“I would like to say thank you to the people of Ottawa County, who took decisive action to defend their piece of America in 2022—to protect individual freedoms, parental rights, and freedom of religion and conscience. Also, thank you to the staff of the County, who day in and day out are working for The People of our community. And thank you to the commissioners for their service as representatives. To the public, we are humbled to work for The People in our Constitutional Republic.” —Chairman Joe Moss, January 30, 2024

January 23, 2024, consisted of three committee meetings. The Strategic Planning Committee laid down a foundational plan for both the near and distant future, the Health & Human Services Committee had multiple department updates, and the Talent & Recruitment Committee got their job done in under ten minutes.

“Big victory for the people. Truth prevailed on Friday,” Commissioner Joe Moss commented on "The Justin Barclay Show," Monday, January 22, 2024.

2024 began without fanfare for the Board of Commissioners at the January 16, 2024 meeting. Agenda items focused on new budget software, committee adjustments, the hiring of outside counsel, and annual reports.

The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners chose to use $39,742,630 of the ARPA funds for lost revenue. But, according to the January 25, 2022 and May 24, 2022 Board minutes, the Board only approved $31,712,572 in public meetings.

The Board of Commissioners unanimously voted for Commissioner Joe Moss as Chair and Commissioner Sylvia Rhodea as Vice-Chair for 2024.