Meeting Notes 11-10-20

Notes from the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meeting, November 10.

Meeting Packet: https://www.miottawa.org/appImages/Calendar/1604679408960-packet.PDF

Meeting Video:

Public Health Update:  Cases in Ottawa County are declining slightly over the last few days; however, the positivity rate continues to increase. For the week ending 10/31, the Positivity rate in Ottawa County was 9.6%, a rate not seen the first month or two of the Covid pandemic. 

Note: If you’ve recently tested positive for COVID-19 or have been exposed, someone from the State or health department will contact you. Please be patient as Ottawa County is experiencing a high volume of positive cases in our community. In the meantime, please stay away from others and stay home.

Ottawa County Public Defender 2019-2020 Annual Report: The Public Defender office is now fully staffed with fifteen attorneys and five support staff. For 2021, Ottawa County is budgeting $962,330 from the General Fund and the State of Michigan is budgeting $2,316,905 under an agreement with Michigan Indigent Defense Council.

Resolution to Declare Tuesday, November 24, 2020 as “Michigan Adoption Day in Ottawa County”:  The Board approved the Resolution declaring Tuesday, November 24, 2020 as “Michigan Adoption Day in Ottawa County.” to better promote and support adoptions in the County of Ottawa and highlight adoptions and the need for additional adoptive homes in the media. 

Elections Division: I want to congratulate the Elections Division and the entire network of Clerks and Poll Workers around Ottawa County for their work this past week. Nearly 170,000 Ottawa County residents voted on November 3 and the weeks leading up to that, with over 100,000 of those being absentee ballots. I think Ottawa County residents should be proud of the work that all these individuals did to make sure Ottawa County residents could safely and securely exercise their Right to Vote.