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Lakeshore Regional Entity appointment (Item 8a): The board appointed Jordan Jorzma to the Lakeshore Regional Entity substance abuse oversight policy board through Dec. 31, 2025. Motion approved by voice vote.

Land Bank Authority term adjustments (Item 8b): The board approved changes to several term end dates for Land Bank Authority seats (Seat I, Seat 8, Seat 9) as listed in the packet. Motion approved.

Land Bank appointment (Item 8c): The board appointed Thomas Anck to a township representative vacancy on the Land Bank Authority beginning immediately and ending Dec. 31, 2030. Motion approved.

Parks and Recreation Commission bylaws (Item 8d): The board approved updated Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Commission bylaws and rules of procedure as recommended. Motion approved.

Community Corrections advisory board realignment (Item 8e): The board reassigned Amanda Sheffield from a general public seat to a service area seat on the Community Corrections advisory board (term unchanged to Dec. 31, 2026) and recommended bylaw revision to remove the general public seat. Motion approved.

Housing Commission ordinance amendment (Item 8f): The board approved an amendment to Ordinance 400.402 (section 400.204 b) striking the phrase \"subject to the ratification of the board of commissioners.\" Commissioners debated whether that change would conflict with county appointment policy; discussion included an amendment suggestion to substitute the word \"recommendation.\" The board approved the change as presented.

Post-execution contract ratification (Item 7): The board ratified the list of executed contracts covering the period 04/18/2025 to 05/20/2025 except for one contract (2603), which was removed from the list for separate consideration. The main ratification motion passed on roll call.

Mental health funding resolution (Item 7e moved to 8h): The board approved a resolution addressing state mental-health funding shortfalls and amended the resolution language to reference the federal Medicaid match (FMAP) as generally 65% federal / 35% state (reflecting current FMAP approximations). Motion passed by voice vote.

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding resolution (Item 7g): The board approved a resolution supporting continued federal funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). Roll-call recorded votes were: Bonnema — yes; Brugger — yes; Miedema — no; Wenzel — no; Berry — yes; Rohde — no; Moss — no; Zylstra — yes; Kyers — yes; Tieteples — yes. Tally: 6 yes, 4 no. Motion passed.

MPHI contract (Item 8g / removed contract 2603 discussion): A separate motion to approve a $10,000 contract with the Michigan Public Health Institute to support accreditation-related training failed on a 5–5 roll call (see separate article for details).

Ending: Staff will carry out the approved appointments and bylaws changes and will return on follow-up items (including the removed contract and options for public-health training) as requested by commissioners. The board directed staff to coordinate with affected boards and agencies to implement the approved items.

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The county's epidemiologist, Dorel Glassauer, described the grant-funded work and said the primary purpose was staff training and support to meet state local public health accreditation requirements. \"We have no intention under the umbrella of this contractor transmitting any PHI to MPHI or any other entity,\" Glassauer said. He said the county plans in-person training for staff and that the MPHI-provided modules would be asynchronous, certificate-bearing modules used primarily as a documentation checkbox for accreditation.

Commissioner Sylvia (last name not specified in the transcript) and others questioned the choice of MPHI as the contracting organization and raised concerns about whether public health tasks should be contracted to non-governmental organizations. Commissioner Moss said he would prefer the county fund the $10,000 from general contingency rather than enter a contract with MPHI, which he described as \"ideologically captured.\" Moss asked whether MPHI's role effectively bypasses state transparency rules. \"I do not support working and tying ourselves with a contract that is optional to MPHI,\" he said.

Glassauer said the vendor performing in-person training would not be MPHI and that the contract’s privacy and HIPAA-language exist to cover sensitive projects but are not expected to be used because the deliverables are training certifications and not patient-level data. \"No PHI will be transmitted under this contract,\" he said.

A roll call taken after debate recorded the following votes on the motion to approve the MPHI contract: Commissioner Kires — yes; Commissioner Moss — no; Commissioner Miedema — no; Commissioner Wenzel — no; Commissioner Berry — yes; Commissioner Zylstra — yes; Commissioner Brugger — yes; Commissioner Bonnema — no; Commissioner Rodey — no; Commissioner Tieteples — yes. The vote count was five in favor, five opposed; the motion failed.

