project

approvedVoted yes6-0Oct 7, 2026

Approval of Meeting Minutes - September 16, 2026 (RES-2026-1484)

tabledVoted yes6-0Oct 7, 2026

OLHSA Head Start Fiscal and Personnel Agreement 2026-2027 (RES-2026-1412)

deniedAbstained2-4-1Sep 30, 2026

RES-2026-1011 — Annual payments to area hospitals for uncompensated care (up to $1,847,054.00)

approvedVoted yes7-0Sep 30, 2026

RES-2026-1459 — Closed session on privileged written legal opinion

approved8-0Sep 30, 2026

RES-2026-1472 — Add RES-2026-1476 to the agenda

approved8-0Sep 30, 2026

RES-2026-1476 — Lurvey Construction contract amendment, New State Park ($615,990.52)

approved9-0Sep 23, 2026

Approval of Meeting Minutes (Aug 19, Aug 26, Aug 31, 2026)

Voting record (415)

280 yes129 no6 abstained

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted noOct 7, 2026

Approval of a proposed budget amendment to 2026-2027 Appropriations Resolution for various line items as described in the attached budget adjustment request

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Approval of Meeting Minutes - September 16, 2026

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

RES-2026-1483 Approval of Meeting Minutes - September 16, 2026

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and Mt. Morris Township to allow for a contract extension and fund transfer for CDBG eligible activities

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

RES-2026-1399 Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and ESRI, in an amount not to exceed $41,524.00, to provide for annual software maintenance; the cost of this agreement will be paid from

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

RES-2026-1453 Approval of a request by Genesee County's Public Defender's Office to accept a grant award from the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission, in the amount of $8,921,878.05, to support the o

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

RES-2026-1312 Approval of a purchase order to MLive Media Group (Advanced Local Holdings) for the fiscal year ending 2026, in an amount not to exceed $7932.15, to provide for statutorily required adve

Voted noOct 7, 2026

RES-2026-0074 Approval of Paylocity Data Feed.

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

RES-2026-1457 Approval to recognize the month of November 2026 as Family Court Awareness Month in Genesee County

Voted noOct 7, 2026

Paylocity Data Feed - $9,696 general fund request (RES-2026-0074)

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Approval of Meeting Minutes - September 16, 2026

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Prosecutor's request to eliminate one secretary position and create a Paralegal position

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Receive and file paid county bills ($7,909,437.19)

Voted noOct 7, 2026

Budget amendment to 2026-2027 Appropriations Resolution

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Additional $35,000 for Canteen Services food service and inmate invoices

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Purchase order to Bob Barker for inmate bedding and clothing ($33,000)

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

10% salary increase for Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Motion to add ARPA contract extension to the agenda

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

ARPA contract extension — Otisville Wastewater Treatment Plant Project

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Approval of Meeting Minutes - September 16, 2026

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Agreement between Genesee County and Mt. Morris Township for CDBG contract extension and fund transfer (RES-2026-1405)

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Approval of Meeting Minutes - September 16, 2026 (RES-2026-1484)

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and OLHSA, in an amount not to exceed $12,434,519.00, to provide for the 2026-2027 Fiscal and Personnel Agreement for Genesee County's Head Start Progra

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Approval of Meeting Minutes - September 16, 2026

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

OLHSA Head Start Fiscal and Personnel Agreement 2026-2027 (RES-2026-1412)

AbstainedSep 30, 2026

RES-2026-1011 — Annual payments to area hospitals for uncompensated care (up to $1,847,054.00)

Voted yesSep 30, 2026

RES-2026-1459 — Closed session on privileged written legal opinion

Voted yesSep 30, 2026

Approval to enter into Closed Session to discuss material exempt from discussion or disclosure by state statute: a written legal opinion

Voted yesSep 30, 2026

Approval to add RES-2026-1476 to the agenda

AbstainedSep 30, 2026

Approval of Genesee County's annual payments, in an amount not to exceed $1,847,054.00, to area hospitals for uncompensated care

Voted noSep 23, 2026

B.11. Land Bank purchase order — $600,000 (RES-2026-1247)

Believes the foreclosed properties are in neighborhoods that don't need stabilization and that private investors, not government, should handle them.

Voted noSep 23, 2026

B.13. Pivot-Tech broadband negotiations (RES-2026-1345)

Objects to government competing with private providers and to unknown pre-development costs.

AbstainedSep 23, 2026

D.24. Hurley Medical Center patrol agreement — $778,510 (RES-2026-1204)

Stated he had removed the item and must abstain.

Voted noSep 23, 2026

E.3. Hospital uncompensated care — $1,847,054 (RES-2026-1011)

AbstainedSep 23, 2026

E.46. Hurley histology services — $40,000 (RES-2026-1126)

Voted noSep 23, 2026

F.48. Janitorial services contract — $819,000, as amended (RES-2026-1395)

Objects to diverting funds set aside for capital purposes to cover operating costs.

Voted noSep 23, 2026

Motion to postpone Hindu Heritage Month resolution — defeated

Voted noSep 23, 2026

IX.2. Hindu Heritage Month resolution (RES-2026-1290)

Believes the county should not promote religions through resolutions.

Voted yesSep 16, 2026

Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and the Flint Jewish Federation, in an amount not to exceed $40,000.00, to provide for kosher meals; the term of this agreement is October 1, 2026 throu

Voted yesSep 16, 2026

Approval of a purchase order to Uline for the fiscal year ending 2027, in an amount not to exceed $31,500.00, for materials necessary to distribute meals through Genesee County's Nutrition Services an

Voted yesSep 16, 2026

Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and the 7th Circuit Court, in an amount not to exceed $148,717.00, to provide staffing to the specialty courts; the cost of this request will be paid fr

Voted yesSep 16, 2026

Forwarding to receive and file a copy of the paid county bills for the weeks ending 07.19.2026 through 8.16.2026 in the total amount of $26,404,320.19

Voted noSep 16, 2026

Approval of a request to fund 50% of an IT position from General Fund due to a rejection of grant funding; the remaining amount is funded through the District Court budget-THIS REQUEST IS A GENERAL FU

Voted yesSep 16, 2026

Approval of purchase orders to various vendors for the fiscal year ending 2027, in an amount not to exceed $155,000.00, to provide for medical supply purchases; the cost of this purchase order will be

Voted yesSep 16, 2026

Approval of Self-Insured Auto Trust Agreement and MOU with the State of Michigan

Voted noSep 16, 2026

Approval of an agreement between Genesee County, the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, Atlas Township, and Goodrich Area Schools, in the amount of $1,114,466.00, to provide law enforcement patrol and S

Voted noSep 16, 2026

Approval of a resolution to recognize September 15 - October 15, 2026 as Hispanic Heritage Month in Genesee County (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Commission)

Voted yesSep 16, 2026

Approval of an agreement between Genesee County and Nationwide to provide for Genesee County's 457(b) and 401(a) plans

Voted yesSep 16, 2026

Approval of a request by Genesee County's Drain Commissioner to borrow $1,753,000.00 for 3-years for Drain expenses

Voted yesSep 16, 2026

Approval of a purchase order to Bound Tree Medical for the fiscal year ending 2027, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00, to provide for specialized medical supplies at Genesee County's Medical Examin