Meeting Notes 10-8-24
Meeting Notes from the October 8, 2024 Meeting of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners
Meeting Packet: https://www.miottawa.org/CalendarDocs/2024/1728089810687-packet.PDF
Meeting Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjXQvkA5f30
Sentinel Meeting Roundup: https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/news/politics/county/2024/10/08/ottawa-county-board-meeting-discussion-executive-transition-committee-administrator-search/75568026007/
Sentinel Tweet Thread: https://x.com/SentinelLeach/status/1843644111020228923
Idema Explorers Trail Easement: The Board approved the purchase of an easement from the David L. Michalak Trust for construction and operation of the Bass River Segment of the Idema Explorers Trail in the amount of $12,000.
Bur Oak Landing Powerline Easement: the Board approved an easement to the Great Lakes Energy Cooperative for construction of underground power lines at the Bur Oak Landing County Open Space site.
Veterans Affairs Committee By-Laws: The Board approved the Veterans Affairs Committee By-Laws.
2023 Administrative and IT Cost Allocation Plans: The Board approved the 2023 Cost Allocation Plan and 2023 Innovation and Technology Department Allocation Plan for implementation in the 2025 budget.
Purchase of Development Rights - Easement Acquisition: The Board approved a Conservation Option Agreement with Lee J. and Lisa E. Rille
Digital Evidence Management – Prosecutor’s Office: The Board approved the Axon Justice Contract to allow the Prosecutor's Office to purchase and use the Evidence.com software for the management of digital evidence.
West Michigan Health Insurance Pool Trustee Resolution: The Board approved the request to adopt the Resolution Naming Trustee and Alternate Trustee for the West Michigan Health Insurance Pool.
Increase FTE of Veterans Affairs Administrative Assistant: The Board approved the request from Veteran's Affairs to increase the hours of the Administrative Assistant position from a 0.4 FTE to 0.5 FTE at a cost of $20,315 funded by the CVSF Grant.
FY24 and FY25 Budget Adjustments: The Board approved the FY2024 and FY2025 budget adjustments per the attached schedule.
Approval of Agenda: I am disappointed that my motion to add to the agenda a discussion item relating to the work of the Executive Transition Committee to date failed. Our job as a board is to provide oversight, and I think there are serious questions about the selection process for the executive search firm and whether that process may have violated our purchasing policy. Not addressing these questions affects public trust in our work.
If we are unwilling to perform that work, we are failing residents who have elected us and place their trust in us.
