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Ottawa County panel debates use of county logo after commissioners' letters to Grand Valley State University
Summary
The committee examined whether individual commissioners may use county letterhead or the county logo when writing to outside institutions, with commissioners divided over whether such letters created public confusion and whether stricter guidelines or disclaimers are needed under board rule 3.1.
Ottawa County commissioners spent a lengthy portion of the April 10 Planning & Policy Committee meeting debating whether individual commissioners may use county letterhead or the county logo when communicating with outside institutions, following several recent letters sent to Grand Valley State University.
The discussion centered on board rule 3.1, which requires commissioners to act collectively when speaking for the board. Several commissioners and members of the public said the logo created confusion among residents who read the letters online and assumed the communications carried the county’s official endorsement. Others argued individual commissioners…
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