Ottawa County
Meeting highlights—Financial report, Insurance Authority update, unrestricted funds
On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Ottawa County received financial updates. Most commissioners arrived ready for the meeting. Others arrived uninformed and unprepared, wasting taxpayer dollars.
Ottawa County Board votes Jon Anderson as Interim Administrator
"One of my primary goals is to build relationships with the Board of Commissioners, the employees of Ottawa County, as well as the residents." —Interim Administrator Jon Anderson
Meeting highlights—Discussion on real estate point-of-sale, Ottawa Food, and Public Health Fund Balance
On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the Health & Human Services Committee had actual discussion on items instead of mere updates from programs as was the norm during the past five years. During the discussion there was a lack of decorum by two Ottawa County employees.
Meeting highlights—Update on County finances, Interim Administrator, Treasury, and 20th Circuit Court
“Ottawa County is an amazing place with wonderful people, great jobs, low unemployment, economic growth, strong churches, striving communities, and people who love freedom.” —Chairman Joe Moss
Meeting highlights—Continuation of the Special Meeting regarding John Gibbs
At the Special Meeting on February 29, 2024, just a few days after a letter of complaints was sent to County Administrator John Gibbs’ attorney, the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners voted to terminate Gibbs’ contract.
Meeting highlights—Mediation brings to a close the case of Hambley v Ottawa County
The Board of Commissioners met on February 26, 2024, to hold mediation for Hambley v Ottawa County.
Meeting highlights—Special Meeting regarding Administrator John Gibbs
“Government officials must serve and implement the will of the people at the direction of the duly elected Board of Commissioners, because we live in a constitutional republic.” —Chairman Joe Moss
Meeting highlights—Drama brought by the Left, plus three department reports and words from courageous leaders
Committee meetings have been short and drama-free since the beginning of January. But drama was brought back into the boardroom by the Leftists in attendance at the Tuesday, February 13, 2024 Board of Commissioners meeting.
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)—Part Three
In May 2022, within the span of just 14 minutes, the previous Ottawa County Board of Commissioners spent $39,742,630 of the ARPA funds on lost revenue. The resulting benefits, they claimed, would be flexibility in spending the funds as they would like, more time to spend the funds, and a lessening of reporting requirements.
Meeting highlights—State of the County
“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
Meeting highlights—Three meetings getting County work done in under two hours
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.
Highlights—Hambley hearing: The $4 million lie
“Big victory for the people. Truth prevailed on Friday,” Commissioner Joe Moss commented on "The Justin Barclay Show," Monday, January 22, 2024.