Ending: County public-health staff said they will continue accreditation preparation and agreed to discuss alternate funding or vendors; commissioners who opposed the MPHI contract said they may consider other funding sources or vendors for the same training needs.","A proposed $10,000 contract with the Michigan Public Health Institute to prepare Ottawa County Public Health for accreditation failed after commissioners raised concerns about nonprofit contractors, privacy protections and ideological ties.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6531510,"Ottawa County emergency manager details storm damage in Park and Zeeland townships; residents press for help",1695,555000,2250000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3527878-dc1b28a7ee09ae98921a0be44b026994&start=555&end=2250","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3527878-dc1b28a7ee09ae98921a0be44b026994/thumbnail_555000.jpg","/articles/6531510/Ottawa-County/Michigan/Ottawa-County-emergency-manager-details-storm-damage-in-Park-and-Zeeland-townships-residents-press-for-help","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6531510-4e54cac586e9050d87727aa557b92026/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167754&Signature=OgT6kfEe~hc5dDF1TSZkwctnbw4mB6-N57Gi5IS3ZGkXeGpT52ye-W1QyQBYVwt0St4OtJXmEW4HsfO9gdlCsRMKSb3pCjbzEL9MjRQ-cjgxeQW2xLgXAFdev7PT6f4sR-Gkf0DturqxktiWuYP-JVXcHWz3PKjVCmVivuYPcPuvK3dX0BGSU7-D3LBOcUc-YnWu8PTmjnNolZR~8MCNYMnhuwqVweaTVWpB1Dmd9SvG4qhgnbjNOIhZ1CqRRdupcvbHPEiZtb7XZKJ6Lc7cF85A1rubBV-cFTZgkJ5W~OmcbyxPWBH5JP6N12qzt2kAiqoA5eWpJgTrmE1EcN4baQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lou, an Ottawa County emergency management staff member, told the Board of Commissioners on May 27 that a severe storm that moved through the lakeshore counties on May 15 caused concentrated damage in Zeeland Township and Park Township, including a dairy barn with its roof torn off and a small, confined damage area in the Wakazoo Woods neighborhood where multiple large trees fell on houses.

The county emergency management update said National Weather Service radar showed two radar-indicated rotations over Ottawa County and multiple severe-thunderstorm destructive warnings; outdoor warning sirens were used and the county issued wireless emergency alerts. \"We hit the outdoor warning sirens multiple times, to alert everybody that we could,\" Lou said.

The nut graf: County staff said life-safety response and road clearance were immediate priorities, and the county has begun damage assessments and coordination with utilities, townships and volunteer groups. Residents and township officials in heavily treed neighborhoods pressed the county for help removing downed trees and clearing private and common property where insurance or township resources are limited.

Lou described county actions taken immediately after the storm: activating emergency management personnel, using a \"sky warn\" volunteer net of trained weather spotters coordinated with Kent County, prioritizing utility requests (the county made prioritization calls to Consumers Energy), and helping connect the Holland Board of Public Works (Holland BPW) with the Ottawa County Road Commission so roads could be cleared to restore life-safety access and allow utility crews to work. He said Consumers Energy reported about 13,000 customers without power and the Holland BPW about 1,600 customers during the outage period.

The county conducted windshield damage surveys in Zealand Township, Park Township, Coopersville, Grand Haven area and Port Sheldon Township; it also arranged an overhead survey by state police helicopter. Using FEMA damage categories for Park Township, county equalization and emergency management figures were: 4 destroyed homes, 21 major-damaged homes, 12 minor and 11 affected. The county's equalization department estimated private losses at about $8,100,000 (private losses are typically the primary responsibility of homeowners' insurance), and the Holland BPW estimated its storm-related costs at roughly $350,000–$400,000 (the Holland BPW’s annual budget was cited at about $127,000,000). Lou told commissioners the Holland BPW had largely restored power in its service area by noon Sunday after the storm, while Consumers Energy took longer in other parts of the county.

Community members urged action beyond those steps. Bridal Claire, who identified herself from 281 Little Station in a public comment, said many homeowners and homeowners associations lack resources to clear common areas and private yards and pleaded for county and township help: \"The people in Marigold Woods, Wakazoo Woods, and all along Post are not getting the support they need. We need help from this group.\" Another Park Township official, Howard Fink, said he supports a postmortem of the response to identify communication or process improvements.

Staff described debris and tree-removal options discussed with private firms. Lou said he had contacted Michigan Wood Products (also referenced as CHIPS) and owner Nate Weaver; Weaver told staff the company could remove very large trees if they are cut to sections within 10–15 feet of the roadway and staged for logging trucks to pick up. County staff also explored volunteer, non-governmental and VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) options; Lou said Team Rubicon indicated it does not transport debris, which limited what it could do for residential removals.

Commissioners and sheriff's office staff described on-the-ground coordination: the county deployed emergency management volunteers and sheriff’s office cadets for traffic control so utility crews and BPW bucket trucks could work safely. Sheriff DeBoer was present at traffic points, and commissioners praised the road commission and local fire chiefs for clearing roads to restore access.

Residents continue to press for help with private trees and common-area debris. The county reiterated that state and federal reimbursement programs (including the state section 19 fund and FEMA programs) generally reimburse public-entity costs, not insured private-property losses or private tree removal. Lou and staff offered to attend township public meetings and to continue coordinating debris sites, road clearance and interagency prioritization. \"We might offer a public meeting... to answer some of those questions,\" Lou said.

Ending: Commissioners thanked emergency management staff and volunteers. Several commissioners said they would continue to coordinate with Park Township, Holland BPW and other partners to explore debris staging, additional patrols in affected neighborhoods at night and options to speed private-yard cleanups where possible.

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